National Parks at Night Blog
Topic by Topic
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Astronomical Events
- Jul 29, 2017 Night in Day: How are you Preparing for and Shooting the Eclipse? Jul 29, 2017
- Aug 26, 2017 Eclipse Lessons: What We Learned from Our Day in the Sun Aug 26, 2017
- Jan 6, 2018 Meteors and Eclipses and Comets, Oh My!—The Celestial Events of 2018 Jan 6, 2018
- Dec 1, 2018 The Iceball Cometh: Getting Ready for Comet Wirtanen with Astronomer Tyler Nordgren Dec 1, 2018
- Jan 26, 2019 Moon Shots: What We Learned from Photographing the 2019 Lunar Eclipse Jan 26, 2019
- Apr 19, 2020 Great Balls of Fire, Part 1: Using PhotoPills to Scout Meteor Showers Apr 19, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Great Balls of Fire, Part 2: How to Photograph a Meteor Shower Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 25, 2020 Great Balls of Fire, Part 3: How to Process a Meteor Shower Radiant Apr 25, 2020
- Jul 18, 2020 Capturing the Comet: How to Photograph the Night Surprise of NEOWISE Jul 18, 2020
- May 15, 2022 Once in a Red Moon: Photographing the Lunar Eclipse May 15, 2022
- May 28, 2022 Wishing Upon Some Falling Stars: The Tau Herculids May (or May Not) be a Night of a Lifetime May 28, 2022
- Mar 11, 2025 Are You Ready for the Total Lunar Eclipse of 2025? Mar 11, 2025
- Mar 19, 2025 From Plane to Rain to Desert Moon: The Great Lunar Eclipse Chase of 2025 Mar 19, 2025
- Aug 22, 2026 Sun Stories: Two Takes on Eclipsing in Spain Aug 22, 2026
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Best Practices
- Feb 16, 2016 Testing Your Camera’s Tolerance For Long-Exposure Noise Feb 16, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Save Time by Using High ISO Testing to Set Up Your Night Shots Apr 5, 2016
- Feb 25, 2017 Keep the Noise Down (Part I): How to Take an ISO Test with your Camera Feb 25, 2017
- Mar 18, 2017 Keep the Noise Down (Part II): Examining Your High ISO Test Photographs Mar 18, 2017
- Mar 9, 2019 Wonders of Workflow: How Consistency Will Improve Your Night Photography Mar 9, 2019
- Feb 29, 2020 Five Field Tips to Make Night Photography Go a Little Smoother Feb 29, 2020
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Creativity
- Apr 26, 2016 Capture or Create: How Are You Approaching Your Photography? Apr 26, 2016
- Dec 20, 2016 Be Out in the Cold: Why Winter is Great for Night Photography Dec 20, 2016
- May 27, 2017 Collaborate & Create: Making Better Night Photographs by Working Together May 27, 2017
- Aug 5, 2017 Beyond the Milky Way: There’s More to Night Photography Than the Trendy Aug 5, 2017
- Nov 4, 2017 Faces, Darkness, Experimentation and Time: How To Create Stellar Night Portraits Nov 4, 2017
- Apr 28, 2018 The Night Photography Mindset: Seeing Beyond the Milky Way Apr 28, 2018
- May 19, 2018 How to Stand Out in a Crowd (of other Night Photographers) May 19, 2018
- Oct 27, 2018 Working in (and with) the Dead of Night—Photographing in Cemeteries Oct 27, 2018
- Aug 11, 2019 Sometimes it Takes Two Takes: How Revisiting Locations Can Improve Your Night Photos Aug 11, 2019
- Dec 21, 2019 Seizing the Season: How to Photograph Holiday Lights Dec 21, 2019
- Jan 4, 2020 New Year’s Revolutions: Six Steps to Shaking Up Your Night Photography in 2020 Jan 4, 2020
- Oct 3, 2020 How to Deal With Light Pollution, Part III: Creativity Oct 3, 2020
- Feb 6, 2021 Yesterday's News, Today's Muse: Shooting Night Photography on Film Feb 6, 2021
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Equipment
- Jul 12, 2016 Finding Your Focal Length: Use Metadata To Divulge Your Tendencies Jul 12, 2016
- Aug 16, 2016 Mastering the Intervalometer for Night Photography and Long Exposures Aug 16, 2016
- Jan 14, 2017 Remote Question: Wireless or Wired Intervalometers for Camera Triggering? Jan 14, 2017
- Feb 4, 2017 Game-Changer: The Best New Piece of Gear for Night Photographers Feb 4, 2017
- May 20, 2017 Tools for Illuminating the Night: Building a Light Painting and Writing Kit May 20, 2017
