Photography night sky : a field guide for shooting after dark / Jennifer Wu and James Martin.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index.

1. Composition -- Defining the subject -- Framing at night -- Establishing the foreground -- Light-painting the foreground -- Combining images -- Controlling unwanted light -- 2. Equipment -- Cameras -- Lenses -- Filters -- Tripods -- Intervalometers -- 3. Preparing to shoot -- Preliminary research -- Field conditions -- Checklist: Before you shoot -- 4. Focus -- Autofocus -- Manual focus with LCD -- Focus through trial and error -- Checklist: Steps for manually focusing on a star -- 5. Camera settings -- Color temperature -- Exposure -- Camera presets -- 6. Stars as points of light -- Wide-angle lens -- Shutter speed -- Aperture, ISO, and exposure -- Checklist: Stars as points of light camera settings -- Black glove technique -- Panoramas -- 6. Star trails -- Composing the image -- Determining exposure -- Using an intervalometer or bulb mode -- Checklist: Camera settings for stacked star trails -- 8. The moon -- Determining exposure -- Full moon -- Crescent moon -- Starburst moon -- Halos and clouds -- Eclipse -- Moonlight -- Moonbows -- 9. Twilight -- Determining exposure -- Urban nights -- 10. Celestial phenomena -- Zodiacal light -- Iridium flares -- Meteors -- Noctilucent clouds -- Auroras -- Volcanoes -- 11. Post-processing night images -- Processing stars as points of light -- Processing star trails -- Processing combined images -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Glossary -- About the authors.

Co-author Jennifer Wu, an elite Canon "Explorer of Light" professional photographer, has become renowned for her ability to capture nighttime phenomena, from quarter-phase moon rises to shooting stars to the ephemeral Milky Way. This new guide reveals her methods and concentrates on photographing four principal subjects: stars as points of light, star trails, the moon, and twilight. These subjects share common photo techniques and considerations, but each also requires a distinct approach. Once captured, your digital images must be finished on the computer; co-author and author of the bestselling Photography: Outdoors, James Martin, delves into the settings and procedures that elevate an image from mundane to striking. This clear and practical guide will help photographers of all levels portray the stunning spectacle of the night sky, preserving those special memories and moments from a life outdoors.