Night Review
Last month’s assignment was ‘Night’. This theme was set to test our members skills in working in fully manual, using composition and working creatively in the theme of night photography. It was also set to show our students the importance of post processing your photography.
We had loads of amazing entries, so it was hard to choose our favourites. But here at The School of Photography we have picked a few of the photographs we liked the best. To join in with these assignments please sign up to TSOP Membership here.
Our Students Work
© Ragnhildur Guðrún Finnbjörnsdóttir
Great response to the theme ‘Night’, this photo was taken in Reykjavik, Iceland by Ragnhildur Guðrún Finnbjörnsdóttir - the picture is of the Hallgrimskirkja (Hallgrim’s Church) - shot at F1.8 - 1/200 Seconds - ISO 2000
This shot is composed perfectly with great symmetrical composition
The two people make the shot - they give a sense of scale to the grand window central in the frame.
© Mark Jenney
Brilliant shot from Mark Jenney great response to the theme, this shot was taken in Australia by Mark Jenney - The camera that was used was an Olympus OM-D EM1Mk2 - shot at 7mm focal length - F.2.8 - ISO 3200 - 30 seconds
Great shot of the Milky way - Star photography is not easy!
This shot matched the theme night perfectly and it’s not often you get to see the milky way like this.
© Karen Selby
Brilliant response to the theme ‘Night’, this shot was taken in North Yorkshire by Karen Selby - Hand Held - shot at F2.8 - 1/60 second - ISO 800 - 32mm focal length.
Unusual scene - This is a great shot as it is something that we don’t see very often - trains covered in neon bright lights.
The setting and background as a whole brings the shot together.
© Jayne Painter
Fantastic shot taken by Jayne Painter, taken in Dungeness, England
This shot is well lit with the sun going down in the background and the boat in the foreground being lit by a torch.
A well composed shot showing a good use of the rule of thirds.
© Alastair Leadbetter
This shot was the members group picture for this month and it’s a fantastic shot from Alastair Leadbetter, taken in Queensferry, Nr Edinburgh of The Forth Bridge.
This shot is really well composed
The reflection in the foreground balances the shot
Lovely part of the world 😊
© Sue Doyle
Taken by Sue Doyle, this is her ‘first attempt’ at night photography - 13 seconds - F/14 - 11.5mm focal length - ISO 100
The composition of the shot is fantastic - the jetties in the foreground, lead you into the building in the background with the wheel being the focal point of the shot.
It’s a ‘first attempt’ at night photography! We must be doing something right!
© Phillip Behrendt
Great response to the theme ‘Night’, taken with Canon 600D - shot at ISO 100 - f/3.5 - 10 seconds -18mm focal length
This shot has the feeling of an eery old a train station - almost cinematic in it’s look.
The shot is well lit by using a small torch to light the foreground - helps balances out the lighting of the scene.
© Lou Wisdom
This fantastic portrait was taken in Hong Kong by Lou Wisdom and our favourite from the theme - The reasons we liked this shot:
Great composition - telling a story of the scene.
Lovely lighting throughout the shot.
Shallow depth of field to draw attention to the people.
A lovely feeling to whole shot, makes you want to be there.
Deliveroo drivers in Hong Kong have better bikes than the UK :)
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Thank you everyone who entered into this month’s theme, even if you’ve not been mentioned here, you’ve gone out and practised and from that you’ve have learnt and taken another step forward in your photography journey. And remember these are ‘our’ favourites and in this subjective world of photography, yours will be favourites for someone else.
This month’s assignments is ‘Symmetry’. If you would like to see our training video on how best to capture symmetry, join in on our assignments by becoming a TSOP Membership here.
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