Night-Time Photography Techniques
Seize the night! Join Gabriel Biderman and gain a solid foundation for creating better images once the sun goes down. In this class Gabe discusses all of the tools you’ll need, the importance of scouting locations, how to play with time and movement, and how to shoot everything from cityscapes to fireworks and start trails to moonlit landscapes. All along the way Gabe shares insightful tips, guidelines, and techniques to help you get the most out of your gear and your experience. By the end of the class you’ll be inspired to venture out and do more night photography.
Release Date: 2016-10-12
Lessons
Introduction
Join Gabe as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 1 seconds
Gear Guide
Gabe goes over all of the gear you’ll need to get great photos after dark.
Duration: 22 mins 52 seconds
Scouting Locations
The key to great night shots is doing your scouting during the day. Once the light starts to get low, it is time to start shooting.
Duration: 6 mins 4 seconds
Assessing the Situation
Once the scouting is done you can arrive at your first location and begin getting ready for the light to change while getting yourself set for the situation you are in.
Duration: 6 mins 5 seconds
Focus and Exposure
The two things we struggle with most at night are focus and exposure. In this lesson Gabe shares techniques to expose correctly and get sharp focus.
Duration: 12 mins 43 seconds
Playing with Time and Movement
To move beyond the obvious shots you can push your vision further by playing with time and movement to help capture the scene.
Duration: 12 mins 17 seconds
Discovering New Locations
There may be cool locations near you that are open during the day, but may hold exciting opportunities for night photography too.
Duration: 6 mins 16 seconds
Dark Sky Gear Setup
Night skies can really challenge our equipment, in this lesson Gabe shares his dark sky gear setup.
Duration: 6 mins 44 seconds
Finessing the Composition
After locking in your focus, you can work on improving the composition by cranking up the ISO to see what the camera is seeing.
Duration: 7 mins 14 seconds
To Shoot the Moon, or Not?
Using moonlight in your night photography is very useful, but the first question to answer is whether to include the moon in your photo or not. Game also shares some tips on infinity focus and white balance.
Duration: 8 mins 23 seconds
Star Trails and Star Points
There are a number of factors to consider when your goal is star points vs star trails.
Duration: 10 mins 41 seconds
Fireworks
Shooting fireworks is a blast. Here are some tips to get the most out of the experience.
Duration: 8 mins 52 seconds
Conclusion
Gabe wraps up the class with some closing thoughts on night photography.
Duration: 1 mins 9 seconds