Night Photography Fundamentals
There’s more to night photography than stars and hikes. The vibrance of color can be found in capturing the stars, a city skyline at twilight, or even car trails amidst a forest. Gabriel Biderman is a self taught photographer who enjoys the process of taking an image. In Night Photography 101, he’ll cover how to get started taking photos in the dark.
You’ll learn:
- What gear you’ll need and the fundamentals of using it safely in the night
- How to capture stars for dynamic landscapes
- How to capture the sky and urban settings at night
- How to photograph car light trails to create more motion in your night photos
Lessons
Class IntroductionGear Basics Pt. 1: Cameras, Flashlights, Flash
Gear Basics Pt. 2: Lenses, Tripods & Heads, Accessories & Apps
Fundamentals of Night Photography
Testing Gear
The Color of Night
Defining Your Style of Night Photography
Shooting with Friends
Capturing Car Trails
Levels of Twilight
Light Writing
Light Painting
Photo Challenge and Critique
Reviews
- This class was perfect in preparation for my trip to Zion and Bryce Canyon next week. I can't wait to put all this great information to good use! Very easy to understand, and fun to watch. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
- This class was super helpful in what to buy and then how to get the pictures you want. Loved all the other stuff that I knew nothing about. I knew very little about light painting. Thanks for sharing this class with us. This class was one of the best I have seen.
- This course is fairly comprehensive, and offers a good intermediate/advanced intermediate examination of night photography (NOT just astrophotography, which is only one form of night photography.) I don't necessarily agree with everything he's saying here, but that doesn't make it wrong - it's just a matter of preference. He is fairly equipment-centric, but getting into many forms of night photography DOES require some specific equipment. There's a lot of useful information contained here, and I can see myself consulting this course in the future to help solve and understand certain situations and problems that are unique to night photography. Recommended.