Introduction to Night Photography (Spanish, Multisub)

Learn techniques to take photographs at night, in the blue hour and with light painting Sometimes photography allows you to reach places you simply can’t see with the naked eye. Photographer Adrián Melo has been capturing the magic of unique spaces in Argentina for years, either in broad daylight or in complete darkness; when our eyes fail to visualize all the elements that surround us.

In this course, Adrián will explain how to create the different types of night photography, depending on the time of day and light conditions. You will explore your creativity by taking photos with longer exposure times than those used in daytime shots and you will see the possibilities of light painting .

What will you learn in this online course? You will start by getting to know Adrian. He will explain how he started in photography and how he developed his skills. He will also show you his influences: photographers he admires and those who inspire his work.

You will discover the equipment and materials you will need to take night photography and make a light painting . Then, you will learn to how to manually focus using the hyperfocal table.

Choosing the location is essential when you take night photography or during the blue hour and you will learn everything you need to consider.

You will also learn how to take urban photographs during blue hour, that time just before nightfall. Using the app Photophills you will understand the exact duration in order to take photos without using a tripod. You will also learn what ISO values are needed so that you use the necessary speed and your photos come out perfectly focused.

When the first stars come out, you must use a tripod. Your teacher will guide you so that you can photograph an urban landscape, focusing and framing correctly in the middle of the night.

Ready to take a photo at night? Leave the city behind and learn to use the hyperfocal table on your phone in order to take fully focused, landscape photos at night. Then, you will learn to take long exposure photographs, normally taken in light-contaminated environments. You can capture stars or landscapes lit by the moon.

Finally, you will learn the technique of light painting. Grab an item of your choice, and while keeping your camera completely still on the tripod, take a long exposure photo focusing on that element while “painting” it with a flashlight. Once the photographs are taken, you can optimize and retouch them in Adobe Photoshop. Get ready for amazing results!

What is this course’s project? You will take photographs in the blue hour and in the middle of the night, as well as in urban and rural landscapes. You should also choose the right location to practise the light painting technique.

Requirements and materials Basic knowledge of operating of a camera in manual mode is required; an understanding of terms such as exposure time, diaphragm, ISO and white balance is important.

As for materials you will need a tripod, a flashlight and a computer with Adobe Photoshop software installed to be able to carry out postproduction.