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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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Night Photography Quick Tip – Adding Light

February 19, 2015 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Would you believe this image of a classic Cuban car was lit with a cellphone? Read this night photography article for a quick tip on how to add light to your subject at night. See the before and after images, and the complete step by step sequence of how we did it.

Guide to Photographing Light Trails at Night

September 1, 2014 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Photographing light trails at night is a fun way to make some stunning images using long shutter speed. This how to guide on long exposure car trails shows you exactly how to do this from what equipment you need, finding a good location, timing the shots and even a bonus advanced tip on how to combine multiple images for even greater effect.

How to Photograph Star Trails and the Milky Way

July 2, 2014 by Darlene Hildebrandt

How to photograph star trails and the Milky Way – tips for equipment needed, camera settings, and set up so that you can go try this yourself.

Tips for Photographing the Lunar Eclipse – Interview with Phil Hart

April 9, 2014 by Darlene Hildebrandt

There is a special occurrence happening next week starting late on the evening (or night) on April 14th or early in the morning on the 15th (depending on your location. It is a lunar eclipse! This is where the earth comes in between the sun and the moon casting our shadow on the moon temporarily…

Easy Guide to Night Photography

January 22, 2014 by Jesse Summers

A guest article by Jesse Summers on astral night photography. Tips for finding a good spot, minimal gear you need to do the job and how to set up your camera to get the best exposures. Follow his tips and you can do some great night photography!

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