Would you..?

~Yunho Jun 19, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Would you ever pull an all-nighter so that you can go out at the sunrise and take some shots? My sleep pattern as all effed to hell, so actually getting up that early is out of the question, but I really want to get shots with that lighting and early atmosphere. Am I a freak for doing so? XD

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~2ndecho Jun 21, 2012

Absolutely.

But if you really like taking nature shots, it's even better to adjust your life schedule so that you naturally get up at 3 or 4 am.

~MichaelRowlandson Jun 21, 2012 Professional Photographer

haha best times to take photos sunrise and sunsets. Golden hours

~scriibe Jun 21, 2012

Yes, having a free-floating circadian rhythm helps (well, maybe not as far as work, overall health, and a social life go, but definitely artistically).

^3wyl Jun 20, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

If I was in a good place to do it in, sure.

*Fuzzypiggy Jun 20, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Yep you're a freak just like me! I love it, it's such a rush to feel alive with creativity!

Landscape shooters have to chase the light wherever it goes. If you want the shots you have make sacrifices but whatever you take out, your body will make sure you put back at some point. I want to try to achieve pro looking shots but being only a part-time amateur I have to squeeze time out of my day whenever I can mange it, while still holding down a 9-5 office job.

Last year I took a few days off work to drive around shoot the north of England. I drove 400 miles to shoot a sunset, then drove another 150 miles to another spot. I grabbed an hour's kip in the car by the side of a road, got up and shot the sunrise. Next drove 75 miles to shoot in the mountains during the morning but managed to grab an hour's sleep in the car at lunchtime. Drove another 150 miles to my motel room where I grabbed 45 mins nap, went out and shot another sunset. Slept for 5 hours at the motel that night and got up, hit the road at 4am to make it for another sunrise about 30 miles away. Shot it and then drove 75 miles to make an a days shoot of some beaches and then the sunset. An hours kip in the car to recharge and 60 miles to another motel for 6 hours sleep, finally 300 miles home next day. Two days later it finally hit me like a ton of lead and I needed two nights of 10 hours sleep whereas I normally manage on 5-6 hours a night!

It's the excitement and adreneline that keeps you awake, it's just a pure rush of creativity keeping you on the edge of your ability. You're out there in nature shooting images that only you will ever get to capture at those times of day. It's such a rush being on the road that for a few days you can live on very little sleep because your so pumped with excitement.

~syrupneko Jun 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Yes. As long as you can afford sleeping the rest of the day, DO IT! lol.

~Mr-Java Jun 20, 2012 Student Photographer

Yes.

=Self-Epidemic Jun 20, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Of course. This isn't a difficult question.

~lejontine Jun 20, 2012 Student Photographer

Have done it, will do it again. But it does not need to be an all nighter. I look up sunset and sunrise times on the net, and then just get up early enough to get at the spot where I want to be. Even with shooting both sunset and sundown, this gives some hours of sleep, if the spot is not too far away. Otherwise: I can even sleep at strange spots.

~ManualFocusPhoto Jun 19, 2012 Student Photographer

Yes, yes you are a freak....but aren't we all are? doing whatever it takes to get that special shot?

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