Photographing the Landscape at Night with Mark Bowie

Photographing the Landscape at Night


September 10

Worcester, Massachusetts

with Mark Bowie

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Overview

Some of Nature’s most spectacular beauty is reserved for the landscape at night. And at night, the camera allows us to record phenomena we are physically incapable of seeing. Long exposures capture celestial objects in motion, creating metaphors for the passage of time and seasons. They register incredible detail and rich colors. The photographer can’t be sure what he or she will create, and that’s part of the allure and the excitement!

Night shooting specialist Mark Bowie, author of The Light of Midnight: Photographing the Landscape at Night, will lead an indoor instructional session followed by a nighttime field session. He’ll cover strategies, tips and techniques, including:

• Camera settings — RAW, BULB, ISO, white balance

• Consulting the histogram

• Composing and focusing in the dark

• Using LiveView at night

• Determining nighttime exposures

• High ISO test shots

• Shooting long exposures by ambient light

• Shooting time intervals

• Shooting base exposures and multiple exposures

• “Painting” with artificial light

• Photographing moonlit landscapes, the stars, planets, meteors, the Northern Lights and other celestial phenomena

• Photographing lightning and fireworks

• Noise Reduction in-camera and in post-processing

• Processing night images

• Combining multiple exposures, Layer Masks

Mark’s coverage of nighttime photography exposes participants to the many opportunities of capturing the natural landscape in the context of the heavenly skies. Come expand your image-making beyond daylight shooting, creating images that evoke the majesty, awe and wonder of the landscape at night.

Instructor: Mark Bowie

Who Should Attend:  All skill levels welcome. Participants should have a basic familiarity with their camera’s features and operation.

Computer Skills:  None needed, although a basic familiarity with Photoshop, Lightroom, or Aperture may be helpful.

Other Considerations: Locations visited during this workshop are easily accessible and do not require any strenuous hiking or climbing.

Group Size: 15 max.

Registration Fees: $99 tuition paid-in-full at time of registration. Click here for information on any discounts that may be available.

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Itinerary

Afternoon

Indoor instruction on the possibilities for great night photography, determining exposures, focusing in the dark, field strategies, processing night images and much more.

Evening/Night

Night field photography session at Worcester area venues.

Note - The actual itinerary may vary considerably from this due to weather and other conditions that cannot be anticipated.