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Night Photography Tips

With the technology advances in digital cameras over the last decade, night photography has grown rapidly in popularity. Now, photographers can capture the night sky, the Milky Way, and northern lights with relatively inexpensive camera equipment.  The things that is required to capture truly amazing night images is some expertise on night shooting. This is mostly because the regular rules of landscape photography don’t necessarily apply, because well, you’re shooting in the dark.

Visual Wilderness’ articles cover everything one needs to know for shooting at night. We discuss the basics of night photography and the essential equipment. Similarly, we’ll show how to adjust your camera settings to capture remarkable night images with minimal noise and maximum detail. Moreover, learn the best methods on how to focus for a night photo.

Next, discover the unique aspects that make shooting at night worth skipping sleep. Learn how the moonlight affects night images. Discover the best ways to capture star trails. Understand how to create exquisite compositions and include foreground objects along with the celestial sky.  Prepare and know the best ways to capture the moon, to photograph the milky way, or to shoot under the northern lights. All of these items are essential for capturing phenomenal landscape photography images at night.

In addition to understanding how to shoot compelling starscapes, learn post-processing for night photography from some of the industry’s best night photographers. The Visual Wilderness team will show edit night images for minimal noise and maximum detail in the sky. They will walk you through easy ways to process star trail images as well as create night panoramas.  Moreover, master the specifics for photo stacking for night photography. With a little knowledge and some practice, capturing stellar night images will be more than just a shot in the dark.

Tag Archive for: Night Photography

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Night Photography Tips for Photo Stacking

May 23, 2021
Pro photographer Joshua Snow shares in depth night photography tips to create stunning noise free night photos using multiple photos.
Landscape photography with Belt of Venus, Turret Arch and the La Sal Mountains in Moab, Utah by Grant Collier

Magical Landscape Photography at Twilight Hour

March 29, 2021
Pro Photographer Grant Collier shares landscape photography tips to capture stunning photos during various stages of twilight hour.
Night photography at Arches National Park, Utah by Jay Patel

Top 3 Misconceptions about Night Photography to Ignore

February 4, 2021
Night photography is intriguing, fun, and not as difficult as you may think. Kate Silvia debunks top 3 myths about shooting photos at night.
Cover for Milky Way Photography Blog for Beginner by Jay Patel

An In-depth guide for Milky Way Photography for Beginners

October 12, 2020
Here are detailed recommendations from pro photographer Craig McCord for beginners to get started with Milky Way Photography.
Cover for Night Photography Blog post by Grant Collier

A Beginners guide for Night Photography

August 5, 2020
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Pro photographer Grant Collier gives us an insight on what kind of equipment, planning and camera settings is needed for night photography.
Cover for Milky Way Photography blog post for beginners by Austin James Jackson.

6 Practical Milky Way Photography Tips for Beginners

June 19, 2020
It is not easy to get started with Milky Way Photography. Here are some practical tips from Austin James Jackson to capture breathtaking photos.
Night photography at Halema‘uma‘u Crater, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiis by CK Kale.

In-depth Night Photography Tutorial to capture Moonbows

January 31, 2020
Hawaii based pro landscape photographer CJ Kale bring us an comprehensive night photography tutorial on how to capture a moonbows.
Cover for Winter Night Photography blog post.

How to approach Night Photography in Winter

January 10, 2020
Pro travel photographer Ugo Cei shares some common night photography mistakes for beginner to avoid when photographing after dark in winter.
Night photography of Northern Lights by Clint Burkinshaw

Night Photography Guide for capturing Northern Lights

December 1, 2019
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From Logistic to Focusing - Everything that a night photographer would wanted to know about photographing Northern Lights by Clint Burkinshaw
Feature Image for Milky Way Night Photography blog post by Austin Jackson

Dos & Don’ts of Milky Way Night Photography

November 18, 2019
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Pro photographer Austin James Jackson shares top tips to capture Milky Way night photography and some common mistakes to avoid.
Example of photo stacking & blending for Night Photography by Austin Jackson

Night Photography Tips for creating Stunning Images

October 21, 2019
Avid night sky photographer Austin James Jackson shares some highly effective night photography tips you need to know to create stunning photos.
Cover for Night Photography article by Varina Patel about photographing moon.

Night Photography Advice for Capturing the Moon

May 31, 2019
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Here are some night photography tips from pro photographer Varina Patel to help create photo with exquisite details in the moon and in the foreground.
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