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.