Photography 101: Shooting in Low Light

An introduction to the creative options and challenges involved in low-light shooting: indoors, outdoors, and under the stars.

Introduction

• Introduction
• Exploring the essential gear

1. Low-Light Portraits and City Lights

• Setting up a low-light portrait
• Taking a candlelit portrait
• Taking a portrait at night
• Using the iPad as a portrait light source
• Shooting a long exposure of city lights
• Addressing noise in post

2. The Moon, Stars, and Night Landscapes

• Shooting a simple night photo
• Taking a creative approach to lighting structures at night
• Light painting on a rock face
• Balancing the moonlight and stars in a photo
• Processing night shots with StarStaX

3. Final Selects

• Reviewing the final selects