Portraits at Night

 

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.


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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • I don't understand the negative reviews. This class feels less hands-on than the other classes in the series, but the information is useful and makes sense. You also need to understand that all classes out of the night photography series will cover the basics in one way or another, so there is some repetition. Whichever class out of the night photography series you view last will feel like it has more repetition, especially if you have some skills before taking those classes. Just skip the intro and move on to the tricks Matt has to share.
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