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May 2025
- May 25, 2025 Fantastic Four Corners: Announcing the 2026 Nightscaper Conference May 25, 2025
March 2025
- Mar 19, 2025 From Plane to Rain to Desert Moon: The Great Lunar Eclipse Chase of 2025 Mar 19, 2025
- Mar 11, 2025 Are You Ready for the Total Lunar Eclipse of 2025? Mar 11, 2025
December 2024
- Dec 28, 2024 Dark Matters: Our Favorite Photos of 2024 Dec 28, 2024
- Dec 16, 2024 Take Five: Announcing the Fifth Annual Night Photo Summit Dec 16, 2024
- Dec 7, 2024 Winter Wishes: Our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Dec 7, 2024
October 2024
- Oct 5, 2024 Simply Stellar: Wrapping Up the 2024 Nightscaper Conference Oct 5, 2024
August 2024
- Aug 31, 2024 Another Year, Another Journey: Announcing Our 10th Season of Workshops Aug 31, 2024
April 2024
- Apr 13, 2024 Eleven Eclipses: Following Our Friends in the Path of Totality Apr 13, 2024
- Apr 6, 2024 From Beginning to End, How to Expose a Solar Eclipse Apr 6, 2024
- Apr 2, 2024 Black Hole Sun: Get Ready to Shoot the 2024 Eclipse with Our New E-Book Apr 2, 2024
March 2024
- Mar 2, 2024 Shoot for the Stars with us in Kanab: Announcing the 2024 Nightscaper Conference Mar 2, 2024
February 2024
- Feb 24, 2024 We're Going Live! Announcing 4 Online Courses for 2024 Feb 24, 2024
January 2024
- Jan 20, 2024 Embracing Clouds in the Night Sky Jan 20, 2024
- Jan 14, 2024 Even More Words: Updates to the Night Photography Glossary Jan 14, 2024
- Jan 6, 2024 Ready for a Virtual Adventure? Announcing the 2024 Night Photo Summit! Jan 6, 2024
December 2023
- Dec 30, 2023 Night Grooves: Our Favorite Photos of 2023 Dec 30, 2023
- Dec 23, 2023 Expand Your Universe: Two Night Photography Conferences Coming Your Way in 2024 Dec 23, 2023
- Dec 2, 2023 Seize the Season: Our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide Dec 2, 2023
November 2023
- Nov 18, 2023 Guiding the Light: Our Friend Improves Luxli LED Panels Nov 18, 2023
October 2023
- Oct 14, 2023 Seize the Night in Season 9: Announcing Our New Workshops and Tours Oct 14, 2023
August 2023
- Aug 5, 2023 To 100 and Beyond: A Centuple Celebration of 8 Years of Workshops Aug 5, 2023
June 2023
- Jun 17, 2023 The Night Photographer's Guide to Star Stacking (Part III) Jun 17, 2023
May 2023
- May 27, 2023 Out of and Into the Dark: Wrapping Up Nightscaper 2023 May 27, 2023
- May 13, 2023 Five Questions: Nikon Z 8 for Night, Perseids, Aurora Apps and More May 13, 2023
April 2023
- Apr 22, 2023 A Whole New Bag of Tricks: Check Out the Features in Adobe's Latest Update Apr 22, 2023
- Apr 18, 2023 Cutting Through the Noise: Lightroom Just Made Night Photography Better Apr 18, 2023
- Apr 1, 2023 Editing Auroras: How to Post-Process Your Northern Lights Photos Apr 1, 2023
March 2023
- Mar 25, 2023 Spring Solar Storm Brings a Week of Amazing Auroras Mar 25, 2023
January 2023
- Jan 14, 2023 The Night Photographer's Guide to Star Stacking (Part II) Jan 14, 2023
- Jan 7, 2023 Ready for Inspiration, Education and Fun? — Announcing the 3rd Annual Night Photo Summit Jan 7, 2023
December 2022
- Dec 31, 2022 Hanging Ten: Our Favorite Photos of 2022 Dec 31, 2022
- Dec 24, 2022 Five Questions: Holiday Lights, Metal Prints, a Southern National Park and More Dec 24, 2022
- Dec 17, 2022 PhotoPills, National Parks at Night Partner for Two Masterclasses Dec 17, 2022
November 2022
- Nov 26, 2022 Toys and Tinsel: Our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 26, 2022
- Nov 5, 2022 How I Got the Shot: Lunar Eclipse in a Sparkling Star Field Nov 5, 2022
October 2022
- Oct 29, 2022 How to Access and Photograph Abandoned Places Oct 29, 2022
September 2022
- Sep 24, 2022 Super Season 8: Announcing our 2023-24 Night Photography Workshops and Tours Sep 24, 2022
August 2022
- Aug 27, 2022 The Night Photographer's Guide to Star Stacking (Part I) Aug 27, 2022
- Aug 20, 2022 Coming to Kanab? — Announcing the 2023 Nightscaper Photo Conference! Aug 20, 2022
July 2022
- Jul 16, 2022 Returning to Scotland to Revisit Night Photographs of Yesteryear Jul 16, 2022
- Jul 9, 2022 Five Questions: Barns, Filters with Auroras, Star Trail Settings and More Jul 9, 2022
June 2022
- Jun 25, 2022 How I Got the Shot: Puente Nuevo, Ronda at Night Jun 25, 2022
- Jun 18, 2022 New York Minutes: Our Day-to-Day as Reps of the Night at OPTIC 2022 Jun 18, 2022
- Jun 11, 2022 The Many Ways that PhotoPills Helps a Night Photographer Jun 11, 2022
May 2022