- Jul 22, 2017 Tech Support: 10 Apps that Will Power Up Your Night Photography Jul 22, 2017
- Sep 30, 2017 How to Master Color at Night with the Luxli Viola Sep 30, 2017
- Jan 13, 2018 Nikon Night Photography Showdown: The D850 Compared to Its Cousins Jan 13, 2018
- Feb 10, 2018 A Guide to Light Writing Tools Feb 10, 2018
- May 12, 2018 Finding Your Way in the Dark: A Guide to Seeing at Night May 12, 2018
- Oct 20, 2018 (No, We’re Not Crazy) Why You Should Use a Circular Polarizer at Night Oct 20, 2018
- Sep 28, 2019 The Z 6 is the Best Camera for Night Photography Sep 28, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 Getting the Best Star Points for Astro Landscapes: How to Test Lenses for Coma Dec 12, 2019
- Jan 18, 2020 When the Pen is Mightier: Using a Graphic Tablet For Spot-Editing Jan 18, 2020
- May 2, 2020 Best of Both Worlds—The Nikon D780 Combines the Advantages of the D750 and Z 6 May 2, 2020
- May 16, 2020 A Better Intervalometer: The Phottix Aion May 16, 2020
- Jun 6, 2020 Three Legs to Stand On: Helping You Choose and Use Your Tripod Jun 6, 2020
- Sep 19, 2020 How to Deal With Light Pollution, Part I: Filters Sep 19, 2020
- Mar 13, 2021 Resharp Your Lens: How to Calibrate Infinity Focus on the Irix 15mm and 11mm Mar 13, 2021
- Apr 24, 2021 In the Bag: Packing for a 3-Week Night Photography Trip Apr 24, 2021
- May 8, 2021 Buzz Off! … Or, Mitigating Mosquitos While Photographing on Spring and Summer Nights May 8, 2021
- Jan 22, 2022 Diggin' Gear: Announcing a Brand New Blog to Help Solve Your Night Photography Problems Jan 22, 2022
- Nov 18, 2023 Guiding the Light: Our Friend Improves Luxli LED Panels Nov 18, 2023
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Essay
- Jan 19, 2016 Welcome to the National Parks at Night Blog Jan 19, 2016
- Feb 9, 2016 The Shot I did not Get, and What I Learned from not Getting It Feb 9, 2016
- Apr 19, 2016 Eight Reasons Night Photographers are Awesome Apr 19, 2016
- Jul 5, 2016 How to Get Creative in National Parks without Being an Asshat Jul 5, 2016
- Jun 3, 2017 Safety First: Know Your Wildlife Before You Head Into the Wild Jun 3, 2017
- Oct 2, 2018 Celebrating the National Trails System Birthday with a Walk to an Arch Oct 2, 2018
- Jun 22, 2019 Lost and Found in the California Desert: A Tripod and Ball Head Find Their Way Home Jun 22, 2019
- Nov 8, 2019 Putting Pictures to Paper: How Printing Can Make You a Better Photographer Nov 8, 2019
- Dec 19, 2020 Midwinter Musings: The Importance of the Solstice to the Night Photographer Dec 19, 2020
- Jan 2, 2021 12 Tasks for Ringing in a New Year for Night Photography Jan 2, 2021
- Jan 23, 2021 Banding Together: The Tradition of Community Spirit in Night Photography Jan 23, 2021
- Jul 16, 2022 Returning to Scotland to Revisit Night Photographs of Yesteryear Jul 16, 2022
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Events
- Jun 29, 2019 A Star Trek: Reporting Back from our Time at the Grand Canyon Night Sky Festival Jun 29, 2019
- Jul 20, 2019 Oreos and More: 16 Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Jul 20, 2019
- Jan 11, 2020 Parks and Nights 2020: Fee-Free Days, Supermoons, Meteor Showers and More Jan 11, 2020
- Jan 15, 2021 Announcing the First-Ever Online Night Photo Summit Jan 15, 2021
- Feb 20, 2021 Three Days of Night: A Wrap-Up of the Very First Night Photo Summit Feb 20, 2021
- Aug 7, 2021 B&H to Celebrate a Whole Week of Night, and We'll Be There! Aug 7, 2021
- Jan 8, 2022 Seize the Night, Online! — Announcing the Second Annual Night Photo Summit Jan 8, 2022
- Feb 5, 2022 Growing the Community: We Are Now Running the Nightscaper Conference Feb 5, 2022
- Jun 18, 2022 New York Minutes: Our Day-to-Day as Reps of the Night at OPTIC 2022 Jun 18, 2022
- Aug 20, 2022 Coming to Kanab? — Announcing the 2023 Nightscaper Photo Conference! Aug 20, 2022
- Jan 7, 2023 Ready for Inspiration, Education and Fun? — Announcing the 3rd Annual Night Photo Summit Jan 7, 2023
