Understanding Night Photography Techniques [CR113]

Night photography means a lot of different things.  There are a lot of different types of night image and just as many techniques involved in shooting.  In this session, we look at a number of different types of night image and how to shoot them.  In addition to the traditional illuminated building at night, we look at “day for night” portraits, painting with light, photographing fireworks and even photographing the northern lights.

Suitable for: This is an intermediate level session that will be of interest to anyone who wants to shoot night images.  For most of the techniques discussed here, you will need a tripod, and your camera will need to be able to do long exposures.  For the techniques that do not require a long exposure, you will need to be able to shoot with off camera flash (see CR104).