- May 28, 2022 Wishing Upon Some Falling Stars: The Tau Herculids May (or May Not) be a Night of a Lifetime May 28, 2022
- May 15, 2022 Once in a Red Moon: Photographing the Lunar Eclipse May 15, 2022
March 2022
- Mar 5, 2022 How I Got the Shot: Grosvenor Arch Milky Way Pano Mar 5, 2022
February 2022
- Feb 5, 2022 Growing the Community: We Are Now Running the Nightscaper Conference Feb 5, 2022
January 2022
- Jan 29, 2022 Words, Words and More Words: Announcing the Night Photography Glossary Jan 29, 2022
- Jan 22, 2022 Diggin' Gear: Announcing a Brand New Blog to Help Solve Your Night Photography Problems Jan 22, 2022
- Jan 8, 2022 Seize the Night, Online! — Announcing the Second Annual Night Photo Summit Jan 8, 2022
December 2021
- Dec 31, 2021 10 Pictures, 10 Tales: Our Favorite Night Photos of 2021 Dec 31, 2021
- Dec 11, 2021 Five Questions: Aurora Noise, Portable Stools, Moving Lightroom and More Dec 11, 2021
November 2021
- Nov 27, 2021 A Few Favorite Things: Our 2021 Night Photography Holiday Gift Guide Nov 27, 2021
- Nov 20, 2021 How I Got the Shot: Star Circles Over West Quoddy Head Lighthouse Nov 20, 2021
- Nov 6, 2021 How Lightroom's New Selection and Mask Tools Help the Night Photographer Nov 6, 2021
October 2021
- Oct 23, 2021 From Shadows of the Past: 5 Photos of Ghost Towns at Night Oct 23, 2021
September 2021
- Sep 11, 2021 Five Questions: Tripod Cleaning, Condensation, Auto ISO and more Sep 11, 2021
August 2021
- Aug 28, 2021 27 Ways to Journey into Night: Announcing our Season 7 Workshops Aug 28, 2021
- Aug 7, 2021 B&H to Celebrate a Whole Week of Night, and We'll Be There! Aug 7, 2021
July 2021
- Jul 17, 2021 Five Questions: Dark Skies, Light Stands, PCs and More Jul 17, 2021
June 2021
- Jun 26, 2021 Good Reads for 2021: 11 New Books for the Night Photographer Jun 26, 2021
- Jun 5, 2021 Paradise at Night: All 5 Utah National Parks are Now Dark-Sky Certified Jun 5, 2021
May 2021
- May 15, 2021 Muses from the Past: Alfonso Garcia Sanchez and Post-War Madrid at Night May 15, 2021
- May 8, 2021 Buzz Off! … Or, Mitigating Mosquitos While Photographing on Spring and Summer Nights May 8, 2021
- May 1, 2021 Size Matters: Understanding Image Resolution, and Why and When to Boost It May 1, 2021
April 2021
- Apr 24, 2021 In the Bag: Packing for a 3-Week Night Photography Trip Apr 24, 2021
- Apr 17, 2021 Five Questions: Super Resolution, Ghosts, Intervalometers and More Apr 17, 2021
March 2021
- Mar 27, 2021 Pixel Perfect: 3 Workshops (1 Brand New!) for Leveling Up Your Processing Skills Mar 27, 2021
- Mar 20, 2021 Supersize Me: Adobe Brings Us High-Quality Quadruple Enlargements Mar 20, 2021
- Mar 13, 2021 Resharp Your Lens: How to Calibrate Infinity Focus on the Irix 15mm and 11mm Mar 13, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021 The Next Steps: 10 More Books to Round Out your Night Photography Library Mar 4, 2021
February 2021
- Feb 27, 2021 Controlling Highlights in Urban and Suburban Night Photography Feb 27, 2021
- Feb 20, 2021 Three Days of Night: A Wrap-Up of the Very First Night Photo Summit Feb 20, 2021
- Feb 6, 2021 Yesterday's News, Today's Muse: Shooting Night Photography on Film Feb 6, 2021
January 2021
- Jan 30, 2021 Muses From The Past: Train Photographers Jan 30, 2021
- Jan 23, 2021 Banding Together: The Tradition of Community Spirit in Night Photography Jan 23, 2021
- Jan 15, 2021 Announcing the First-Ever Online Night Photo Summit Jan 15, 2021
- Jan 2, 2021 12 Tasks for Ringing in a New Year for Night Photography Jan 2, 2021
December 2020
- Dec 26, 2020 10 Silver Linings: Our Favorite Night Photographs of 2020 Dec 26, 2020
- Dec 19, 2020 Midwinter Musings: The Importance of the Solstice to the Night Photographer Dec 19, 2020
- Dec 12, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Milky Way and White Dome Geyser, Yellowstone Dec 12, 2020
November 2020
- Nov 28, 2020 All That Glitters: Our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 28, 2020
- Nov 21, 2020 Five Questions: Meteor Shower in Death Valley, Leveling Bases, Coast Flashlights and More Nov 21, 2020
- Nov 6, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Moon Over Alabama Hills Nov 6, 2020
October 2020
- Oct 31, 2020 Loving Luna: A Photo Essay Celebration of the Halloween Blue Moon Oct 31, 2020
- Oct 24, 2020 Five Questions: Star Trails Under Moonlight, Coma, Great Smoky Mountains and More Oct 24, 2020
- Oct 17, 2020 Going Gradual: A Guide to Low-level Landscape Lighting Oct 17, 2020
- Oct 3, 2020 How to Deal With Light Pollution, Part III: Creativity Oct 3, 2020
