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Photography 101: Shooting in Low Light

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Overview

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

Syllabus

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

Taught by

Joseph "PhotoJoseph" Linaschke

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