In a letter to his brother Theo, the great artist Vincent van Gogh wrote, "It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly colored than the day." The advent of digital photography has revolutionized the practice of night photography because a digital sensor can record the spectacular colors of the night. These colors are created by light waves in spectrums that are invisible to the naked human eye. For the first time we can truly "see" the world of the night around us.

Night covers the globe half the time and—surprising to many—photographic opportunities with digital equipment are as exciting at night as they are during the day. Join night photographer Harold Davis, the creator of the Digital Night website, www.digitalnight.us, and the author of Creative Night: Digital Photo Tips & Techniques,  a book explaining night photography techniques to be published later this year by Wiley, as we explore the freedom of the night in the glorious surroundings of the Carmel area.

On Friday, Harold will cover techniques, equipment, and night safety issues during an orientation session before moving outdoors to create images of the night. In the morning we’ll regroup to demystify post-processing of night time captures in Photoshop and evaluate our work in the context of personal goals.
A second night shoot on Saturday gives participants the opportunity to put into practice their newly acquired skills.

We will learn to make beautiful night landscapes together, and enjoy the spectacular Monterey/Carmel scenery from a unique perspective. You’ll leave the workshop with great images and the skills to capture the world of the night while others sleep. 

Some comments from previous Harold Davis night photography workshops:

“I can't get over the ‘Awe’ factor of low light and night photography!”
“Harold is open to all questions and encourages them (a good thing).”
“I did learn a lot besides a great weekend with wonderful folks.”
“Fantastic job!! Thanks so much.”
“Now, when I'm out on the weekends if I don't get lucky by the time the bar scene closes, I still can get a lucky photo with my camera, timer, headlamp, and tripod in the truck.”

About Harold Davis: Harold is an acclaimed photographer and workshop leader. He is the author of numerous books including The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite and the High Sierra (Countryman/W.W. Norton), 100 Views of the Golden Gate (Wilderness Press), Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers (O’Reilly), The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing (Focal Press), and a new digital photography series Creative Composition, Creative Close-Ups, and Creative Night (Wiley). Harold is a contributing columnist at Photo.net, and writes the widely-read Photoblog 2.0 at www.photoblog2.com.