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Night Photography Tutorials

Explore a variety of night photography tutorials covering camera settings for low-light conditions, how to focus in the dark, and the best techniques for capturing stunning night shots.

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Night photography tutorials

Guides for night photography, including:

  • How to Photograph Stars
  • How to Create Star Trails
  • How to Capture Car Light Trails
  • How to Photograph the Milky Way
  • How to Photograph the Northern Lights
  • Tips and Tools for Light Painting
  • How to Capture Fire Spinning

There’s so much to learn about low-light photography! We cover the basics in our photography workshop in Drumheller, AB each spring and fall. Due to popular demand, we’re now developing a dedicated Night Photography Workshop to be held in Western Canada.

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How to Photograph the Northern Lights

August 17, 2022 by Steven Li

How to photograph the northern lights

Heading out to photograph the northern lights may test your patience, but when you finally do see them, the tips and advice in this guide to shooting the aurora borealis will have you coming home with some amazing photos of the night sky.

With 7 solar flares in the past 7 days and if you’re in the right location, the information in this article couldn’t be more timely.

8 Best Tips for Photographing the Magical Aurora Borealis

March 31, 2022 by Dan Zafra

how to photograph the aurora borealis

To help you capture the best possible Aurora images, I am going to give you some of THE best tips that I’ve learned after many years of shooting the Northern Lights worldwide!

Light Painting Experiments to Improve Your Photography

June 4, 2020 by Matt Chesebrough

In this article, through a couple of different experiments you’ll learn the basics of light painting and explain some of the science going on behind the scenes in this unique long exposure photography technique.

How to do Stunning Milky Way Photography

January 29, 2020 by Matt Chesebrough

In this article, you will learn how to do Milky Way photography. Tips for how to choose a location, when to plan to head out, minimum equipment requirements, and how to compose astrophotography scenes that will wow your friends and family.

Night Photography Settings – Guide to Getting the Best Exposure

February 27, 2019 by Jim Hamel

In this article, night photography expert Jim Hamel will give you some tips on camera settings and how to get the best exposures after the sun goes down. Bonus – follow his quick processing tip to bring life to your nighttime photos!

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