How to Photograph the Landscape at Night Worcester, MA

How to Photograph the Landscape at Night

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Program Description

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

Instructor

Mark Bowie

Program Type

Skills program

Where

Autumncolor Digital Imaging, Worcester, MA

When

Saturday, June 16
Indoor Instruction: 1pm – 5pm, Dinner: 5:30-6:30pm (not included in the registration fee). Night Shooting Session: 7pm – 11pm

Registration Fees

$129 tuition paid-in-full at time of registration. Click here for information on any discounts that may be available. NHCC members get a 5% discount on all API workshops.

What To Bring

Digital camera and memory cards. You may also want to bring a film camera. Mark prefers Fuji Velvia 100, Fuji Provia 100F, and Provia 400F film for nighttime shooting.

A locking cable release – for exposures longer than 30 seconds.

Tripod

Fresh camera and remote batteries.

Flashlight &/or headlamp (preferably covered with a red filter to prevent stray light from distracting other photographers).

Appropriate outdoor wear for a possibly chilly night. Dress for the indoor session will be casual.