Night photography at Woodlawn Cemetery

We have special after hours access to Woodlawn Cemetery! http://woodlawnconservancy.org/

You will learn how to control the ambient light with your long exposures and the "local" light with your flashlight.

We will be photographing in the cemetery after dark. We will meet at the gate by 5pm and shoot until 10:45pm (we all have to be driving OUT of the gate by 11pm sharp). We will meet at Jerome Gate and then carpool up the the area where we will be photographing.

There will not be much walking involved. We will drive up to the main shooting place and then you will be walking on regular road although you are allowed to walk on the lawn, around the gravestones, mausoleums, etc. See things to bring below.

This photo tour, as with all of our workshops and tours, is small is capped at 10 people -- and the cemetery is very big so we will not be in each others way. Tom and I will be helping everyone set up shots and helping with night exposures.

We need a minimum number of people signed up in order for this event to run. If we have less we will either reschedule the event or ask everyone if they prefer to pay a small additional fee.

This cemetery is similarly dynamic and grand as Sleepy Hollow, but they do not charge as much for access so we can pass that savings on to you. Note that the fees are higher for a summer shoot than for our February or November shoots because the sun sets later, hence the cemetery charges more in the "summer hours" than in the "winter hours" because they have to pay security and staff to stay longer because we want after dark access.

After it gets dark Tom and I will spend time helping you with camera settings and tips for long exposures, light painting etc. Tom and I will be shooting during this workshop, but with the long exposures there is LOTS of time for teaching. You will come away versed in night photography. You will learn the high ISO test shot, bulb mode, long exposures, light painting, etc.

This photo tour assumes that you know how to change your ISO and camera settings. If you are brand new to your camera and need assistance with your camera and want to learn how to change your ISO, shutter speed, etc. you can arrange to meet us earlier and pay for a tutorial on your camera before the workshop starts.

Before it gets dark we will all photograph on our own and we can scout out where we want to photograph after it gets dark. We will be balancing the ambient light exposures with controlled light of our subjects.

Take exposures less than 30 seconds for pinpoint stars or for 1-10 minutes to capture some star trails, point your camera at the north star and get circular star trails (8-60 minute exposures); light the headstones, walk amongst them, be a ghost in your own image - the sky is the limit.

Check out our photographs from Woodlawn:

http://www.breaphotosgalleries.com/Locations/Woodlawn-Cemetery

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/d/6/600_312917622.jpeg

Things to Bring:

--> Camera that has bulb mode (you will be shooting for longer than 30 seconds); dSLR optimal

--> Camera manual

--> Sturdy tripod

--> Cable release (you will be shooting for more than 30 seconds so you need a cable release)

--> RED Flashlight (Walmart sells them or use red cellophane or red overheads from staples and tape).

--> You MUST bring some sort of red flashlight (see below) for your own vision.

--> Bring a small white flashlight for light paining, but not for walking or checking camera settings. White flashlights interfere with your night vision, the night vision of others and interferes with exposures.

http://www.amazon.com/Carson-Optical-LED-Flashlight-Red/dp/B000WG0LPQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1383660618&sr=8-5&keywords=red+flashlight

Check out some of our recommended flashlights here:

http://lifethrulisaslens.blogspot.com/2013/12/flashlights-for-night-photography-and.html

Small Maglight flashlight for light painting (gels optional for colored effects)

FYI, There is a bathroom on the premises.

Please wear sturdy shoes (hiking boots provide good ankle support) and appropriate outdoor clothing (layers; fingerless gloves, hot hands, layers for cold weather).