Night Photography and Light Painting

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.

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



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