# Night Photography Week Canonical URL: ## Overview The solar system and the magic within it can be seen with more than just a telescope. Capturing the colors and celestial phenomena takes time, practice and little sleep. CreativeLive is excited to bring you the lessons of Night Photography in one week. With five experts teaching a wide range of techniques and learnings, every photographer will be inspired to go nocturnal to capture some amazing images. Gabriel Biderman will be teaching a [Night Photography Fundamentals](https://www.creativelive.com/classes/night-photography-fundamentals-gabriel-biderman) course for all the beginners out there, exploring the fundamentals of night photography, how to catch the stars and the dynamic landscapes when photographing in national parks, and how to capture an urban setting. Chris Nicholson, the author of Photographing National Parks, will help all photographers plan their shoots from what parks to photograph in during what seasons, and how to safely explore and set your shot in his class [Night Photography Toolkit](https://www.creativelive.com/classes/night-photography-tool-kit-chris-nicholson). Lance Keimig will cover how to capture truly out of this world imagery, while teaching how to capture the Milky Way and star trails in the course [Astro Photography](https://www.creativelive.com/classes/astro-photography-lance-kreimig). Timothy Cooper will take the creatives another step, by introducing [Light Painting](https://www.creativelive.com/classes/light-painting-tim-cooper#class-materials) into your tricks and adding a dynamic element to your landscapes with light writing or accenting different elements of your photograph. And lastly Matt Hill will introduce [Portraits at Night](https://www.creativelive.com/classes/portraits-at-night-matt-hill). Using your friends, or models, discover how you can capture amazing portraits in urban environments and national parks, without losing the amazing sky as a background. ## Curriculum 1. **Night Photography Fundamentals with Gabriel Biderman** 2. **Scouting Techniques for National Parks with Chris Nicholson** 3. **Astro Landscape Photography with Lance Keimig** 4. **Light Painting with Tim Cooper** 5. **Portraits at Night with Matt Hill** 6. **Night Photography Critique with Matt Hill, Gabriel Biderman** ## Instructors ### Gabriel Biderman Gabriel Biderman is a travel and self-taught fine art photographer, who has been exploring the night topography for over 20 years. Gabe loves the “process” of creating the image and pushing the limits to what we can do when we capture time for seconds, minutes, or even hours! He is well versed in both film and digital, and enjoys blending the surreal look of the night to enhance historic and urban landscapes. Gabriel’s work has been exhibited in New York, London, San Francisco, and Hawaii and he is the author (with Tim Cooper) of the book Night Photography – From Snapshots to Great Shots. ### Chris Nicholson Chris Nicholson is a photographer, writer and educator based in the northeast, is author of "Photographing National Parks" (Sidelight Books, 2015), and is a workshop organizer and leader with National Parks at Night. ### Lance Keimig Lance Keimig is best known for his night photographs, which are often made at the juncture of the built and natural environments. His book, Night Photography: Finding Your Way In The Dark was published by Focal Press in August of 2010, and has been translated into 6 languages. A revised and expanded second edition was published in July of 2015. He is the curator of Darkness, Darkness, a traveling exhibit of Night Photography that opened at Harvard University’s Three Columns Gallery where Keimig was curator from 2005-2010. ### Tim Cooper Originally from New Jersey, Tim was an electrician before moving to Montana in 1991 to discover his love of photography. ### Matt Hill Matt Hill is fulfilled by solving complex problems, both human and technical – making beauty from chaos. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $82