Night photography : finding your way in the dark / Lance Keimig ; with Scott Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keimig, Lance, author.

Contributor:

Martin, Scott (Photographer)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Night photography.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 251 p. ) ill. (chiefly col.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Night photographers have one big thing in common: a true love of the dark. Rather than looking at night photography as an extension of daytime shooting with added complications, they embrace the unique challenges of nocturnal photography for the tremendous wealth of creative opportunities it offers. That's just what this book does.

Night photographers have one big thing in common: a true love of the dark. Rather than looking at night photography as an extension of daytime shooting with added complications, they embrace the unique challenges of nocturnal photography for the tremendous wealth of creative opportunities it offers. That's just what this book does. But if the idea of setting out into the deep, dark night with just your camera (and maybe a cup of coffee) gets your creative juices flowing, dive right in. 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. If you have some experience with photography and have always wanted to try shooting at night, you'll learn the basics for film or digital shooting. If you're already a seasoned pro, you'll learn to use sophisticated techniques such as light painting and drawing, stacking images to create long star trails, and more. A chapter on the history of night photography describes the materials and processes that made night photography possible, and introduces the photographers who have defined night photography as an artistic medium. A chapter on how to use popular software packages such as Lightroom and Photoshop specifically with night time shots shows you how to make the final adjustments to your nocturnal creations. In this book you'll find history, theory, and lots of practical instruction on technique, all illustrated with clear, concise examples, diagrams and charts that reinforce the text, and inspiring color and black and white images from the author and other luminaries in the field, including Scott Martin, Dan Burkholder, Tom Paiva, Troy Paiva, Christian Waeber, Jens Warnecke and Cenci Goepel, with Foreword by Steve Harper. Night photographers have one big thing in common: a true love of the dark. Rather than looking at night photography as an extension of daytime shooting with added complications, they embrace the unique challenges of nocturnal photography for the tremendous wealth of creative opportunities it offers. That's just what this book does. But if the idea of setting out into the deep, dark night with just your camera (and maybe a cup of coffee) gets your creative juices flowing, dive right in. 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. If you have some experience with photography and have always wanted to try shooting at night, you'll learn the basics for film or digital shooting. If you're already a seasoned pro, you'll learn to use sophisticated techniques such as light painting and drawing, stacking images to create long star trails, and more. A chapter on the history of night photography describes the materials and processes that made night photography possible, and introduces the photographers who have defined night photography as an artistic medium. A chapter on how to use popular software packages such as Lightroom and Photoshop specifically with night time shots shows you how to make the final adjustments to your nocturnal creations. In this book you'll find history, theory, and lots of practical instruction on technique, all illustrated with clear, concise examples, diagrams and charts that reinforce the text, and inspiring color and black and white images from the author and other luminaries in the field, including Scott Martin, Dan Burkholder, Tom Paiva, Troy Paiva, Christian Waeber, Jens Warnecke and Cenci Goepel, with Foreword by Steve Harper.

Contents:

Foreword: Steve Harper Introduction: Why Night Photography? Chapter 1: The History of Night Photography: From Daguerreotype to Digital Chapter 2: Night Photography Equipment Guest section- access, security, and trespassing- Troy Paiva Chapter 3: Basic concepts of Night Photography Chapter 4: Film Based Night Photography Guest section- large format color film, Tom Paiva Chapter 5: Digital Night Photography Guest section- What If It Moves?, Christian Waeber Chapter 6: The Digital Darkroom for Night Photography Chapter 7: High Dynamic Range Imaging Guest section- Manual Layer Blending in Photoshop, Christian Waeber Guest section- HDR and tone mapping, Dan Burkholder Chapter 8: Moonlight, Star Trails, the Natural Environment Chapter 9: Light Painting Guest section- All That Shines, Cenci and Jens Guest section- In The Absence of Light, Scott Martin

Notes:

First published 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612666278

9781136097263

1136097260

9781282666276

1282666274

9780240813172

0240813170

OCLC:

647764745