Stellar Shots: Night Sky Photography with Your Phone

Have you ever gazed up at the night sky, mesmerized by its glittering expanse, and wished to capture that magical sight with your phone? The ethereal beauty of starry skies can seem elusive when it comes to photography. Your mobile device is more able than you think it to be.

Smartphone shot of night sky and stars

In fact, armed with some simple tips and tools, you could be capturing incredible images of the cosmos right from your backyard. Imagine having stellar snapshots as memories of night-time adventures or quiet moments under twinkling stars!

This journey into night sky photography with a phone will let us peek into shutter speed mysteries, learn about exposure settings in low-light conditions and even dive deep into capturing celestial events like meteor showers! So grab your phones because we’re about to turn them into powerful astrophotography devices. Are you ready?

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6 Ways to Skill Up Your Night Photography on Halloween

Lights, camera, action. Photography is often referred to as painting with light, and one of the more enjoyable ways to experiment with photography is to grab your camera and capture the lights of the night.

6 Ways to Skill Up Your Night Photography on Halloween

Halloween offers a unique opportunity to have fun photographing the lights and colors of the season while honing your nighttime skills.

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Free Secrets of Digital Night Photography Webcast

O’Reilly is putting on a free webcast on Digital Night Photography by Harold Davis, author of Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers, reviewed favorably by yours truly back in May. The webcast will be on Tuesday, December 2, at 11am PST. Advance registration required:

In this webcast, professional photographer Harold Davis, author of Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers and creator of the Photoblog 2.0 and Digital Night web sites shows why night photography has become increasingly popular among digital photographers. He demystifies exposure techniques at night, and explains how he post-processes night photos. Following Harold’s presentation, there will be time for a Q&A in which he’ll answer your questions about night photography.

Secrets of Digital Night Photography Webcast

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