The night photography book

The night photography book Capture stunning night photos, including light painting, light streaks, cityscapes, Milky Way landscapes, and astrophotography

Erik Kuna

Book - 2025

"In The Night Photography Book, Erik Kuna, award-winning photographer and host of the influential podcast The Grid, uncovers today's latest techniques for capturing amazing images of the Milky Way, the stars, the night sky, and so much more, and he does it in such an easy and approachable way that it makes creating these "out of this world" images accessible to everyone. Erik shares his own recipes for creating stellar images without having an advanced science degree. While this style of photography is part art, part science, and part technology, Erik takes away all the mystery and complexity and shows you exactly which gear you need, which settings to use, and which accessories work best (and which ones to avoid). He do...es it all in a fun, casual style that will have you creating incredible images without breaking a sweat. That's what makes this book, and these techniques, so unique (and so invaluable). You'll learn Erik's step-by-step techniques for mastering nighttime and low-light photography, from Milky Way landscapes to long-exposure star trails, to light painting techniques, and even the all-important post-processing techniques that make your images really come to life."--

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night photography.
available light photography.
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
Illustrated works
Published
San Rafael, CA : Rocky Nook [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Erik Kuna (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
xix, 195 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9798888141885
  • Chapter 1. The Gear
  • The Tools You Need to Capture the Night
  • The Ideal Camera Body
  • What If You Don't Have a Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera?
  • The Lens
  • A Tripod
  • APIatypod
  • An Intervalometer
  • A Trigger/Cable Release
  • A Headlamp
  • Extra Batteries
  • A Lens Hood
  • Fill Light
  • Using Your Phone as Your Fill Light
  • Shooting with Your Smartphone
  • Filters
  • A Tracker
  • Hand Warmers & Dew Heaters
  • Chapter 2. The Planning
  • Setting Yourself Up for the Perfect Shot
  • Why Plan?
  • The PhotoPills App
  • Where Is the Milky Way Core?
  • Time of Year Effects on the Night Sky
  • The Spring
  • The Summer
  • The Fall
  • The Winter
  • Solar Eclipse
  • Lunar Eclipse
  • Meteor Showers
  • The Moon
  • Light Pollution & Bortle Scale
  • Using Light Pollution in Your Favor
  • The Weather
  • The Astrospheric App
  • Chapter 3. The Settings
  • Mastering Exposure for the Night
  • Choosing Your Shooting Mode
  • Shooting in Manual (or Bulb) Mode
  • How Wide Your Lens Is Open: F-Stop (Aperture)
  • How Long Your Shutter Is Open: Shutter Speed
  • How Sensitive Your Sensor Is to Light: ISO
  • The Exposure Triangle: It's Just Math
  • Choosing Your White Balance
  • Understanding Kelvin Temperature
  • Use Manual Focus
  • Shoot in RAW
  • Using Long Exposure
  • Noise Reduction
  • Take Test Shots
  • Chapter 4. Shooting in Low Light
  • Controlling Exposure When Light Is Scarce
  • Again, Take Test Shots
  • Don't Rely on Your LCD Screen
  • Let Your Histogram Guide You
  • Dealing with Noise
  • Avoiding Noise
  • Use a Red Headlamp
  • Finding Focus
  • Zoom In to Check Focus
  • Your EVF, LCD & Those Pesky Little Light
  • Know Your Huttons & Dials
  • Chapter 5. Astrophotography
  • Capturing the Deep Sky & Beyond
  • Astro-Landscapes vs. Deep Sky
  • The Magic of Astro-Landscapes
  • Deep Sky Wonders
  • The Unique Milky Way Landscape
  • Capturing the Milky Way Landscape in a Single Exposure
