• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

DIGITAL PHOTO MENTOR

Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers.

  • Start Here
  • Photography Basics
    • Beginner Photography Tutorials
    • Free Photography Basics for Beginners Course
  • Photography Articles
    • Beginner Photography Tutorials
    • Photography Challenges
    • Photography Tips
      • Portrait Photography
        • Flash Photography
      • Night Photography
      • Street Photography
      • Photo Editing
      • Landscape Photography
      • Macro Photography
      • Photoshop Tutorials
      • Photography Equipment
  • Courses
    • Luminar Neo: The Complete Course
    • Lightroom Classic for Photographers
    • HDR Photography the Right Way!
    • Photoshop for Photographers
    • Portrait Photography Fundamentals
  • Private Tutoring
  • Store
    • Photography Courses
    • DPM Photography Community
    • Sky Replacements
    • Bokeh Overlays
    • Texture Overlay
    • Lightroom Presets
    • Bundles
  • DPM Community
  • Login
  • Photography Basics
    • Beginner Photography Tutorials
    • Free Photography Basics for Beginners Course
  • Photography Tips
    • Portrait Photography
      • Free Portrait Photography Key Concepts Course
      • Flash Photography
    • Night Photography
    • Street Photography
    • Travel Photography
    • Landscape Photography
    • Macro Photography
    • Photography Equipment
  • Photo Editing
    • Luminar Tutorials
    • Lightroom Tutorials
    • Photoshop Tutorials
  • Photography Challenges
    • Photography Challenges E-Book
  • Gallery
  • Resources
    • Free Basics for Beginners Course
    • Free Portrait Photography for Beginners Course
    • Lightroom Presets
    • Webinars
    • YouTube Channel
  • Freebies

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.

Night photography fire spinning
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.

Home / Night Photography / Page 2

Video: How to Light Paint a Flower in Total Darkness

November 14, 2018 by Jason Page

If you like night photography or just playing with different sorts of long exposures, you’ll want to check out this video tutorial from Jason D. Page. Jason shows us how to use two different light painting techniques to create some very interesting photos using light tools. Watch the video “How to Light Paint a Flower.”

Your Guide to Photographing the Milky Way

September 27, 2018 by Jim Hamel

With the advancement of digital cameras, photographing the Milky Way is within reach of most photographers. In this guide, we take a look at what is required to get the best night time shots of this incredible night sky feature. There is a lot more planning involved than you might think.

5 Tips for Creating Spectacular Photos at Blue Hour

September 28, 2017 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Blue hour is a magical time of day when the sky is a rich deep color and your photos come alive! Here 5 tips to help you create better blue hour photos so you can wow your friends and family with your images.

Tips and Tools for Light Painting – Review of Light Painting Brushes

July 6, 2016 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Read this to get some tips and learn about some really neat tools you can use for using light painting in your photography. Light Painting Brushes help make light painting easier and more fun. Check it out.

How to Shoot Star Trails and Sample Images for You to Practice Stacking

July 29, 2015 by Darlene Hildebrandt

If you’ve ever wanted to try shooting star trails you’ll want to read this and follow along. I even give you 94 images to try processing if you haven’t shot any yourself. I’ll walk you through step-by-step how to shoot it, how to process and stack them for a final stunning image.

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Go to Next Page »

Digital Photo Mentor Community

online photography community

Learn, share, and feel supported!

Join our friendly photo community for kind feedback, monthly challenges, and live help from Darlene — safe, private, and troll-free.

Search

Top Beginner Articles

  • Is Luminar Neo the Best Beginner Photo Editing Software?
  • Avoid these 9 beginner photography mistakes
  • 7 Tips for Beginner Photographers
  • Top 15 Photography Accessories under $25
  • How to choose the best digital camera for you
  • 5 Photography Ideas for When There's Nothing Interesting to Shoot
  • 5 mistakes beginner photographers make while using a wide angle lens and how to avoid them
  • 9 Tripod Mistakes Ruining Your Images and Putting Your Camera at Risk
  • How to Use a Flash - Tips for Total Beginners

Top Intermediate Articles

  • 10 Camera Settings and Equipment Tips for Portrait Photography
  • Best Photo Editing Software Reviewed
  • How to Use a Gray Card for Custom White Balance and Metering
  • Night Photography Settings – Guide to Getting the Best Exposure
  • To HDR or Not - When and If You Should Use HDR
  • Night Photography Settings - Guide to Getting the Best Exposure
  • Setting up a Good Digital Photography Workflow - Dos and Don'ts
  • Lightroom Alternative: Is Luminar the answer?

Recent Photography Articles

  • What is Quality of Light in Photography and How to Use it to Take Better Photos
  • How to Fix Masking Halos in Luminar Neo with Feather and Shift Edge
  • Taking Candid Photos at Home – 6 Tips for Capturing Memories
  • Top 9 Settings to Reset on your Camera After Every Use
  • Can Mindfulness Make Your Photos Better?

Useful Links

  • Beginner Photography
  • Intermediate Photography
  • Photography Challenges
  • Photography Tips
  • Photo Editing
  • Resources
  • Course Login
  • Workshops
  • Webinars
  • Contact

Copyright © 2026 Digital Photo Mentor · Privacy Policy · Cookie Policy · Disclaimer · Terms of Service · Privacy Settings

Review My Order

0

Subtotal

Taxes calculated at checkout

Checkout
0

Notifications