Defining Nightscapes. When you combine landscape photography with the cosmos, you get astro-landscapes or nightcapes — one of the newest and most exciting genres of landscape photography! Imagine the challenge and satisfaction of bringing together a starry night sky and an interesting foreground into a single landscape composition! The above image was taken in a single exposure, with a 15mm lens on a Canon 5D Mark III, using Low Level Landscape Lighting (photo by Royce Bair in the White Pocket area of northern Arizona).
38 Hours of Nightscape instruction. The 2nd annual NightScaper Conference brought together 40 legendary nightscape speakers from nine nations. These photography experts gave 69 program presentations for every skill level, from beginner to advanced. All this was recorded; over 38 hours of video content.
SAMPLE videos: Here's a video program example from our 2019 conference and a similar program example from an earlier conference. Many video programs are similar to entertaining learning tutorials, presented to a live audience, with Q&A's at the end.
Get access to the recorded conference videos for as little as $14/month — Read on...
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| Scenes from the 2021 NightScaper Conference Photos by Bethany Blair & Saunders Clark |
Program Examples. You'll receive instruction on such things as "Making Panoramic Images of the Milky Way" by Yuri Beletsky. "The Importance of Planning" by Alyn Wallace. "Editing Techniques for Blue Hour Blends" by Jess Santos. "Photographing the Milky Way with Moonlight" by Brad Goldpaint. "Low Level Landscape Lighting by Wayne Pinkston.
ORDER ACCESS TO ALL THE VIDEOS: Those who attended the 2021 NightScaper Conference paid $599 for an in person ticket (or $399 for a virtual ticket). You can ORDER access to the conference videos for $14 per month (cancel at any time).
Hear what others are saying about the conference and the video programs.
Get access to the recorded conference videos for as little as $14/month — Read on...
Our PATREON Access to the Conference Videos
GET VIDEO ACCESS via my Royce Bair PATREON account: Instead of paying $399 upfront to get access to all the program videos at once, you can select either my $14/month or $19/month membership.
NOTE: You can cancel your membership at any time, and still RETAIN ACCESS to ALL the VIDEOS your membership originally allowed you to view!
FREE eBook Gift. With either level of Royce Bair "NightScaper" PATREON membership, you get free access to my Milky Way NightScapes eBook (a $19.99 value.)
The $14/month membership gives you access to up to 33 videos of your choice (see the list below). The $19/month membership gives you access to all 69 video programs. JOIN my PATREON now, and select your membership level.
A Quick Topic List of the video programs:
- The Colors of the Night Sky by Yuri Beletsky
- Mastering panoramic images of the Milky Way by Yuri Beletsky
- More than the Milky Way by Alyn Wallace (here's a similar video on Alyn's YT channel)
- The Importance and Joy of Planning by Alyn Wallace
- Perceiving and Portraying Reality by Derek Sturman
- Know Your Cosmos! by Aaron King
- Astrophotography in our National Parks by Matt Dieterich (here's a preview of his program)
- Astronomy 101 for Nightscapers ("Navigating the Night Sky") ~ Block I by Mike Shaw (here's a pre-conference interview with Mike)
- The Wonders of all Things Mobile by Russell Preston Brown
- Photographing the Milky Way with Moonlight by Brad Goldpaint (here's a preview of his program)
- Illusion of Lights: A Journey Into the Unseen (time-lapse) by Brad Goldpaint
- How to capture more detail using Single Exposure Imaging by Amir Shahcheraghian
- Tracking Mounts - Block I by Eric Benedetti (here's a preview of his program)
- Saving Dark Skies Locally by Joyce Harman
- 9 Ways to Improve Your Astro Photography with Timelapse by Ron Risman (here's a sample of his timelapse work)
- Tracking Mounts - Block II ~ Dispelling the Myth by Eric Benedetti
- Humans in Night Photos – Yourself or Others by Ben Canales
- Ancient Skies by Marc Toso
- Nightscapes and Science: what stories are your photos hiding? by Bryony Richards (here's a preview of her program)
- The Southern Australian Milky Way by blntpencil
- Round Table Discussion - Women in Astro
- Low Level Lighting - Step-by-Step by Wayne Pinkston (here's a preview of his program)
- DEEPSCAPES ~ Deepscape Photography: What, Why, and How? by Paul Schmit
- DEEPSCAPES ~ Landscape Astrophotography Going Deep by Ralf Rohner
- DEEPSCAPES ~ final session by Dheera Venkatraman - with Q&A's
- Natural colors in the night sky by Roger Clark
- Post processing to preserve star and nebula colors by Roger Clark
- A revolution is coming to photography by Roger Clark
- New England Night Photography by Mike Taylor
- Astronomy 101 for Nightscapers ~ Block II - "Mastering the Moon" by Mike Shaw
- 6 Ways to Improve Your NightScapes by Royce Bair (here's a preview of Royce's program)
- Planning Night Photography in an Easy Way ~ Block I by Wenjie Qiao
- Adding the Moon to Milky Way Photos ~ Block II by Wenjie Qiao
- How to Plan Your Nightscapes in Seconds by Rafael Pons
- Creating Extraordinary Night Panoramics by David Swindler
- Save the Stars by Bettymaya Foott
- Milky way Panoramas! by Aaron King
- Being Creative With Your Nightscapes - Forget The Milky Way by Gavin Hardcastle
- Meet Our Youth Scholarship Winners
- Photography, the Perfect Side Hustle by Ryan Smith (here's a preview of his program)
- Moonscapes by Manish Mamtani
- Telling Stories Using Composition by Jess Santos (here's a preview of her program)
- Editing techniques for blue hour blends by Jess Santos
- Maximizing & pushing the limits with GoPro cameras by Shreeni Manievannan
- Chasing the Northern Lights by Alan Dyer
- Diving into Deep-Sky Photography by Alan Dyer
- Introduction to Making Milky Way Portraits by Ken Childress
- Round Table Discussion - What Makes a Good Nightscape Location?
- The Art of Chasing the Shot by Jack Fusco
- Capturing vs. Creating by Jack Fusco
- Nightscaping on Tour by Stefan Liebermann
- Know Your Cosmos & Milky Way Panos - Extended with Q&A's by Aaron King
- Finding Variety in Night Sky Photography by Miles Morgan
- Twilight Photography and Photoshop Techniques by Miles Morgan
- Light Painting with Tubes by Jaime Amaya
- Understanding Exposure for the Moon Time-lapse ~ Block III by Wenjie Qiao
- Come Along on a Virtual Nightscaper Adventure by Christine Kenyon
- The Night Sky Variety Show by Christine Kenyon (here's a preview of her program)
- Capturing Starscapes on a Budget by Shreeni Manievannan
- Photographer or Artist? by Ryan Smith
- Photography Life is a journey, not a competition by Ryan Smith
- Blending Blue Hour Photos with Night Sky Images by David Soldano
- Deepscapes: Discovering Deep Sky Nightscapes - Block III by Mike Shaw
- Leaving the Herd and Finding Your Photo Vision by Royce Bair
- Heavens on Earth (time-lapse) by Vikas Chander
- Art in Nightscape by Mohammad S. Hayati
- Round Table Discussion - Popular Location Shooting Etiquette
ORDER ACCESS TO THE ABOVE VIDEOS: You can ORDER immediate access to the conference videos for $14 per month (cancel at any time) through your Royce Bair PATREON membership.
Check out the 2023 NightScaper Conference (May 18-21): Nightscaper.com
