Seeing New York in a Different Light: Night and Low Light Photography Workshop

Jill Waterman

Important: Participants will meet promptly at The Adorama Building for the classroom session, which will run from 2:30PM to 5:00PM. You’ll then have a light dinner break at a local restaurant from 5:00PM – 6:00PM then transit to the shoot location--which will be a Manhattan or Brooklyn site, to be determined based on projected weather conditions and site logistics--for shooting from 6:00PM-10:00PM (or later).
(Meal cost and transportation is not included in the Workshop fee)
Follow up session to review images will be at Adorama on Wednesday, November 12 from 6:30PM - 8:30PM.

Course Description:

Join us for this introduction to capturing the city in a different light. This Workshop provides a detailed exploration of photography after dark through a mix of classroom presentation and shooting at night in NYC. We will begin the Workshop with a classroom segment, where participants will learn the tools and techniques used to photograph at night, as well as the conceptual foundation of night photography. In addition to Jill’s work, she will be showing images from her recently published book, Night and Low Light Photography, this includes photographs and the behind-the-scenes commentary about the methods that each of the thirty professionals used to make their photographs a success. Technical and practical topics to be addressed include equipment considerations, ways to estimate nighttime exposures, color temperature and mixed lighting situations, digital image noise and how to interpret a histogram, light painting techniques, practical methods to convey a distinctive atmosphere and to bring the invisible to light. After the classroom presentation, and a short dinner break, you’ll be off on an adventure, applying what you learned, and discovering a few of the many spectacular sites in New York that are the perfect locations for night and low light photography.

Requirements:

This is an ideal course for any photographer with an interest to explore the world after dark. Attendees should be familiar with the basic functions of their camera, which can be either a digital or film-based model with full manual exposure capabilities, plus a cable release and tripod. Do remember to bring more memory cards (or film) and especially more batteries than you think you will use.

A complete list of optional night photography accessories and further details about our shoot location will be provided to registered attendees by email on November 3, 2008.

For this Workshop, please make sure to dress comfortably and in weather appropriate clothing, since we will be outside shooting after dark for several hours on the first night.

Level: Advanced beginner and up

Biography:

Jill Waterman

Jill Waterman is a photographer, editor, author and educator based in New York City. She works for PDN Custom Media and Events as editor of the ASMP Bulletin and a producer for education and events projects. Jill has presented seminars and taught workshops for organizations such as PDN’s PhotoPlus Expo, the Society for Photographic Education, as well as regional photography centers and schools nationwide. She has reviewed portfolios at Fotofest (Houston), Photo Lucida, FotoFusion, among many other photographic conferences. Jill's widely exhibited photographic work, The New Year’s Eve Project, has received notable press, including a 2003 appearance on NBC’s The Today Show. A night photography specialist, Jill’s first book, Night and Low Light Photography, was released by Amphoto books in August 2008.

Her web address is: www.NewYearPhotos.com and www.NightPhotographyBook.com

Register:

Price: $185.00
Schedule: Sunday, November 9, 2008   2:30PM - 10:00PM and Wednesday November 12, 2008    6:30PM - 8:30PM
Location: The Adorama Building, 42 West 18th St., 5th floor, for the afternoon classroom session and for the review session.