Photography - Candid Night Photos

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I must confess I love taking pictures of strangers, especially when they are not aware. I like the genuine pose, to catch them in their everyday activity, thinking, arguing, talking, smiling. There is only a quick window of opportunity to catch the perfect pose, if you'll miss it, you may have a picture of the object - but obviously it would not tell the story as you wanted.

I've noticed that candid night shots are much different than the other "clear day and perfect light" pics, not because of the more challenging conditions (you must adjust your camera carefully, use all the light that you find, and do it fast), it is simply different atmosphere, mood, everything looks more intimate, darker and melancholic or at least I get that feeling. In the night conditions, sometimes I sacrifice the quality of the pic for the perfect pose, that tells the story. It doesn't matter to me if the picture is a little bit noisy or a little bit blurry, I just want you to look at the objects and think about their story.

Here are three candid night shots.


This young couple is Jewish orthodox. During a music festival in Safed, Israel, I saw them , hiding from the crowd, under a tree. Usually it's very rare to see an orthodox Jewish couple sitting together in a public place, talking and sharing their feelings, their love. Normally they do that in a well hidden place, when no one can see them. My guess is that they were atheists, and used to do that before. Lucky for me.

The unusual building

On a full moon night, I went to do some urban night photography, mainly architecture. When I placed my camera on the tripod and tried to shoot an unusual building, I saw two girls, talking. One of them seemed to be troubled, I couldn't see them well, because I was too far. I had to take that shot, even though I knew that the results won't be perfect.




After I've cleaned and processed the pic, I've noticed that the emotion in that picture is intense - the sad girl, sharing her feelings, her supporting friend with her worried look... dramatic.

Days of tension. The soldiers were recruited, to watch the border. Everyone left their families, wives, children. They are going to stay here at least a month, live in a bunker, not to see a daylight as long as there are bombing around. I saw that tiny, dirty room, no air, no windows, and it reminded me a prison, a despair. I had to take that shot.  

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