Night city photo

[DiskoJoe]

Shoot about 3 to 4 stops underexposed from what you meter tells you to use.

Can you explain the reason for this?

Probably to not blow the highlights. but a lot of this depends on what time you are shooting. Is the sky blue, dark blue or black. Optimal times are when it is blue to dark blue for best exposure to preserve the highlights. But HDR can help this alot to salvage lots of detail.

 

[thuchton]

I shoot alot of night work as well. Trial and error, a good tripod, low ISO and a willingness to play and learn will take you far.