Cloudy, dark skies, perfectly lit streets and the buildings in their absolute splendor of brightness – almost a perfect scenario to stroll down a city and shoot it with your smartphone. In this video, Gordon Laing offers you some expert #PhotographyTips to take gorgeous smartphone photos of the elements in a city when it gets dark. Make sure you know the #CameraHacks to balance the incoming light, the basics of ISO, shutter speed and how to ensure steady photos without using a tripod. Do not forget to share your experiences, feedback, queries or suggestions in the comment section.
Gordon Laing is a professional photographer who is also the Editor of He is the author of “In Camera”, a book that contains the art of JPEG photography with no post-processing. Gordon is a journalist with over 25 years of experience and a keen photographer since childhood who also loves eating and traveling. He shares his work @cameralabs on Instagram and Twitter. You can check his gear reviews at cameralabs.com, on YouTube, or in the Cameralabs Photography Podcast on iTunes.

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