Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Night and Low-Light Photography Overview 2
Shooting Challenges 4


Light 8


What Gear Is Important 10


Choosing Your Subjects 15


Chapter 2 All About Light and Exposure 20


Direction and Intensity of Light 22


Measuring the Available Light 25


Exposure Settings 27


Equivalent Exposures 34


Multiple Exposures 36


The Color of Light 40


Chapter 3 What Gear Is Important 46


Understanding the Camera?s Capabilities and Limitations
49


Lenses 51


Flash Units 58


Tripods 61


Monopods 64


Shutter Releases and Remotes 65


Timers 66


Chapter 4 People and Places Indoors 70


Photographing People Indoors 72


Building Interiors 84


chapter 5 Weddings, Concerts, and Other Events 94


Weddings 96


Photographing Concerts and Events 108


At the Fair 120


Chapter 6 Shooting Sports 128


Sports Venue Lighting 130


Freezing the Action 133


Know the Sport 136


Chapter 7 The Nighttime Sky 140


Sunrise and Sunset 142


Shoot the Moon 147


Time-lapse Photography 152


Star Trails 158


Photographing Fireworks 163


chapter 8 City Lights 170


Street Scenes 172


Light Trails 176


Neon 181


Cityscapes 186


Chapter 9 Light Painting 192


Light Painting Basics 194


Lighting Tools 197


Painting with Light 202


Abstract Images 209


Chapter 10 Low-Light Landscapes 214


Photographing Landscapes in Low Light 217


Long Exposures 223


Chapter 11 Digital Postproduction 232


Software Options 234


File Types 235


Noise Reduction 238


Adjusting the White Balance 246


Adjusting for Color and Exposure 252


Glossary 262


Index 270

About the Author

Alen Hess is a professional event and concert photographer whose subjects have included Billy Idol, The Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, John Legend, Marilyn Manson, Robin Williams, and many more. He is also the author of Exposure Digital Field Guide and the Composition Digital Field Guide as well as iPad Fully Loaded , all published by Wiley.