Name: Moonlight in the Garden
Item: Moonlight in the Garden
Author: Bella Vista Photography

Moonlight in the Garden—Twilight and Night Photography Techniques

In the annual event “Moonlight in the Garden,” the JCRA is decorated with an elaborate design of garden lighting that beautifully highlights the garden’s key botanical features. It is a magical time to visit the gardens, but it can be challenging to capture in a photograph if you are not used to nighttime photography.

In this special session, Mary Louise will start in the classroom, explaining the key equipment and techniques she uses to successfully capture the illuminated garden. Then the class will transition to the gardens to practice these techniques with Mary Louise’s guidance. Participants are welcome to continue to photograph and enjoy the gardens after the session, until 8 pm.

Photography Walk fees include entrance fee to Moonlight in the Gardens event for the night of the class. The Photography Walk is a special preview event and takes place on an evening when the event is not open to the general public. This is an exclusive opportunity to be able to photograph the nighttime event using a tripod, an essential tool for sharp night images.

What to bring:

Suitable for all types of cameras from DSLR and mirrorless to point-and-shoot and smartphones or tablets. Note: larger sensor cameras will be capable of the best results.
A tripod is required. A standing height tripod is ideal. Table top tripods or gorillapods will not be practical for this session. Note: tripods can be rented from local camera stores.
A camera remote control is optional, but helpful.
Smartphone/tablet users should have a bracket for mounting your phone/tablet on a tripod (for example: MeFOTO SideKick SmartPhone Adapters).
While the native camera app is capable of low light photography, it has limited capability. Smartphone and tablet users should consider purchasing a low light and/or HDR (High Dynamic Range) app. For example iPhone users can use the app ProCamera or the app SlowShutter both of which offer a low light mode. Both these apps offer the advantage of being able to manually control ISO and shutter speed which is not possible in the native camera app. Both these apps can be purchased through the Apple apps store. Equivalent apps may be available for Android phone users.

Mary Louise Ravese is an award winning fine art photographer specializing in nature and travel photography from locations across the world. She is the principle photographer for Bella Vista Photography, which she founded in 2001. Mary Louise is an experienced photography instructor who has trained hundreds of amateur photographers. She enjoys teaching on a wide range of topics related to nature, travel and creative photography. Many of her students have gone on to earn awards for photographs made following their training with her. She has a unique ability to explain the technical and artistic aspects of photography in a clear, easy to understand manner. Her personable and patient approach puts students at ease, and gives them the confidence to learn at a comfortable pace. All her workshops are well thought out, researched, scouted and planned to give participants an enjoyable learning experience. Based in North Carolina in the United States, Bella Vista Photography offers classes and workshops at a variety of locations across the US and Europe.

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