September 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 How to Deal With Light Pollution, Part II: Post-Production Sep 26, 2020
- Sep 19, 2020 How to Deal With Light Pollution, Part I: Filters Sep 19, 2020
- Sep 12, 2020 Five Questions: Remote Setups, Induro Tripods, Acceptable Noise and More Sep 12, 2020
- Sep 5, 2020 On the Road Again: Announcing Our 2021-22 Workshops Sep 5, 2020
August 2020
- Aug 29, 2020 To Contrast or Complement: How to Use Color in Light Painting Aug 29, 2020
- Aug 9, 2020 Keeping Our Galaxy Real: How Not To Overprocess the Milky Way Aug 9, 2020
- Aug 8, 2020 Shooting Downtown After Sundown—Light Painting in the Urban Environment Aug 8, 2020
- Aug 1, 2020 Five Questions: Coast Flashlights, Lightning, Custom Menus and More Aug 1, 2020
July 2020
- Jul 25, 2020 Nights of the Comet: Our Photos and Experiences with NEOWISE Jul 25, 2020
- Jul 18, 2020 Capturing the Comet: How to Photograph the Night Surprise of NEOWISE Jul 18, 2020
- Jul 11, 2020 That’s a Wrap: Recapping Our Livestream Night Photography Shoot in Pittsburgh Jul 11, 2020
June 2020
- Jun 20, 2020 Processing HDR Images for Urban Night Photography Jun 20, 2020
- Jun 13, 2020 10 Essential Books for the Night Photographer's Library Jun 13, 2020
- Jun 6, 2020 Three Legs to Stand On: Helping You Choose and Use Your Tripod Jun 6, 2020
May 2020
- May 30, 2020 Live, in Front of an Online Audience: National Parks at Night! May 30, 2020
- May 23, 2020 Returning to Nature, Returning to the World: Where We’re Ready to Go May 23, 2020
- May 16, 2020 A Better Intervalometer: The Phottix Aion May 16, 2020
- May 9, 2020 Five Questions: Moonrises, Laowas, Acadia National Park and More May 9, 2020
- May 2, 2020 Best of Both Worlds—The Nikon D780 Combines the Advantages of the D750 and Z 6 May 2, 2020
April 2020
- Apr 25, 2020 Great Balls of Fire, Part 3: How to Process a Meteor Shower Radiant Apr 25, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Great Balls of Fire, Part 2: How to Photograph a Meteor Shower Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 19, 2020 Great Balls of Fire, Part 1: Using PhotoPills to Scout Meteor Showers Apr 19, 2020
- Apr 4, 2020 Living Room Long Exposures: Seizing the Night at Home Apr 4, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 28, 2020 Cleaning the Clutter: How to Get Your Lightroom Catalog in Tiptop Shape Mar 28, 2020
- Mar 7, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Ubehebe Crater at Death Valley National Park Mar 7, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 29, 2020 Five Field Tips to Make Night Photography Go a Little Smoother Feb 29, 2020
- Feb 22, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Time-Lapse at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Feb 22, 2020
- Feb 15, 2020 Five Ways That Lightroom’s New Update Eases the Processing of Night Photos Feb 15, 2020
- Feb 1, 2020 Bombs, Bobbies and an ISO of 2: The Challenges of Early Night Photography Feb 1, 2020
January 2020
- Jan 26, 2020 Five Questions: Flashlight Filters, Night Photography with Film, Adobe Bridge and More Jan 26, 2020
- Jan 18, 2020 When the Pen is Mightier: Using a Graphic Tablet For Spot-Editing Jan 18, 2020
- Jan 11, 2020 Parks and Nights 2020: Fee-Free Days, Supermoons, Meteor Showers and More Jan 11, 2020
- Jan 4, 2020 New Year’s Revolutions: Six Steps to Shaking Up Your Night Photography in 2020 Jan 4, 2020
December 2019
- Dec 31, 2019 Two From the Road: Our Favorite National Park Night Photographs of 2019 Dec 31, 2019
- Dec 21, 2019 Seizing the Season: How to Photograph Holiday Lights Dec 21, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 Getting the Best Star Points for Astro Landscapes: How to Test Lenses for Coma Dec 12, 2019
November 2019
- Nov 30, 2019 Walking in a Photo Wonderland: Our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 30, 2019
- Nov 23, 2019 Level Up With Light Painting: Correcting the Color of Your Flashlight (Part III) Nov 23, 2019
- Nov 8, 2019 Putting Pictures to Paper: How Printing Can Make You a Better Photographer Nov 8, 2019
October 2019
- Oct 31, 2019 Photographing Phantoms: How to Capture Ghosts and Spirits in Night Images Oct 31, 2019
- Oct 19, 2019 A Grave Collection: Five Nighttime Photos of Cemeteries Oct 19, 2019
- Oct 12, 2019 Five Questions: Sony, Z Options, Flying Objects, Third-Party Software and More Oct 12, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 28, 2019 The Z 6 is the Best Camera for Night Photography Sep 28, 2019
