Night Photography Steven Barajas

After the rain finally stopped me and my girlfriend went on a night time photo walk in San Francisco. First 4 photographs are my Nikon EM with 50mm f1.4 and a roll of Ilford HP5 PLUS ISO 400. All these film photos are considered slow shutter speed because the TTL exposure meter(center-weighted) beeps when 1/30th or below. At night the viewfinder is very dark to see the shutter speed needle in the left of the frame so I was very cautious when taking the picture to avoid camera shake(I didn't bring a tripod). I used my surroundings to brace my self or held my breath when taking a shot. The film was developed with CineStill Df96 Monobath and scanned with Pacific Image PrimeFilm 3600u Film Scanner.

Available Light (Street Light) random alley, San Francisco - Nikon EM / Ilford HP5 PLUS ISO 400 / 50mm f1.4 / Shutter Speed 1/30? Handheld controlled breathing

Available Light: SkyStar Wheel, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco - Nikon EM / Ilford HP5 PLUS ISO 400 / 50mm f1.4 / Shutter Speed 1/30? Handheld controlled breathing

Available Light: Stockton Street Tunnel, San Francisco - Nikon EM / Ilford HP5 PLUS ISO 400 / 50mm f1.4 / Shutter Speed 1/30? leaning on wall as tripod

Blue Hour: City skyline - Pier 27 Parking, San Francisco - NIKON D3300 / ISO 6400 / Focal Length 32 mm / Aperture f4.2 / Shutter Speed 1/60

Tripod: slow shutter speed - The Campanile bell-&-clock tower,Berkeley - NIKON D3300 / ISO 100 / Focal Length 18 mm / Aperture f3.5 / Shutter 13 seconds

Reflection: Although it's challenging, night time photography is my absolute favorite. As a night shift worker you get a different view of of the world while most people sleep. Next time I'll bring some higher ISO film (I don't mind the grain), and a tripod.

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steven barajas

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Steven Barajas