Night and Low-Light Photography: The Complete Guide

by Lee Frost

Aimed at photographers who pack away their cameras as soon as light levels fall, this brilliant book shows how, with just a little skill and imagination, even amateurs can produce breathtaking photographs in nighttime or low-light settings. The guide begins with a clear explanation of technical aspects that must be considered, such as the best equipment to use for low-light indoor or nighttime outdoor shots, which color and black-and-white films to choose, how to ensure correct exposure in tricky situations, and details relating to both natural and artificial light. The book then tackles a wide range of themes and lighting situations, presenting specific guidance for shooting low-light landscapes, portraits, buildings, carnivals, fireworks displays, and weather phenomena such as lightning, sunrises, and sunsets.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference, Art, Art and Photography

192 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2000

About the author

Lee Frost is a photographer and bestselling author of photography technique books, with more than 250,000 copies sold worldwide. He contributes to numerous photography magazines and leads workshops through his company Photo Adventures.

Reviews

[Tony]

Although rather well put together, with comprehensive and well organised sections (albeit containing a lot off-topic info), it is hugely out of date, based as it is, around film photography.

Worth a read but if you’re shelling out, probably better to get something a lot more up to date.

[Timothy Neesam]

Writing a photography book that includes information on camera gear is fraught. Information becomes out-of-date almost as soon as the book is finished. Frost's Complete Guide to Night & Low-light Photography is less than a decade old but feels ancient sometimes, written on the cusp of digital photography taking hold. My copy of the book is from the library and there may be updated versions but the pictures also feel a bit muddy. Text is fine, when it stays away from gear, but there are other books out there that are better. This book doesn't hold a candle to Lance Keimig's Night Photography: Finding Your Way in the Dark.

[Kathleen Messmer]

This book puts low light photography into perspective and makes it far less intimidating. My only complaint is that the information is pretty old and there is a lot about film and very little about digital. It needs to be seriously updated.

[Ruel Tafalla]

Good book for Beginners learning Low Light Photography

[Sameeh Samir]

this book is aimed at the amateur photographers only.