Tips for shooting at night?

Hey guys. I've been shooting for around 10 years now, and while I'm proficient at a lot of different kinds of photography, particularly portraiture, but shooting at night is something I've always struggled with. I'm not sure if it's an issue with more with post-processing or whether it's further down the chain with the exposure to begin with, but it's always presented a concern for me, especially in terms of quality. Perhaps it's the contrast that shooting at night presents – very deep blacks with (often, in a city-environment) very bright highlights –– it's hard to expose for both without either underexposing the blacks, or overexposing the lights.Eventually after 9000 attempts, I find a decent sweet spot that I can work with in post, but then in post, things get nasty quickly, particularly in regards to highlights. Maybe I'm not being gentle enough? Here are a few samples of my night shots.https://ift.tt/2P0ZXmh night photography, I look up to henrifilm quite a bit for inspiration, and there's a lot of subtle things I've noticed about his photography –– just about all his shots are in fog or rain, which I'm sure helps as light is diffused through the air due to the water particles. But that's just one aspect to it. What about situations where there isn't fog or rain to help you along?I guess I'm looking for some tips from some people who shoot a lot at night, both in terms of making the exposure and post processing without overcooking. via /r/photography https://ift.tt/2vEToOm