Photograph the starry night sky with your DSLR camera & lenses you currently own. Curt Weinhold, a PA Wilds Juried Artisan, teaches you to photograph constellations & the Milky Way.
Foreground material, such as trees or buildings may also add to the composition. Samples of Curt's work online: http://pbase.com/cwphoto
Essential Gear Includes:
DSLR Camerafully charged batterysturdy tripodwide angle lens preferred (Rokinon 14mm is popular & has reasonable cost)Strongly recommend a spare battery and a memory card.Optionally, you can bring a laptop with image editing software.
Participants should be familiar with changing camera settings and have either a dim red flashlight or a red screen app on their phone. When time allows, before dark, the workshop will include a short review of images in Photoshop.
Dress so you are comfortable for the anticipated night temperatures.
Registration Required - Registration closes at 3 PM 2 days prior to class (or when full). You may put your name on a waitlist if class is full. Class size is limited to only 10 seats.
Class is NOT for those wishing to photograph through a telescope.
Payment of $60.00 will be due upon arrival at the program by check or cash only. The program will be cancelled in the event of rain or overcast skies.
Questions? Contact Curt at curtwphoto@gmail.com