- May 27, 2023 Out of and Into the Dark: Wrapping Up Nightscaper 2023 May 27, 2023
- Aug 5, 2023 To 100 and Beyond: A Centuple Celebration of 8 Years of Workshops Aug 5, 2023
- Dec 23, 2023 Expand Your Universe: Two Night Photography Conferences Coming Your Way in 2024 Dec 23, 2023
- Jan 6, 2024 Ready for a Virtual Adventure? Announcing the 2024 Night Photo Summit! Jan 6, 2024
- Mar 2, 2024 Shoot for the Stars with us in Kanab: Announcing the 2024 Nightscaper Conference Mar 2, 2024
- Oct 5, 2024 Simply Stellar: Wrapping Up the 2024 Nightscaper Conference Oct 5, 2024
- Dec 16, 2024 Take Five: Announcing the Fifth Annual Night Photo Summit Dec 16, 2024
- May 25, 2025 Fantastic Four Corners: Announcing the 2026 Nightscaper Conference May 25, 2025
- Jan 3, 2026 A Winter Gathering: Announcing the Sixth Annual Night Photo Summit Jan 3, 2026
- Jun 8, 2026 Fantastic in Four Corners: A Nightscaper to Remember Jun 8, 2026
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Exposure
- Feb 2, 2016 ETTR in the Dark: Does 'Expose to the Right' Apply at Night? Feb 2, 2016
- Jan 21, 2017 What's the Longest Usable Shutter Speed for Astro-Landscape? (Part I) Jan 21, 2017
- Apr 15, 2017 What’s the Longest Usable Shutter Speed for Astro-landscape? (Part II) Apr 15, 2017
- Sep 15, 2018 Control the Color Monster: Making the Move to Manual White Balance Sep 15, 2018
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Five Questions
- May 6, 2017 Five Questions: Offering Answers on Gear, Techniques and Etiquette May 6, 2017
- Jul 15, 2017 Five Questions: Pixelstick Portraits, Motorized Mounts, Devils Tower and More Jul 15, 2017
- Feb 3, 2018 Five Questions: Meteor Showers, Pano Stitching, and Lots and Lots of Gear Feb 3, 2018
- Apr 21, 2018 Five Questions: Moon Lenses, Smoky Summer Landscapes, Noise Tests and More Apr 21, 2018
- Jul 28, 2018 Five Questions: Flashlights, Big Bend, Fireflies and More Jul 28, 2018
- Nov 3, 2018 Five Questions: Yes, Light Painting is Allowed in National Parks, and More Nov 3, 2018
- Feb 9, 2019 Five Questions: Light Painting Headlights, Moonrises and Sunsets, Auroras and More Feb 9, 2019
- Mar 30, 2019 Five Questions: Great Smoky Mountains, Zion, Bryce, Black and White Printing, and More Mar 30, 2019
- Jul 13, 2019 Five Questions: Very Large Files, Pollution Filters, Fuji lenses and More Jul 13, 2019
- Oct 12, 2019 Five Questions: Sony, Z Options, Flying Objects, Third-Party Software and More Oct 12, 2019
- Jan 26, 2020 Five Questions: Flashlight Filters, Night Photography with Film, Adobe Bridge and More Jan 26, 2020
- May 9, 2020 Five Questions: Moonrises, Laowas, Acadia National Park and More May 9, 2020
- Aug 1, 2020 Five Questions: Coast Flashlights, Lightning, Custom Menus and More Aug 1, 2020
- Sep 12, 2020 Five Questions: Remote Setups, Induro Tripods, Acceptable Noise and More Sep 12, 2020
- Oct 24, 2020 Five Questions: Star Trails Under Moonlight, Coma, Great Smoky Mountains and More Oct 24, 2020
- Nov 21, 2020 Five Questions: Meteor Shower in Death Valley, Leveling Bases, Coast Flashlights and More Nov 21, 2020
- Apr 17, 2021 Five Questions: Super Resolution, Ghosts, Intervalometers and More Apr 17, 2021
- Jul 17, 2021 Five Questions: Dark Skies, Light Stands, PCs and More Jul 17, 2021
- Sep 11, 2021 Five Questions: Tripod Cleaning, Condensation, Auto ISO and more Sep 11, 2021
- Dec 11, 2021 Five Questions: Aurora Noise, Portable Stools, Moving Lightroom and More Dec 11, 2021
- Jul 9, 2022 Five Questions: Barns, Filters with Auroras, Star Trail Settings and More Jul 9, 2022
- Dec 24, 2022 Five Questions: Holiday Lights, Metal Prints, a Southern National Park and More Dec 24, 2022
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Gift Guide
- Nov 29, 2016 'Tis the Season to be Gifting: Our Guide for Night Photographers Nov 29, 2016
- Nov 18, 2017 'Tis Once Again the Season: Our 2nd Annual Holiday Gift Guide Nov 18, 2017
- Nov 25, 2018 How to Be Merry and Bright at Night: Our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 25, 2018
