01M6TA

iTrader: (1)

Well i went out tonight tried to take some nighttime pics and it didn't go well at all. i am new to photography. i have a d3000 with a couple lenses. 35mm 1.8, 18-70mm and 70-300mm. i also have and was trying to use an old sb-24 external flash. i do have a tripod but its an inexpensive one. my main problem was with lighting(i know duh its the most important part). i kept getting glare from flash and my backround kept getting really dark.

so lets see some pics you guys have taken and talk about how you did it and what kind of equipment you used.

thanks

Ping King

iTrader: (20)

I always just opened the aperature (F stop) as much as possible, placed the camera on a tripod and just held a long exposure.

TX RED

iTrader: (19)

here is one I did for a shop here in my town

01M6TA

iTrader: (1)

that looks nice, did you use some kind of diffuser to soften the glare from the flash?

GTOSE

iTrader: (1)

This. Kind of a pain, but some pretty cool shot's can come of it.

BOBS99SS

iTrader: (2)

that last car is badass

01M6TA

iTrader: (1)

gtose - were those shots taken with no flash? they look really good

GTOSE

iTrader: (1)

Yep. No flash, just a nice tripod and a kit lens

However, FWIW, a nice flash setup (if you're doing a photoshoot in a private location) is a great investment as far as good pictures go.

TX RED

iTrader: (19)

bare flash on low power