- Sep 21, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Star Trails and Tufa Spires at Trona Pinnacles Sep 21, 2019
- Sep 7, 2019 The Simmer Dim: Photographing in Twilight that Lasts Till Morning Sep 7, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 31, 2019 How to Plan, Shoot and Edit a Milky Way Arch Panorama (Part II) Aug 31, 2019
- Aug 24, 2019 How to Plan, Shoot and Edit a Milky Way Arch Panorama (Part I) Aug 24, 2019
- Aug 17, 2019 Seizing a World of Nights: Announcing Our 2020 Workshops and Tours Aug 17, 2019
- Aug 11, 2019 Sometimes it Takes Two Takes: How Revisiting Locations Can Improve Your Night Photos Aug 11, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 27, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Dueling Dinos in Borrego Springs Jul 27, 2019
- Jul 20, 2019 Oreos and More: 16 Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Jul 20, 2019
- Jul 13, 2019 Five Questions: Very Large Files, Pollution Filters, Fuji lenses and More Jul 13, 2019
- Jul 6, 2019 Sliding Into Sharper Skies: Lightroom Brings Texture to Night Photography Jul 6, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 29, 2019 A Star Trek: Reporting Back from our Time at the Grand Canyon Night Sky Festival Jun 29, 2019
- Jun 22, 2019 Lost and Found in the California Desert: A Tripod and Ball Head Find Their Way Home Jun 22, 2019
- Jun 15, 2019 Photo Management for the Road Warrior: A Lightroom Travel Workflow Jun 15, 2019
- Jun 8, 2019 Celebrating Darkness: The National Park Night Sky Festivals of 2019 Jun 8, 2019
- Jun 1, 2019 Nights, Camera, Action! 5 Videos from Gabe and B&H to Help You Photograph the Dark Jun 1, 2019
May 2019
- May 25, 2019 Drifting Away to Summer Nights: 3 Events in 3 States May 25, 2019
- May 18, 2019 Processing Star Point Images with the Help of Starry Landscape Stacker May 18, 2019
- May 4, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Light Painting and Star Trails at Devils Tower May 4, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 20, 2019 The Color of Night: The Proliferation of LEDs and its Effects on How We Photograph Apr 20, 2019
- Apr 13, 2019 NPF: The New Rule for Shooting the Sharpest Stars in the Sky Apr 13, 2019
- Apr 6, 2019 How I Got The Shot: Star Trails Over the Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park Apr 6, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 30, 2019 Five Questions: Great Smoky Mountains, Zion, Bryce, Black and White Printing, and More Mar 30, 2019
- Mar 16, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Stars and a Rock in Lassen Volcanic Mar 16, 2019
- Mar 9, 2019 Wonders of Workflow: How Consistency Will Improve Your Night Photography Mar 9, 2019
February 2019
- Feb 24, 2019 How to Make Your Lightroom Rendering Look Like Your Camera Preview Feb 24, 2019
- Feb 16, 2019 How to tell the Difference Between Planes, Satellites and Meteors Feb 16, 2019
- Feb 9, 2019 Five Questions: Light Painting Headlights, Moonrises and Sunsets, Auroras and More Feb 9, 2019
- Feb 2, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Lighthouse Beams at Fire Island Feb 2, 2019
January 2019
- Jan 26, 2019 Moon Shots: What We Learned from Photographing the 2019 Lunar Eclipse Jan 26, 2019
- Jan 12, 2019 Muses from the Past: A. Aubrey Bodine, Baltimore’s Photographer Laureate Jan 12, 2019
- Jan 5, 2019 The First Steps to Processing Milky Way Images in Lightroom Jan 5, 2019
December 2018
- Dec 30, 2018 Tales of Two Photos: Our Favorite Pairs of Images from 2018 Dec 30, 2018
- Dec 23, 2018 Finishing What We All Started: Wrapping Our 2018 Workshops Dec 23, 2018
- Dec 15, 2018 Prepping an Image in Lightroom for the Printer or the Lab Dec 15, 2018
- Dec 8, 2018 Make Printing Part of Your Process Dec 8, 2018
- Dec 1, 2018 The Iceball Cometh: Getting Ready for Comet Wirtanen with Astronomer Tyler Nordgren Dec 1, 2018
November 2018
- Nov 25, 2018 How to Be Merry and Bright at Night: Our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 25, 2018
- Nov 17, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Milky Way and Planets in Lassen Volcanic Nov 17, 2018
- Nov 10, 2018 Long Nights on Long Island: Wrapping our First Summit Nov 10, 2018
- Nov 10, 2018 Our Students' Work, From the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream Waters Nov 10, 2018
- Nov 3, 2018 Five Questions: Yes, Light Painting is Allowed in National Parks, and More Nov 3, 2018
October 2018
