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We shot this image using a fullframe camera and a 16-35mm lens, wearing a head torch to light up the scene in front of us.
1 | AFTER-DARK
Claire Gillo explains how to capture coastal shots in pitch darkness, using only atripod and ahead torch
The sea is such an amazing subject to photograph and its movement is one that many photographers like to capture, whatever the time of day. During the winter months, the sea can be photographed in many different states –from pancake flat to ferociously stormy –and also, surprisingly, in pitch darkness.
First, though, a word of warning. Take care! It’s easy to get caught out, become cut off from the tide or get that bit too close to the edge and suddenly be out of your depth. It isn’t worth the risk to your kit or, more importantly, yourself. Always do your research and visit each location in the daytime to do a recce and a risk assessment. Also, if you want to follow in our footsteps and shoot in the dark, we’d recommend you do so with a companion. For one, it’s better to share your photography experience and, secondly, we’re not ashamed to admit that we find the dark a little scary. Safety in numbers, as they say!
For this photo project, we shot our image using a full-frame camera with a 16-35mm lens. We came down as low as we could for our composition and as close as we could to the shoreline without putting ourselves at risk. Our image was taken in a small cove just outside the town of Dartmouth in Devon.
Blend multiple images
With this technique, it can often be tricky to get the effect you’re after in just one shot. When this is the case, shoot multiple exposures
