Capture creative night shots with this long exposure technique – here's how

Light trails of cars on a dark road, illuminated by street lamps, creating a vibrant, dynamic pattern against the night sky.

Light trails can look magical and, depending on your technique, they can add an artistic and abstract look to your photographs. Creating these mesmerizing images in low light conditions requires the use of slow shutter speeds; with these long exposures, even the smallest light sources can become a prominent element in your frame.

You often encounter slow shutter speeds in genres like astrophotography. Here, long-exposure photographs taken in complete darkness enable the tiniest stars to be visible.