2nd Edition

Night Photography and Light Painting Finding Your Way in the Dark

By Lance Keimig Copyright 2016
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

Lance Keimig, one of the premier experts on night photography, has put together a comprehensive reference that will show you ways to capture images you never thought possible. This new edition of Night Photography presents the practical techniques of shooting at night alongside theory and history, illustrated with clear, concise examples, and charts and stunning images. From urban night... Read more

Foreword: The Vargas Brothers: Unsung Heroes of Night Photography



Introduction: Why Night Photography?



PART I: GETTING STARTED



Chapter 1: Developing Your Night Vision



Chapter 2: Night Photography Equipment



Chapter 3: Basic Procedures for Night Photography



PART II: TYPES OF NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY



Chapter 4: Short Exposures – Ambient Artificial Lighting Scenarios



Chapter 5: Short Exposures – Natural Light



Chapter 6: Long Exposures – Natural Light



Chapter 7: Time Lapse Photography



Chapter 8: Light Painting – Lighting Your Subject



Chapter 9: Light Writing or Drawing – Your Subject is Light



Resources

Biography

Lance Keimig has been photographing at night for nearly 30 years. He has taught night photography and light painting since 1998 at venues including the New England School of Photography, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Houston Center for Photography, Rayko Photo Center in San Francisco, and the School of Visual Art in New York. He teaches workshops around the country and leads night photography tours to places like Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, and Cuba. Keimig lectures at the Photo Plus Expo in New York, and was a featured speaker and workshop instructor at Estudio Brasil in Saõ Paulo, Brazil. Russell Brown, senior creative director at Adobe said that Keimig may well be one of the finest photography instructors on the planet.