- Nov 30, 2019 Walking in a Photo Wonderland: Our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 30, 2019
- Nov 28, 2020 All That Glitters: Our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 28, 2020
- Nov 27, 2021 A Few Favorite Things: Our 2021 Night Photography Holiday Gift Guide Nov 27, 2021
- Nov 26, 2022 Toys and Tinsel: Our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Nov 26, 2022
- Dec 2, 2023 Seize the Season: Our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide Dec 2, 2023
- Dec 7, 2024 Winter Wishes: Our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Dec 7, 2024
- Dec 20, 2025 The Nice List: Our 2025 Holiday Gift Guide Dec 20, 2025
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How I Got the Shot
- Nov 1, 2016 How I Got the Shot: Under the Bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park Nov 1, 2016
- Mar 11, 2017 How I Got the Shot: Ryan Ranch Ruins in Joshua Tree National Park Mar 11, 2017
- Mar 25, 2017 How I Got the Shot: Walkway to the Stars at Dry Tortugas National Park Mar 25, 2017
- Apr 22, 2017 How I Got the Shot: Bryce Canyon National Park with Chris and Gabe Apr 22, 2017
- Apr 29, 2017 How We Got the Shot: Teamwork at Desert Queen Ranch in Joshua Tree NP Apr 29, 2017
- Jun 24, 2017 How I Got The Shot: Star Stacks and Sea Stacks in Olympic National Park Jun 24, 2017
- Sep 9, 2017 How We Got the Shot: Light Painting the Upright Stone in Iceland Sep 9, 2017
- Dec 16, 2017 How We Got the Shot: Wildrose Charcoal Kilns of Death Valley National Park Dec 16, 2017
- Mar 17, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Heather Whatever at Rockaway Beach Mar 17, 2018
- Apr 7, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Waterfall and Clements Mountain in Glacier National Park Apr 7, 2018
- May 26, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park May 26, 2018
- Sep 8, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Car and Star Trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sep 8, 2018
- Nov 17, 2018 How I Got the Shot: Milky Way and Planets in Lassen Volcanic Nov 17, 2018
- Feb 2, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Lighthouse Beams at Fire Island Feb 2, 2019
- Mar 16, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Stars and a Rock in Lassen Volcanic Mar 16, 2019
- Apr 6, 2019 How I Got The Shot: Star Trails Over the Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park Apr 6, 2019
- May 4, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Light Painting and Star Trails at Devils Tower May 4, 2019
- Jul 27, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Dueling Dinos in Borrego Springs Jul 27, 2019
- Sep 21, 2019 How I Got the Shot: Star Trails and Tufa Spires at Trona Pinnacles Sep 21, 2019
- Feb 22, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Time-Lapse at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Feb 22, 2020
- Mar 7, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Ubehebe Crater at Death Valley National Park Mar 7, 2020
- Nov 6, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Moon Over Alabama Hills Nov 6, 2020
- Dec 12, 2020 How I Got the Shot: Milky Way and White Dome Geyser, Yellowstone Dec 12, 2020
- Nov 20, 2021 How I Got the Shot: Star Circles Over West Quoddy Head Lighthouse Nov 20, 2021
- Mar 5, 2022 How I Got the Shot: Grosvenor Arch Milky Way Pano Mar 5, 2022
- Jun 25, 2022 How I Got the Shot: Puente Nuevo, Ronda at Night Jun 25, 2022
- Nov 5, 2022 How I Got the Shot: Lunar Eclipse in a Sparkling Star Field Nov 5, 2022
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Humor
- Apr 1, 2017 Expose to the Left: How to Really Maximize Image Quality at Night Apr 1, 2017
- Apr 1, 2018 The Night Photography Game-Changer: Day for Night Filters Now Available Apr 1, 2018
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Light
- Mar 8, 2016 Experimenting with Uncommon Light Sources in Night Photography Mar 8, 2016