- Oct 27, 2018 Working in (and with) the Dead of Night—Photographing in Cemeteries Oct 27, 2018
- Oct 20, 2018 (No, We’re Not Crazy) Why You Should Use a Circular Polarizer at Night Oct 20, 2018
- Oct 13, 2018 Our First Night Photography Summit and More — We’re On the Road Again! Oct 13, 2018
- Oct 2, 2018 Celebrating the National Trails System Birthday with a Walk to an Arch Oct 2, 2018
September 2018
- Sep 22, 2018 Our Art in the Parks: NPAN Student Exhibits to Open at Biscayne & Redwood Sep 22, 2018
- Sep 15, 2018 Control the Color Monster: Making the Move to Manual White Balance Sep 15, 2018
- Sep 8, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Car and Star Trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sep 8, 2018
- Sep 1, 2018 Muses from the Past: The Night Photographs of Jessie Tarbox Beals Sep 1, 2018
August 2018
- Aug 25, 2018 Oh, the Places We’ll Go—15 Destinations for Epic Night Adventures in 2019 Aug 25, 2018
- Aug 18, 2018 4 Ways to Remove Airplanes from Star Stacks Aug 18, 2018
July 2018
- Jul 28, 2018 Five Questions: Flashlights, Big Bend, Fireflies and More Jul 28, 2018
- Jul 21, 2018 Filling in the Shadows: Light Painting Before and After Jul 21, 2018
- Jul 14, 2018 Lightroom for the Night Photographer: Learning to Master Local Adjustments (Part II) Jul 14, 2018
- Jul 7, 2018 Up Next: National Parks at Night on YouTube Jul 7, 2018
June 2018
- Jun 30, 2018 Tips for Packing for a Night Photography Trip Jun 30, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 So Far, So Awesome! Recapping Our First Workshops of 2018 Jun 22, 2018
- Jun 16, 2018 Light Painting in Moonlight—Using the Moon as Key Light, or Using it as Fill Jun 16, 2018
- Jun 9, 2018 Staying Sharp: 8 Ways to Focus in the Dark Jun 9, 2018
May 2018
- May 26, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park May 26, 2018
- May 19, 2018 How to Stand Out in a Crowd (of other Night Photographers) May 19, 2018
- May 12, 2018 Finding Your Way in the Dark: A Guide to Seeing at Night May 12, 2018
- May 5, 2018 The Write Stuff: Sergey Churkin and the Light Painting World Alliance May 5, 2018
April 2018
- Apr 28, 2018 The Night Photography Mindset: Seeing Beyond the Milky Way Apr 28, 2018
- Apr 21, 2018 Five Questions: Moon Lenses, Smoky Summer Landscapes, Noise Tests and More Apr 21, 2018
- Apr 14, 2018 How Lightroom Classic CC 7.3's New Features Help the Night Photographer Apr 14, 2018
- Apr 7, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Waterfall and Clements Mountain in Glacier National Park Apr 7, 2018
- Apr 1, 2018 The Night Photography Game-Changer: Day for Night Filters Now Available Apr 1, 2018
March 2018
- Mar 24, 2018 Shooting for the Moon: How to Photograph Earth's Little Cousin Mar 24, 2018
- Mar 17, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Heather Whatever at Rockaway Beach Mar 17, 2018
- Mar 10, 2018 Advanced Light Painting: Balancing Ambient and Added Light to Achieve Your Objective Mar 10, 2018
- Mar 3, 2018 Lightroom for the Night Photographer: Learning to Master Local Adjustments (Part I) Mar 3, 2018
February 2018
- Feb 17, 2018 Muses from the Past: The Night Photographs of Volkmar Kurt Wentzel Feb 17, 2018
- Feb 10, 2018 A Guide to Light Writing Tools Feb 10, 2018
- Feb 3, 2018 Five Questions: Meteor Showers, Pano Stitching, and Lots and Lots of Gear Feb 3, 2018
January 2018
- Jan 27, 2018 Dehaze: The Night Photographer's Secret Weapon Jan 27, 2018
- Jan 20, 2018 Own Your Settings Jan 20, 2018
- Jan 13, 2018 Nikon Night Photography Showdown: The D850 Compared to Its Cousins Jan 13, 2018
- Jan 6, 2018 Meteors and Eclipses and Comets, Oh My!—The Celestial Events of 2018 Jan 6, 2018
December 2017
- Dec 30, 2017 10 For 2017: Breaking Down Our Favorite Images of the Year Dec 30, 2017
- Dec 23, 2017 It's a Wrap! Recapping The Second Half of Our Second Year Dec 23, 2017
- Dec 16, 2017 How We Got the Shot: Wildrose Charcoal Kilns of Death Valley National Park Dec 16, 2017
- Dec 9, 2017 Happy Birthdays: 4 Parks and More Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries in 2018 Dec 9, 2017
November 2017
- Nov 18, 2017 'Tis Once Again the Season: Our 2nd Annual Holiday Gift Guide Nov 18, 2017
- Nov 11, 2017 A Day of Night: Talking Stars and Light Painting at the B&H Event Space Nov 11, 2017
- Nov 4, 2017 Faces, Darkness, Experimentation and Time: How To Create Stellar Night Portraits Nov 4, 2017
October 2017
- Oct 28, 2017 How the New Lightroom Range Mask Feature Helps Night Photographers Oct 28, 2017
