In The Field: Cityscape Photography #320

In The Field
Written By Scott Davenport

The perfect cityscape for me is a blend of natural and ambient light. Often, the right mix of light can’t be captured in a single frame. I take several exposures and different times with a mind to blend them later in post. Patience is key for a shoot like this, and the rewards are worth it.

Be sure to come back on Thursday for the In Post video. I'll show you how I blend the two frames below into a single, stunning cityscape photo.

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Frame taken at sunset 

Frame taken at blue hour

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Scott Davenport

Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photo books, hosts podcasts, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person.

He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.

https://scottdavenportphoto.com
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