Capturing and Processing Night Photography

Creating night images poses unique challenges, particularly for those who are more accustomed to daytime photography. From focusing in the dark to calculating long exposures, night photography requires the photographer to build new skills and polish off some old ones. But there’s more to night photography than just capturing the image in the field. Like with other photographic disciplines, post-processing often plays a vital role in crafting the final image. Join photographer, author and National Parks at Night instructor Tim Cooper as he shares what you’ll need to know while you’re in the field, including lens choice, camera settings and exposure, as well as how to use Adobe® Photoshop® and Adobe® Lightroom® to create a night image that dazzles.

SOFTWARE USED:

Adobe Photoshop CC 2018, Adobe Lightroom Classic CC

• Class Introduction
• Safety And Scouting
• Photo Pills App
• Civil Twilight Image Prep And Test Shots
• Setting Intervalometer And Capturing Cityscape
• Light Painting: Equipment Overview
• Light Painting: Composing The Scene
• Light Painting: Setting Sky Exposure Ambient Light
• Light Painting: Color And White Balance
• Light Painting: Mixing Warm And Cool Light
• Review Cityscape Library
• Opening Images In Lightroom And Moving In Photoshop
• Cityscape Image: Layers Theory
• Cityscape Image: Selections And Mask Theory
• Cityscape Image: Selection Using Color Range
• Cityscape Image: Altering Masks
• Review Light Painting Library
• Light Painting: Opening As Layers In Photoshop
• Light Painting: Layer Masks
• Light Painting: Edit Review