- Oct 21, 2017 A Look Through the Years—How Night Photography has Changed, and How it Hasn't Oct 21, 2017
- Oct 16, 2017 Conferences, Clubs and Excursions, Oh My! Come Join Us for an Event This Fall Oct 16, 2017
- Oct 7, 2017 Northern Exposure: 8 Illuminating tips for Photographing Auroras Oct 7, 2017
September 2017
- Sep 30, 2017 How to Master Color at Night with the Luxli Viola Sep 30, 2017
- Sep 16, 2017 Leveling Up by Layering Light: How to Paint with Short Exposures Sep 16, 2017
- Sep 9, 2017 How We Got the Shot: Light Painting the Upright Stone in Iceland Sep 9, 2017
- Sep 2, 2017 Finishing Touches: 3 Killer Post-Production Tips for Night Photography Sep 2, 2017
August 2017
- Aug 26, 2017 Eclipse Lessons: What We Learned from Our Day in the Sun Aug 26, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 2018 Night Photography Workshops: From Sea to Shining Sea Aug 17, 2017
- Aug 12, 2017 Out of the Blue: The Importance of Twilight to the Night Photographer Aug 12, 2017
- Aug 5, 2017 Beyond the Milky Way: There’s More to Night Photography Than the Trendy Aug 5, 2017
July 2017
- Jul 29, 2017 Night in Day: How are you Preparing for and Shooting the Eclipse? Jul 29, 2017
- Jul 22, 2017 Tech Support: 10 Apps that Will Power Up Your Night Photography Jul 22, 2017
- Jul 15, 2017 Five Questions: Pixelstick Portraits, Motorized Mounts, Devils Tower and More Jul 15, 2017
- Jul 10, 2017 Voices For the Wilderness: Public Comments on National Monuments Due Today Jul 10, 2017
- Jul 8, 2017 How to Choose the Right White Balance for Night Skies Jul 8, 2017
- Jul 1, 2017 12 Things Other Than Fireworks to Photograph on the Fourth of July Jul 1, 2017
June 2017
- Jun 24, 2017 How I Got The Shot: Star Stacks and Sea Stacks in Olympic National Park Jun 24, 2017
- Jun 17, 2017 Which Moon Phases are Best for Different Kinds of Night Photography? Jun 17, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 Recapping Our 1st Workshops of 2017: Joshua Tree, Cuyahoga Valley and Cape Cod Jun 10, 2017
- Jun 3, 2017 Safety First: Know Your Wildlife Before You Head Into the Wild Jun 3, 2017
May 2017
- May 27, 2017 Collaborate & Create: Making Better Night Photographs by Working Together May 27, 2017
- May 20, 2017 Tools for Illuminating the Night: Building a Light Painting and Writing Kit May 20, 2017
- May 13, 2017 Muses from the Past—Lighting and Night Photography of the Vargas Brothers May 13, 2017
- May 6, 2017 Five Questions: Offering Answers on Gear, Techniques and Etiquette May 6, 2017
April 2017
- Apr 29, 2017 How We Got the Shot: Teamwork at Desert Queen Ranch in Joshua Tree NP Apr 29, 2017
- Apr 22, 2017 How I Got the Shot: Bryce Canyon National Park with Chris and Gabe Apr 22, 2017
- Apr 15, 2017 What’s the Longest Usable Shutter Speed for Astro-landscape? (Part II) Apr 15, 2017
- Apr 8, 2017 The Right Angle: Creating Texture and Shape When Light Painting Apr 8, 2017
- Apr 1, 2017 Expose to the Left: How to Really Maximize Image Quality at Night Apr 1, 2017
March 2017
- Mar 25, 2017 How I Got the Shot: Walkway to the Stars at Dry Tortugas National Park Mar 25, 2017
- Mar 18, 2017 Keep the Noise Down (Part II): Examining Your High ISO Test Photographs Mar 18, 2017
- Mar 11, 2017 How I Got the Shot: Ryan Ranch Ruins in Joshua Tree National Park Mar 11, 2017
- Mar 4, 2017 Sharing the Experience(s): Celestial Celebrations (And More) in the National Parks Mar 4, 2017
February 2017
- Feb 25, 2017 Keep the Noise Down (Part I): How to Take an ISO Test with your Camera Feb 25, 2017
- Feb 18, 2017 Capturing Clouds of Light: How to Photograph the Aurora Borealis Feb 18, 2017
- Feb 11, 2017 Level Up With Light Painting: Correcting the Color of Your Flashlight (Part II) Feb 11, 2017
- Feb 4, 2017 Game-Changer: The Best New Piece of Gear for Night Photographers Feb 4, 2017
January 2017
- Jan 28, 2017 More Parks in the Dark: Rounding Out Our 2017 Workshop Schedule Jan 28, 2017
- Jan 21, 2017 What's the Longest Usable Shutter Speed for Astro-Landscape? (Part I) Jan 21, 2017
- Jan 14, 2017 Remote Question: Wireless or Wired Intervalometers for Camera Triggering? Jan 14, 2017
- Jan 7, 2017 Level Up With Light Painting: Correcting the Color of Your Flashlight (Part I) Jan 7, 2017
December 2016
- Dec 31, 2016 A Year of Shooting in the Dark: Reflecting on Our Fave Photos of 2016 Dec 31, 2016
- Dec 27, 2016 Casting Out Shadows: When HDR is the Right Choice for a Night Scene Dec 27, 2016
- Dec 20, 2016 Be Out in the Cold: Why Winter is Great for Night Photography Dec 20, 2016