  • Blue Hour Blending
  • Moonscapes
  • Tracked Landscapes
  • Blending & Stacking
  • Tracking & Stacking
  • Telephoto Tracking
  • Nebulae
  • Constellations
  • Planets
  • The Moon
  • Other Galaxies
  • Light Painting in One Exposure
  • Dealing with Dew
  • Dealing with Light Pollution
  • Do Filters Actually Help?
  • Chapter 6. Light Painting
  • Bringing Your Night Scenes to Life
  • Why Light Painting?
  • Low-Level Light Painting
  • Light Painting vs. Low-Level Light Painting
  • Blending Color Temperatures
  • Lights for Light Painting
  • Settings for Low-Level Light Painting
  • Light Painting Techniques
  • Low-Level Light Painting Styles
  • Using Light Bars and Light Wands
  • Adding Light Streaks
  • Chapter 7. Nighttime Cityscapes
  • Capturing the Pulse of the City After Dark
  • Chasing Twilight
  • Capturing City Lights
  • White Balance & Warmth
  • The Art of Under-the-Radar Cityscape Shooting
  • The Magic of Long Exposures
  • Crafting Time-Lapses
  • Capturing Silhouettes
  • Adding Movement with Reflections
  • Chapter 8. Nighttime Portraits
  • Bringing Faces to Life After Dark
  • Capturing Portraits at Night
  • Shoot Wide Open
  • The Magic of Bokeh
  • Use a High ISO to Freeze Motion
  • Add Motion to Your Portraits
  • Use Continuous Lighting
  • Use Off-Camera Flash
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Group Portraits
  • Capturing Portraits with Your Phone
  • Chapter 9. Star Trails, Time-Lapses & More
  • Capturing the Movement of the Night
  • Star Trails
  • Star Trail Settings
  • Keeping Star Trails from Becoming a Mess
  • Light Streaks
  • International Space Station Passes
  • Meteor Showers
  • Rocket Launches
  • Time-Lapses
  • Chapter 10. Using Your Phone
  • Turning Your Pocket Camera into a Night Photography Powerhouse
  • Night Modes
  • Astrophotography with an iPhone
  • Astrophotography with an Android
  • Capturing Star Trails
  • Triggering Your Phone's Camera
  • Use a Small Tripod (That Fits in Your Pocket)
  • Use Third-Party Apps
  • Get Creative
  • Chapter 11. Shooting for Post
  • Setting Yourself Up for Success
  • Single-Exposure Milky Way Image
  • The Blue Hour Blend
  • The Moonscape Blend
  • The Astro-Tracking Blend
  • Star Stacking
  • The Day-to-Night Conversion
  • Light Painting While Moving the Light
  • Light Painting with the Lights on Stands
  • Chapter 12. Post-Processing
  • Bringing Your Night Shots to Life
  • Editing a RAW image
  • Editing a RAW Image (continued)
  • Editing a Single Exposure
  • Al Noise Removal (It's a Game Changer)
  • Select Sky in Photoshop
  • Select Sky in Photoshop (continued)
  • Sky Replacement in Photoshop
  • Complementary Tones & Presence
  • Lens Corrections & Optical Issues
  • Lens Corrections & Optical Issues (continued)
  • Blending Two Exposures
  • Stacking Multiple Exposures
  • Tracking & Blending Images
  • Tracking & Blending Images (continued)
  • Compositing
  • Compositing (continued).
  • Accurate Composite Blending
  • Accurate Composite Blending (continued)
  • Chapter 13. Printing & Sharing
  • Bringing Your Night Photography into the Real World
  • Using a Professional Lab vs. Printing at Home
  • Running Test Prints
  • Increasing Brightness, Sharpness & Saturation
  • Selling Your Prints
  • Sharing Your Work on Social Media
  • Sizing Your Images for Social Media
  • Increasing Your Audience on Social Media
  • Finding Your Style
  • Chapter 14. Wrapping It All Up
  • The Night Is Yours-Now Capture It
  • Night Photography Dos
  • Night Photography Dos (continued)
  • Night Photography Don'ts
  • Night Photography Don'ts (continued)
  • More Resources
  • More Resources (continued)
  • A Final Thought…
  • ...and the Most Important Lesson
  • Index

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