Go slow on the roadside

Don’t get down, says Chris Rutter, get out as the evenings get darker

- Chris Rutter

Darker nights can be frustrating for the keen photographer, but here’s a technique to try all year round. Use a long exposure to get cool traffic trail effects when cars drive by. It’s one of those techniques that’s hard to get on a camera phone and a pain to replicate in software, so it will mark you out as a skilled photographer.