- Aug 12, 2017 Out of the Blue: The Importance of Twilight to the Night Photographer Aug 12, 2017
- Apr 20, 2019 The Color of Night: The Proliferation of LEDs and its Effects on How We Photograph Apr 20, 2019
- Sep 7, 2019 The Simmer Dim: Photographing in Twilight that Lasts Till Morning Sep 7, 2019
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Light Painting
- Jun 7, 2016 A Guide to Getting Started With the Art of Light Painting — Part I Jun 7, 2016
- Jun 14, 2016 A Guide to Getting Started With the Art of Light Painting — Part II Jun 14, 2016
- Sep 27, 2016 Staying Invisible While Light Painting—The Art of not Being Seen Sep 27, 2016
- Jan 7, 2017 Level Up With Light Painting: Correcting the Color of Your Flashlight (Part I) Jan 7, 2017
- Feb 11, 2017 Level Up With Light Painting: Correcting the Color of Your Flashlight (Part II) Feb 11, 2017
- Apr 8, 2017 The Right Angle: Creating Texture and Shape When Light Painting Apr 8, 2017
- Mar 10, 2018 Advanced Light Painting: Balancing Ambient and Added Light to Achieve Your Objective Mar 10, 2018
- Jun 16, 2018 Light Painting in Moonlight—Using the Moon as Key Light, or Using it as Fill Jun 16, 2018
- Jul 21, 2018 Filling in the Shadows: Light Painting Before and After Jul 21, 2018
- Nov 23, 2019 Level Up With Light Painting: Correcting the Color of Your Flashlight (Part III) Nov 23, 2019
- Aug 29, 2020 To Contrast or Complement: How to Use Color in Light Painting Aug 29, 2020
- Oct 17, 2020 Going Gradual: A Guide to Low-level Landscape Lighting Oct 17, 2020
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NPAN News
- Feb 11, 2016 Talking National Parks and More on the Out of Chicago Podcast Feb 11, 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 New NPAN eBook Offers 20 Tips for Photographing in the Dark Feb 22, 2016
- Mar 10, 2016 National Parks at Night’s First Official Event is Going to be EPIC! Mar 10, 2016
- Mar 22, 2016 NPAN + Nikon + B&H + Brooklyn Bridge = Epic Day of Night Photography! Mar 22, 2016
- May 3, 2016 NPAN to Lecture at B&H OPTIC Conference June 5-8 in NYC May 3, 2016
- Jun 28, 2016 VIDEO: Night Visions of National Parks at OPTIC 2016 Imaging Conference Jun 28, 2016
- Jul 16, 2016 Talks & Walks: Visit us at two great NYC conferences this October! Jul 16, 2016
- Aug 9, 2016 NPAN to Teach 'Night Photography Week' with CreativeLive 9/12-16 Aug 9, 2016
- Sep 20, 2016 Night Photography Week Recap: Our Adventures With CreativeLive Sep 20, 2016
- Oct 18, 2016 Happy Birthday to NPAN. Thank You for an Amazing First Year! Oct 18, 2016
- Oct 16, 2017 Conferences, Clubs and Excursions, Oh My! Come Join Us for an Event This Fall Oct 16, 2017
- Nov 11, 2017 A Day of Night: Talking Stars and Light Painting at the B&H Event Space Nov 11, 2017
- Jul 7, 2018 Up Next: National Parks at Night on YouTube Jul 7, 2018
- Sep 22, 2018 Our Art in the Parks: NPAN Student Exhibits to Open at Biscayne & Redwood Sep 22, 2018
- Oct 13, 2018 Our First Night Photography Summit and More — We’re On the Road Again! Oct 13, 2018
- Nov 10, 2018 Our Students' Work, From the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream Waters Nov 10, 2018
- Nov 10, 2018 Long Nights on Long Island: Wrapping our First Summit Nov 10, 2018
- May 25, 2019 Drifting Away to Summer Nights: 3 Events in 3 States May 25, 2019
- May 30, 2020 Live, in Front of an Online Audience: National Parks at Night! May 30, 2020
- Jan 29, 2022 Words, Words and More Words: Announcing the Night Photography Glossary Jan 29, 2022
- Dec 17, 2022 PhotoPills, National Parks at Night Partner for Two Masterclasses Dec 17, 2022
- Jan 14, 2024 Even More Words: Updates to the Night Photography Glossary Jan 14, 2024
- Apr 2, 2024 Black Hole Sun: Get Ready to Shoot the 2024 Eclipse with Our New E-Book Apr 2, 2024
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National Parks
- Jan 26, 2016 National Park Service Centennial Rife With Events for Photographers Jan 26, 2016
