Vincent van Gogh had it right: a clear, starry night can make a gorgeous background. However, photographers often experience lighting and focusing difficulties when trying to incorporate stars into their images. In this short video tutorial, photographer Matt Granger demonstrates how to use stars to your own photographic advantage by creating what he calls an “astro selfie”: […]
Crested Butte in Colorado is a popular destination for skiing, mountain biking, and various other adventure activities. As beautiful as the small town looks during the day, photographer Connor captured this bewildering image of the area at night: Connor took the image with his Nikon D750 at f/4, ISO 2000, and 15 seconds. While it […]
You probably don’t always carry a flash around with you. But don’t let that stop you from taking nighttime portraits. Photographer Pye Jirsa takes up the challenge of photographing portraits at night using his phone’s flashlight as a light source: Jirsa starts by placing the subject behind a sculpture so that it creates a frame around […]
If your digital camera has manual mode and manual focus, you can learn to take successful night photographs on your first try. Try various control combinations and check your results on your camera’s LCD screen. Start with these settings then alter your shutter speed as needed: ISO: Try starting with a low ISO speed to maintain […]
It’s not every day that you get to see an incredible aerial long exposure. A long exposure with a stationary camera is one thing, but Skyhawk_91 shared this image taken from a plane flying over Seattle: The photographer mounted a GoPro on the wing of the airplane and took a single 5-second exposure just as the […]
Godafoss in Icelandic translates to “waterfall of the gods.” It is indeed one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland and falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. While the waterfall in itself is a beauty to witness, photographer Serena Ho was able to capture something more: Moonbow and […]
Night time cityscapes can look amazing, especially when they are done in HDR. In this article we’re going to look at how Aurora HDR is now up to 2x and 4x faster on MacOS and Windows computers, respectively, and is now compatible with the brand-new Loupedeck+ photo editing console.” Aurora HDR can take your cityscapes […]
Humorously captioned “Drove to the middle of nowhere then hiked along the edge of a coyote-infested 200’ cliff in the dark to get this shot,” this composite landscape image of Palouse Falls, Washington by Jesse Summers has received great attention from the online masses, evoking both admiration from some and frustration from others who would […]
Dave Lehl is known for his action and adventure photography—and many consider him to be the best snowboarding photographer in the world. Once you see this image, we’re sure you’ll agree: Lehl created this image with professional snowboarder Steve Fisher in the mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado. Some speculate that Lehl infused the snowboard with LED lighting and used a traditional […]
Long exposure nighttime photography has many variables that can affect how you position yourself, frame your shot, and utilize equipment. An exposure that’s too long will capture the blur created by the movement of the stars around you. One that is too short won’t let enough light in to pick up all of the stars […]
