\n<\/strong>Everything you always wanted to know about night photography but were afraid to ask! Compiled here you will find tips and tricks to better night photography, interviews with noted night photographers, links to interesting sites, and all about the moon and its phases.<\/p>\n
Must-Read Night Urban Photography Tips How to Get Outstanding Urban Night Photographs<\/a> Photographing the Night Sky Photographing the Night Sky with your DSLR Camera A Beginning Photographer\u2019s Guide to Photographing The Northern Lights<\/a> Photographing the Northern Lights Astrophotography 101: A Lesson Series on Photographing the Milky Way<\/a> How to Photograph the Milky Way 10 Tips for Photographing Meteor Showers Capturing Star Trails \u00a0Photographing Star Trails From Prep Work to Post-Processing: An In-Depth Star Photography Tutoria<\/a>l Boosting the Milky Way: Lightroom <\/strong>and Adobe Camera RAW Tutorial Milky Way Post Processing: Colour Correction
\n<\/a><\/strong>With the days growing shorter, there are great opportunities for night photography in the city.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Within most city centres, there is a wealth of photographic opportunities just waiting to be discovered, all using available light.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/strong>In this tutorial, you will learn how to hunt for a dark sky, choose the right equipment, discover 500 rule, and take awesome photos.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/strong>Photographing the night sky requires nothing more than a digital single lens reflex (DSLR ) camera and a tripod. You can use almost any lens though it is easier to start with a normal (50 mm) or wide angle lens and set it to its widest aperture.<\/p>\n![\"Aurora\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Aurora-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\")
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\n<\/strong>Aside from the rare few in our club, most of us are beginners when it comes to photographing the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/strong>This article provides ten suggestions that should improve your odds of achieving some exceptional images of the aurora.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Astrophotography 101 is currently a work in progress; however, a number of lessons have already been published, including:<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/a><\/strong>Here is a guide to help you understand the basics of photographing the night sky and the Milky Way.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/strong>Photographing a meteor shower is more like photographing a time-lapse than traditional still photos. You can never anticipate where or when a meteor is going to streak across the sky. In order to catch them you have to set up and take as many photos as you can throughout the night with a wide angle lens on the camera. If you leave the camera in the same position you can use the resulting images for a short time-lapse clip in addition to the still images you can capture.<\/p>\n![\"Star](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/8746680293_40e2d14cb4_z-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\")
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\n<\/a><\/strong>Short and to-the-point article on shooting star trails, with a bit of post-processing advice thrown in.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/a>This article includes a star trails checklist is divided into two sections, for lens settings and camera settings for\u00a0selected Nikon and Canon cameras.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Tips for taking amazing\u00a0shots of the Milky Way and night sky, along with post-processing advice.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/a>A basic tutorial covering how to boost your Milky Way shots and how to get the colours in the galactic core to really pop. Although the tutorial only mentions Lightroom, the same techniques can be used in Adobe Camera RAW.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/strong>A general approach to processing night sky images<\/p>\n
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