10 low light portrait tips: Take beautifully neon-lit photographs at night

10 low light portrait tips: Take beautifully neon-lit photographs at night
(Image credit: Shana-Rochelle Gravillis)

When the sun goes down, the magic of artificial illumination can literally light up your photographs like never before. And with these low light portrait tips, you can get that neon-drenched, cinematic Blade Runner aesthetic in-camera.

Before the lockdown went into effect, we paired PhotoPlus reader Shana-Rochelle Gravillis up with professional portrait photographer Alastair Batchelor, for a photo walk around London's vibrantly lit Soho area.

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