Night Photography with Holga.

It's been a long while since I've done a night shoot. The lights on a wall going up as part of the new Beacon Hill light rail station was cool, and I knew if I didn't get out there, the image would disappear as the construction progresses.

I was out a little after 11 PM, and I was surprised by how much foot traffic passed by. I have always found it interesting that during the day, when there are tons of people out and about, no one will bother you or approach you if you've set up a tripod and camera. During the night, you'll always find at someone who will suddenly veer in your direction to see what you are doing.

Image will be posted when the film is processed.

Into the Night: Night Photography and the Diana Camera

Photography with a Diana+ is easy to do. Put your camera on a tripod. Set the aperture to Cloudy. Set the shutter to B. If you haven't made one, take a look at my video on how to make a better shutter release lock. Bracket your exposures. I like to do a bracket of 3 exposures. For instance, if you start with 2 minutes (The exposure I used in the above photo), I would also shoot 2 more exposures, one at 1/2 (1 minute) and one at 2x (4 minutes) This is called bracketing your exposure.

Camera: Diana+   Film: Tri-X, Exposure: Cloudy aperture, 2 min. exposure