- Dec 13, 2016 Any Time of Year, A Great Idea: Giving Back to America's Best Idea Dec 13, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 Recapping Our Final Workshops of 2016: Arches and Death Valley Dec 6, 2016
November 2016
- Nov 29, 2016 'Tis the Season to be Gifting: Our Guide for Night Photographers Nov 29, 2016
- Nov 15, 2016 No Legs to Stand on: How to Take Night Photos Without a Tripod Nov 15, 2016
- Nov 8, 2016 Level Up: Re-Editing Your Night Photography Images (Video) Nov 8, 2016
- Nov 1, 2016 How I Got the Shot: Under the Bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park Nov 1, 2016
October 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 Recapping Our 1st Three Workshops: Acadia, Zion & Crater Lake Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 18, 2016 Happy Birthday to NPAN. Thank You for an Amazing First Year! Oct 18, 2016
- Oct 4, 2016 Muses from the Past—the Night Photos of Burdekin and Morrison Oct 4, 2016
September 2016
- Sep 27, 2016 Staying Invisible While Light Painting—The Art of not Being Seen Sep 27, 2016
- Sep 20, 2016 Night Photography Week Recap: Our Adventures With CreativeLive Sep 20, 2016
- Sep 12, 2016 Our 2017 Workshops: Introducing the Passport Series and Adventure Series Sep 12, 2016
- Sep 6, 2016 A Giant Sleeps Tonight: The Night Photography World Loses a Pioneer Sep 6, 2016
August 2016
- Aug 30, 2016 Park Ranger and Photographer Jacob W. Frank Takes On The Night Aug 30, 2016
- Aug 23, 2016 NPAN's Very First Video: 10 Photo Scouting Tips for National Parks Aug 23, 2016
- Aug 16, 2016 Mastering the Intervalometer for Night Photography and Long Exposures Aug 16, 2016
- Aug 9, 2016 NPAN to Teach 'Night Photography Week' with CreativeLive 9/12-16 Aug 9, 2016
July 2016
- Jul 16, 2016 Talks & Walks: Visit us at two great NYC conferences this October! Jul 16, 2016
- Jul 12, 2016 Finding Your Focal Length: Use Metadata To Divulge Your Tendencies Jul 12, 2016
- Jul 5, 2016 How to Get Creative in National Parks without Being an Asshat Jul 5, 2016
- Jul 1, 2016 Holiday Special: Tips for Getting the Most Explosive Fireworks Photos Jul 1, 2016
June 2016
- Jun 28, 2016 VIDEO: Night Visions of National Parks at OPTIC 2016 Imaging Conference Jun 28, 2016
- Jun 21, 2016 Revisiting Locations Can Lead to Seeing with New Eyes, Boosting Creativity Jun 21, 2016
- Jun 14, 2016 A Guide to Getting Started With the Art of Light Painting — Part II Jun 14, 2016
- Jun 7, 2016 A Guide to Getting Started With the Art of Light Painting — Part I Jun 7, 2016
May 2016
- May 24, 2016 National Parks To Celebrate Night Skies With Upcoming Festivals May 24, 2016
- May 17, 2016 Finding Our Parks: How We Participated in National Parks Week May 17, 2016
- May 3, 2016 NPAN to Lecture at B&H OPTIC Conference June 5-8 in NYC May 3, 2016
April 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 Capture or Create: How Are You Approaching Your Photography? Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 19, 2016 Eight Reasons Night Photographers are Awesome Apr 19, 2016
- Apr 12, 2016 International Dark Sky Week Highlights A Precious Commodity Apr 12, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Save Time by Using High ISO Testing to Set Up Your Night Shots Apr 5, 2016
March 2016
- Mar 22, 2016 NPAN + Nikon + B&H + Brooklyn Bridge = Epic Day of Night Photography! Mar 22, 2016
- Mar 15, 2016 Photographic Foreknowledge: Planning Your Shots in National Parks Mar 15, 2016
- Mar 10, 2016 National Parks at Night’s First Official Event is Going to be EPIC! Mar 10, 2016
- Mar 8, 2016 Experimenting with Uncommon Light Sources in Night Photography Mar 8, 2016
- Mar 1, 2016 Use Hyperfocal Distance to Maximize Depth of Field at Night Mar 1, 2016
February 2016
- Feb 23, 2016 Astronomer Tyler Nordgren Discusses Night Skies of the National Parks Feb 23, 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 New NPAN eBook Offers 20 Tips for Photographing in the Dark Feb 22, 2016
- Feb 16, 2016 Testing Your Camera’s Tolerance For Long-Exposure Noise Feb 16, 2016
- Feb 11, 2016 Talking National Parks and More on the Out of Chicago Podcast Feb 11, 2016
- Feb 9, 2016 The Shot I did not Get, and What I Learned from not Getting It Feb 9, 2016
- Feb 2, 2016 ETTR in the Dark: Does 'Expose to the Right' Apply at Night? Feb 2, 2016
January 2016
- Jan 26, 2016 National Park Service Centennial Rife With Events for Photographers Jan 26, 2016
- Jan 19, 2016 Welcome to the National Parks at Night Blog Jan 19, 2016