- May 17, 2016 Finding Our Parks: How We Participated in National Parks Week May 17, 2016
- May 24, 2016 National Parks To Celebrate Night Skies With Upcoming Festivals May 24, 2016
- Dec 13, 2016 Any Time of Year, A Great Idea: Giving Back to America's Best Idea Dec 13, 2016
- Mar 4, 2017 Sharing the Experience(s): Celestial Celebrations (And More) in the National Parks Mar 4, 2017
- Jul 10, 2017 Voices For the Wilderness: Public Comments on National Monuments Due Today Jul 10, 2017
- Dec 9, 2017 Happy Birthdays: 4 Parks and More Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries in 2018 Dec 9, 2017
- Jun 8, 2019 Celebrating Darkness: The National Park Night Sky Festivals of 2019 Jun 8, 2019
- Jun 5, 2021 Paradise at Night: All 5 Utah National Parks are Now Dark-Sky Certified Jun 5, 2021
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Night People
- Feb 23, 2016 Astronomer Tyler Nordgren Discusses Night Skies of the National Parks Feb 23, 2016
- Aug 30, 2016 Park Ranger and Photographer Jacob W. Frank Takes On The Night Aug 30, 2016
- Sep 6, 2016 A Giant Sleeps Tonight: The Night Photography World Loses a Pioneer Sep 6, 2016
- May 5, 2018 The Write Stuff: Sergey Churkin and the Light Painting World Alliance May 5, 2018
- Jun 13, 2020 10 Essential Books for the Night Photographer's Library Jun 13, 2020
- Mar 4, 2021 The Next Steps: 10 More Books to Round Out your Night Photography Library Mar 4, 2021
- Jun 26, 2021 Good Reads for 2021: 11 New Books for the Night Photographer Jun 26, 2021
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Night Photography History
- Oct 4, 2016 Muses from the Past—the Night Photos of Burdekin and Morrison Oct 4, 2016
- May 13, 2017 Muses from the Past—Lighting and Night Photography of the Vargas Brothers May 13, 2017
- Oct 21, 2017 A Look Through the Years—How Night Photography has Changed, and How it Hasn't Oct 21, 2017
- Feb 17, 2018 Muses from the Past: The Night Photographs of Volkmar Kurt Wentzel Feb 17, 2018
- Sep 1, 2018 Muses from the Past: The Night Photographs of Jessie Tarbox Beals Sep 1, 2018
- Jan 12, 2019 Muses from the Past: A. Aubrey Bodine, Baltimore’s Photographer Laureate Jan 12, 2019
- Feb 1, 2020 Bombs, Bobbies and an ISO of 2: The Challenges of Early Night Photography Feb 1, 2020
- Jan 30, 2021 Muses From The Past: Train Photographers Jan 30, 2021
- May 15, 2021 Muses from the Past: Alfonso Garcia Sanchez and Post-War Madrid at Night May 15, 2021
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Night Skies
- Apr 12, 2016 International Dark Sky Week Highlights A Precious Commodity Apr 12, 2016
- Feb 18, 2017 Capturing Clouds of Light: How to Photograph the Aurora Borealis Feb 18, 2017
- Jun 17, 2017 Which Moon Phases are Best for Different Kinds of Night Photography? Jun 17, 2017
- Jul 8, 2017 How to Choose the Right White Balance for Night Skies Jul 8, 2017
- Feb 16, 2019 How to tell the Difference Between Planes, Satellites and Meteors Feb 16, 2019
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Photo Essay
- Dec 31, 2016 A Year of Shooting in the Dark: Reflecting on Our Fave Photos of 2016 Dec 31, 2016
- Jul 1, 2017 12 Things Other Than Fireworks to Photograph on the Fourth of July Jul 1, 2017
- Dec 30, 2017 10 For 2017: Breaking Down Our Favorite Images of the Year Dec 30, 2017
- Dec 30, 2018 Tales of Two Photos: Our Favorite Pairs of Images from 2018 Dec 30, 2018
- Oct 19, 2019 A Grave Collection: Five Nighttime Photos of Cemeteries Oct 19, 2019
- Dec 31, 2019 Two From the Road: Our Favorite National Park Night Photographs of 2019 Dec 31, 2019
- Jul 25, 2020 Nights of the Comet: Our Photos and Experiences with NEOWISE Jul 25, 2020
- Oct 31, 2020 Loving Luna: A Photo Essay Celebration of the Halloween Blue Moon Oct 31, 2020
- Dec 26, 2020 10 Silver Linings: Our Favorite Night Photographs of 2020 Dec 26, 2020
- Oct 23, 2021 From Shadows of the Past: 5 Photos of Ghost Towns at Night Oct 23, 2021
- Dec 31, 2021 10 Pictures, 10 Tales: Our Favorite Night Photos of 2021 Dec 31, 2021
