Portraits at Night
Lesson 16 of 17
Night Photos: Call for Submissions

Portraits at Night
Lesson 16 of 17
Night Photos: Call for Submissions
Lesson Info
Night Photos: Call for Submissions
Hi, I'm Kenna Klosterman. We hope you've been enjoying Night Photography Week. You've been learning from five members of National Parks at Night, some of the leading masters of night photography. And now it's your turn to seize the night. We want to see your work, so go to the link below, and upload your night photos to our student work gallery. By submitting, you'll be registered for a chance to have your work featured during our Night Photography Critique with Gabriel Biderman and Matt Hill on October 25. So show us your images featuring stars, car trails, light painting, light writing, and night portraiture. We want to see it all. We encourage you to use what you've learned, explore the night, and share your images.
Class Description
Learn to capture amazing environmental portraits at night and incorporate a starry landscape or beautiful urban environment with your subjects. Get started in night portraiture by knowing what gear to choose, what to look for in locations and how to use your friends as subjects. Incorporate lights into your night photos and bring life to a long exposure. In this class you’ll learn: How to take self portraits at night without losing any of your background or subject How to choose a light source and add life to long exposures What to get right in camera and how to develop your images further in lightroom How to safely use pyrotechnics to take your portraits to another level
Lessons
- Class Introduction
- Fundamentals of Night Portraiture
- Gear and Preparation
- Basic Settings
- Locations
- Subjects
- Safety
- Beating Adversity
- Self Portraiture
- Buddy System
- Choosing a Light Source
- Adding Life to Long Exposure
- Pushing Your Creativity
- Post Processing
- Paper Outfits at Night
- Night Photos: Call for Submissions
- What You Get With This Class
Reviews
Jan
I learned some techniques in Matt's class, which were helpful, but believe this was for the advanced photographer and i was a little confused at times. i would've liked to know the "how to" with the lights, showing how to program them with more detail. I am just learning how to set my camera for different lighting situations. But a very interesting course and glad i went through it.
Culpritkirk
Great class! Liked it so much that I booked a trip to Colorado to work with Matt and Lance on one of their National Parks at Night classes. Highly recommend.
Margaret Lovell
While I believe this course is more beneficial for a photographer with better night photography and lighting skills, I learned quite a bit. This class made me think of some interesting ideas, especially using regular light sources such as flashlights or a pixelstick.