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Past Workshops

Acadia PhotoPills Bootcamp 2021

Arches Panorama Intensive 2024

Asheville Post-Processing Intensive 2023

Badlands Panorama Intensive 2025

Bannerman Island 2023

Bannerman Island 2024

Big Bend PhotoPills Bootcamp 2025

Black Canyon of the Gunnison 2024

Blue Ridge Parkway 2018

Blue Ridge Parkway 2021

Bodie & the High Sierra 2021

Bryce Canyon 2019

Bryce Canyon Pano Intensive 2023 — Waitlist

Bryce Canyon PhotoPills Bootcamp 2022

Cape Cod and the Province Lands 2019

Cape Cod Lighthouses 2023

Capitol Reef 2018

Capitol Reef & the Solar Eclipse 2023

Catskills Night Portraiture 2018

Catskill Post-Processing Intensive 2019

Catskill Post-Processing Intensive 2020

Catskill Retreat 2024

Centennial Valley, J Bar L Ranch & Solar Eclipse 2017

Chaco Culture 2018

Charleston 2021

Charleston 2025

Colorado High Country 2020

Colorado Shoot for the Edit 2022

Crater Lake 2016

Crater Lake 2024

Cuyahoga Valley 2017

Death Valley 2016

Death Valley Alternate Tracks 2024

Death Valley Alumni Excursion 2020

Death Valley Intro to Night Photography 2022

Death Valley PhotoPills Bootcamp 2022

Devils Tower 2019

Dry Tortugas 2017

Easter Island 2019

Easter Island 2023

Easter Island 2025

Eastern Sierra 2017

East Greenland 2023

Everglades 2021

Faroe Islands 2022

Faroe Islands 2024

Gateway Arch & Route 66 2024

Golden Gate NRA & San Francisco 2019

Grand Canyon North Rim 2022

Grand Canyon South Rim 2019

Great Basin 2024

Great Sand Dunes 2017

Great Sand Dunes & the Perseids 2023

Great Smoky Mountains 2019

Hawai‘i Volcanoes 2024

Hot Springs & the Solar Eclipse 2024

Iceland North Coast 2023

Iceland: North Coast 2025

Iceland South Coast 2018

Iceland South Coast 2023

Iceland: Westfjords 2024

Iceland: Westfjords Camping 2024

Ireland: County Mayo 2023

Ireland: County Mayo 2024

Joshua Tree 2017

Joshua Tree 2017 II

Joshua Tree 2021

Joshua Tree PhotoPills Bootcamp 2021

Joshua Tree PhotoPills Bootcamp 2023

Lassen Volcanic 2019

Lighthouses of the Outer Banks 2022

Lightroom Live 2020

Lofoten Islands 2020

Lofoten Islands 2022

Lofoten Islands 2023

Lofoten Islands 2024

Lofoten Islands 2025

Maine Lighthouses 2025

Maine–Mid-Coast 2020

Maine–Monhegan & Acadia 2020

Martha's Vineyard Lighthouses 2024

Miami Post-Processing Intensive 2024 🎟️

Monhegan Island 2023

Morocco Atlantic Coast 2022

Mount Rainier 2022

Natural Bridges and Hovenweep 2017

New River Gorge 2023

New York City 2021

North Cascades 2022

Outer Banks & Cape Hatteras 2019

Orkney Islands 2022

Pittsburgh 2022

Rocky Mountain 2018

Rust & Ruinism 2024

Rust & Ruinism 2025

Saguaro Intro to Night Photography 2024

Sandy Hook 2022

Savannah in Black & White 2024

Scotland The Hebrides 2018

Seattle Post-Processing Intensive 2021

Sedona Shoot for the Edit 2023

Shenandoah 2021

Shi Shi Beach Backcountry 2019

Sleepy Hollow 2021

Sleepy Hollow 2022

Sleepy Hollow 2025

Sloss Furnaces 2018

Sloss Furnaces 2023

Theodore Roosevelt 2022

Trona Pinnacles & Alabama Hills 2020

Valley of Fire & Nelson Ghost Town 2019

Virgin Islands 2023

Westfjords of Iceland 2017

Westfjords Schooner 2022

Washington DC 2021

Yellowstone North 2024

Yellowstone South 2020

Yosemite Valley 2021

Yosemite High Sierra 2022

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