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The night ambience look is achieved very similarly

to the spotlight party look.

The idea behind it is also quite similar,

it's just used in different situations, usually during

daytime.

My idea behind it is to fire the

flash in a way that it creates a

dramatic light that looks like let's say a

street light or something similar, with the idea

that the viewer doesn't really recognize that the

photo was taken using the flash.

I have to be honest, I don't really

use this look too often, but if I

do it's because I want to cancel the

background or put a lot of emphasis on

my subject.

It's also a great way to completely change

the scene and to add a bit of

a surprise factor to a shot that would

usually look dull or boring.

As I want the flash for this look

to be my main light and I want

to make the rest of the picture dark,

I would usually set the flash in its

highest power setting.

Also, I would zoom it completely to let's

say 200 millimeters or as much as I

can, so that I can highlight only one

part of the frame and let the rest

stay in darkness.

In numbers, my settings on the camera for

this look usually look like this.

So, my flash is zoomed to 200 millimeters

with full power output or a bit less,

depending on the time of the day I'm

shooting.

Shutter speed would be at 200 of a

second, aperture probably 9 and ISO in the

lowest setting of 100.

Now, as I'm shooting raw, sometimes I would

also switch my preview on the camera to

monochrome setting.

This little trick makes it a bit easier

for me to see what's light and what's

dark and it helps me decide on the

right balance of the flash and the available

light in these situations.

I use it mostly for this look but

also I sometimes would use it in the

other looks.

That's just a quick tip here and if

I create a good photo, this monochrome preview

would actually make the photo look almost like

it's edited.

So, I would sometimes show it to the

client straight away and that surprise factor would

usually get them a bit more excited about

what we're creating for them.

There we go and now we have only

one last look to show you.

It's called the sun kissed look.

See you in the next lesson.