Create traffic trail blends
Learn how to combine a sequence of night-time long exposures in Affinity Photo and use simple layer tricks to perfect the results
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James Paterson
With over a decade’s experience as a writer and photographer, James is also an accomplished image editor – and an expert in Affinity Photo.
One of the great things about nighttime photography is how we can create bold, vibrant highlights against the darkness. Shooting for traffic trails is a classic example. Here, we set up a tripod on an island in the middle of the street heading towards London’s Piccadilly Circus, then captured a series of 15-second exposures as the traffic passed by on both sides of the road (shooting in Manual mode with an f/29 aperture, ISO 100). This transforms the headlights and tail lights into vibrant streaks of blur, and flashing lights become attractive dashed patterns.