One of my favorite spots for taking pictures in Milan is Porta Nuova or Porta Garibaldi district, here in recent years, this place had an important urban development that has completely revolutionized it, transforming it into one of the most visited and fascinating places of the city
The result of this “regeneration” was a modern, eye-catching neighborhood where there are many high-end bars and restaurants, but the whole district is visited by everyone for the modern and characteristic imprint that distinguishes it
It is in this place that I love to compose my shots, adding some light trails coming from the passage of cars, where I waited until blue hour to shot so that I could capture all the moments I needed
In particular I shot from sunset to get the colors of the golden hour, and then I went on until the blue hour to be able to capture more interesting light trails, with the aim of blending everything through exposure blending
WORKFLOW EXPLANATION
Starting from a series of exposure during daylight I exposure blend three exposures to obtain the correct lighting in the image, I added details using TTS Pro, correct lights and contrast with luminosity mask
I added some glow to the sky using orton effect and paintbrush selectively to the sky, after this I added light trails using another exposure, I merged the exposure using layer mask and paintbrush
With dodge and burn tool I decresed some bright areas and lightened some darker others one in the shot, after this I applied a sharpen filter that I use selectively on the buildings and on the street
After this I increased a bit the color vibrance, than added a soft vignette manually using the glow tool
I really hope you will find this usefull, I always love to ear that from you!
TECNHNICAL STUFF
Camera: Nikon D-850
Nikon 14-24 f/2,8 (used at 24mm)
Three Exposures (-1; 0; +1)
ISO: 100 at f9
Software: Photoshop CC2022
Plugin: TTS Pro 2.0
