I found an article on the JPG magazine website with tips on night photography. I was surprised at how much I didn’t know on a subject that I practice fairly often. The simplest tip that I never thought to do was this one:
9. Lower your LCD Brightness and check histograms
Setting your camera’s LCD screen to it’s lowest brightness setting ensures you don’t underexpose your image based on the LCD preview. LCD screens are calibrated for use in the daytime, so they can cause an underexposed image to look ok under nighttime conditions. While not strictly a tip for night photography, it’s also a great idea to view your histogram and make sure it’s not shifted too far to the left, and try different exposure times. It’s normal for a night photo’s histogram to be more to the left than usual, but not excessively so.
Check it out. http://jpgmag.com/stories/7779
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