- Dec 31, 2022 Hanging Ten: Our Favorite Photos of 2022 Dec 31, 2022
- Mar 25, 2023 Spring Solar Storm Brings a Week of Amazing Auroras Mar 25, 2023
- Dec 30, 2023 Night Grooves: Our Favorite Photos of 2023 Dec 30, 2023
- Apr 13, 2024 Eleven Eclipses: Following Our Friends in the Path of Totality Apr 13, 2024
- Dec 28, 2024 Dark Matters: Our Favorite Photos of 2024 Dec 28, 2024
- Dec 27, 2025 Forever Chasing The Night: Our Favorite Photos of 2025 Dec 27, 2025
- Sep 11, 2026 Tribute in Light: Years of Remembering and Honoring Through Photography Sep 11, 2026
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Post-Production
- Nov 8, 2016 Level Up: Re-Editing Your Night Photography Images (Video) Nov 8, 2016
- Sep 2, 2017 Finishing Touches: 3 Killer Post-Production Tips for Night Photography Sep 2, 2017
- Sep 16, 2017 Leveling Up by Layering Light: How to Paint with Short Exposures Sep 16, 2017
- Oct 28, 2017 How the New Lightroom Range Mask Feature Helps Night Photographers Oct 28, 2017
- Jan 27, 2018 Dehaze: The Night Photographer's Secret Weapon Jan 27, 2018
- Mar 3, 2018 Lightroom for the Night Photographer: Learning to Master Local Adjustments (Part I) Mar 3, 2018
- Apr 14, 2018 How Lightroom Classic CC 7.3's New Features Help the Night Photographer Apr 14, 2018
- Jul 14, 2018 Lightroom for the Night Photographer: Learning to Master Local Adjustments (Part II) Jul 14, 2018
- Aug 18, 2018 4 Ways to Remove Airplanes from Star Stacks Aug 18, 2018
- Dec 8, 2018 Make Printing Part of Your Process Dec 8, 2018
- Dec 15, 2018 Prepping an Image in Lightroom for the Printer or the Lab Dec 15, 2018
- Jan 5, 2019 The First Steps to Processing Milky Way Images in Lightroom Jan 5, 2019
- Feb 24, 2019 How to Make Your Lightroom Rendering Look Like Your Camera Preview Feb 24, 2019
- May 18, 2019 Processing Star Point Images with the Help of Starry Landscape Stacker May 18, 2019
- Jul 6, 2019 Sliding Into Sharper Skies: Lightroom Brings Texture to Night Photography Jul 6, 2019
- Aug 31, 2019 How to Plan, Shoot and Edit a Milky Way Arch Panorama (Part II) Aug 31, 2019
- Feb 15, 2020 Five Ways That Lightroom’s New Update Eases the Processing of Night Photos Feb 15, 2020
- Mar 28, 2020 Cleaning the Clutter: How to Get Your Lightroom Catalog in Tiptop Shape Mar 28, 2020
- Jun 20, 2020 Processing HDR Images for Urban Night Photography Jun 20, 2020
- Aug 9, 2020 Keeping Our Galaxy Real: How Not To Overprocess the Milky Way Aug 9, 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 How to Deal With Light Pollution, Part II: Post-Production Sep 26, 2020
- Mar 20, 2021 Supersize Me: Adobe Brings Us High-Quality Quadruple Enlargements Mar 20, 2021
- May 1, 2021 Size Matters: Understanding Image Resolution, and Why and When to Boost It May 1, 2021
- Nov 6, 2021 How Lightroom's New Selection and Mask Tools Help the Night Photographer Nov 6, 2021
- Jan 14, 2023 The Night Photographer's Guide to Star Stacking (Part II) Jan 14, 2023
- Apr 1, 2023 Editing Auroras: How to Post-Process Your Northern Lights Photos Apr 1, 2023
- Apr 18, 2023 Cutting Through the Noise: Lightroom Just Made Night Photography Better Apr 18, 2023
- Apr 22, 2023 A Whole New Bag of Tricks: Check Out the Features in Adobe's Latest Update Apr 22, 2023
- Jun 17, 2023 The Night Photographer's Guide to Star Stacking (Part III) Jun 17, 2023
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Scouting
- Mar 15, 2016 Photographic Foreknowledge: Planning Your Shots in National Parks Mar 15, 2016
- Aug 23, 2016 NPAN's Very First Video: 10 Photo Scouting Tips for National Parks Aug 23, 2016
- Jun 11, 2022 The Many Ways that PhotoPills Helps a Night Photographer Jun 11, 2022
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Technique
- Mar 1, 2016 Use Hyperfocal Distance to Maximize Depth of Field at Night Mar 1, 2016
- Jul 1, 2016 Holiday Special: Tips for Getting the Most Explosive Fireworks Photos Jul 1, 2016
- Nov 15, 2016 No Legs to Stand on: How to Take Night Photos Without a Tripod Nov 15, 2016
