Over the last month I have spent more time photographing at night. I haven’t thought too much about these pictures yet, just been taking them. The night is quiet. It is one of the only times that I can be completely alone, or at least just with one or two people. It’s winter, so it has been cold, snowy and rainy. It is challenging to get out of my semi warm house and venture out into the brisk winter air at 1am. I feel like I have overcome something when I get back a few hours later, toes numb and ready for bed. I think these might reflect a state of mind. I am in my own head at night.
There is only one portrait shown here, but there will be more. I like the way flash at night isolates. So much happens at night, but usually things that are meant to be hidden. While I’m sitting alone in bed, how many gas stations are being held up, people having sex, college students getting drunk, old people getting drunk, drugs being sold and other people sitting alone in bed? People get murdered at night.
damn beat me to it! I also just started doing some night photography (started tonight actually) because by the time i get home from work, its dark and i’ve been dying to start shooting again. Anyway, the first two images and the second to last are the ones that really stand out.
the second one dude is like insanley beautiful
I never saw this post. There’s something about being alone at night that’s really daunting. I could never do this. I think it’s my fear of the dark and of the unknown. But I think you have been venturing alone for quite some time now and you’ve grown accustomed to it. You know what to expect and what you want to photograph. Maybe. It’s good that you’re branching out, Nate. Keep doing it. Portraits at night could be interesting. That one of Trevor is pretty spot on. You capture his anger well!