Night-Time Photography Techniques

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• Join Gabe as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
• Gabe goes over all of the gear you’ll need to get great photos after dark.
• The key to great night shots is doing your scouting during the day. Once the light starts to get low, it is time to start shooting.
• Once the scouting is done you can arrive at your first location and begin getting ready for the light to change while getting yourself set for the situation you are in.
• The two things we struggle with most at night are focus and exposure. In this lesson Gabe shares techniques to expose correctly and get sharp focus.
• To move beyond the obvious shots you can push your vision further by playing with time and movement to help capture the scene.
• There may be cool locations near you that are open during the day, but may hold exciting opportunities for night photography too.
• Night skies can really challenge our equipment, in this lesson Gabe shares his dark sky gear setup.
• After locking in your focus, you can work on improving the composition by cranking up the ISO to see what the camera is seeing.
• Using moonlight in your night photography is very useful, but the first question to answer is whether to include the moon in your photo or not. Game also shares some tips on infinity focus and white balance.
• There are a number of factors to consider when your goal is star points vs star trails.
• Shooting fireworks is a blast. Here are some tips to get the most out of the experience.

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