- Dec 27, 2016 Casting Out Shadows: When HDR is the Right Choice for a Night Scene Dec 27, 2016
- Oct 7, 2017 Northern Exposure: 8 Illuminating tips for Photographing Auroras Oct 7, 2017
- Jan 20, 2018 Own Your Settings Jan 20, 2018
- Mar 24, 2018 Shooting for the Moon: How to Photograph Earth's Little Cousin Mar 24, 2018
- Jun 9, 2018 Staying Sharp: 8 Ways to Focus in the Dark Jun 9, 2018
- Apr 13, 2019 NPF: The New Rule for Shooting the Sharpest Stars in the Sky Apr 13, 2019
- Jun 1, 2019 Nights, Camera, Action! 5 Videos from Gabe and B&H to Help You Photograph the Dark Jun 1, 2019
- Aug 24, 2019 How to Plan, Shoot and Edit a Milky Way Arch Panorama (Part I) Aug 24, 2019
- Oct 31, 2019 Photographing Phantoms: How to Capture Ghosts and Spirits in Night Images Oct 31, 2019
- Apr 4, 2020 Living Room Long Exposures: Seizing the Night at Home Apr 4, 2020
- Aug 27, 2022 The Night Photographer's Guide to Star Stacking (Part I) Aug 27, 2022
- Jan 20, 2024 Embracing Clouds in the Night Sky Jan 20, 2024
- Apr 6, 2024 From Beginning to End, How to Expose a Solar Eclipse Apr 6, 2024
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Travel
- Jun 21, 2016 Revisiting Locations Can Lead to Seeing with New Eyes, Boosting Creativity Jun 21, 2016
- Jun 30, 2018 Tips for Packing for a Night Photography Trip Jun 30, 2018
- Jun 15, 2019 Photo Management for the Road Warrior: A Lightroom Travel Workflow Jun 15, 2019
- May 23, 2020 Returning to Nature, Returning to the World: Where We’re Ready to Go May 23, 2020
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Urban Night Photography
- Jul 11, 2020 That’s a Wrap: Recapping Our Livestream Night Photography Shoot in Pittsburgh Jul 11, 2020
- Aug 8, 2020 Shooting Downtown After Sundown—Light Painting in the Urban Environment Aug 8, 2020
- Feb 27, 2021 Controlling Highlights in Urban and Suburban Night Photography Feb 27, 2021
- Oct 29, 2022 How to Access and Photograph Abandoned Places Oct 29, 2022
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Workshops
- Sep 12, 2016 Our 2017 Workshops: Introducing the Passport Series and Adventure Series Sep 12, 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 Recapping Our 1st Three Workshops: Acadia, Zion & Crater Lake Oct 25, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 Recapping Our Final Workshops of 2016: Arches and Death Valley Dec 6, 2016
- Jan 28, 2017 More Parks in the Dark: Rounding Out Our 2017 Workshop Schedule Jan 28, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 Recapping Our 1st Workshops of 2017: Joshua Tree, Cuyahoga Valley and Cape Cod Jun 10, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 2018 Night Photography Workshops: From Sea to Shining Sea Aug 17, 2017
- Dec 23, 2017 It's a Wrap! Recapping The Second Half of Our Second Year Dec 23, 2017
- Jun 22, 2018 So Far, So Awesome! Recapping Our First Workshops of 2018 Jun 22, 2018
- Aug 25, 2018 Oh, the Places We’ll Go—15 Destinations for Epic Night Adventures in 2019 Aug 25, 2018
- Dec 23, 2018 Finishing What We All Started: Wrapping Our 2018 Workshops Dec 23, 2018
- Aug 17, 2019 Seizing a World of Nights: Announcing Our 2020 Workshops and Tours Aug 17, 2019
- Sep 5, 2020 On the Road Again: Announcing Our 2021-22 Workshops Sep 5, 2020
- Mar 27, 2021 Pixel Perfect: 3 Workshops (1 Brand New!) for Leveling Up Your Processing Skills Mar 27, 2021
- Aug 28, 2021 27 Ways to Journey into Night: Announcing our Season 7 Workshops Aug 28, 2021
- Sep 24, 2022 Super Season 8: Announcing our 2023-24 Night Photography Workshops and Tours Sep 24, 2022
- Oct 14, 2023 Seize the Night in Season 9: Announcing Our New Workshops and Tours Oct 14, 2023
- Feb 24, 2024 We're Going Live! Announcing 4 Online Courses for 2024 Feb 24, 2024
- Aug 31, 2024 Another Year, Another Journey: Announcing Our 10th Season of Workshops Aug 31, 2024
- Aug 23, 2025 Cue Decade Two: Announcing Our 11th Season of Workshops and Tours Aug 23, 2025
