Joshua Tree Light painting paid workshop

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https://www.jeffmccrum.com/joshuatree-workshop

Embark on a nocturnal workshop March 12-15, 2026 with night photographers Jeff McCrum and Shehab Hossain in Joshua Tree! This national park spans the Mojave and Colorado deserts and has some of the darkest night skies in California, with a Bortle scale of 2, and a concerned local populace dedicated to preserving the beauty of the night sky!

Join us for three nights in this majestic national treasure as we explore the vast desert and work on various light painting techniques under the open skies. We will explore miles and miles of two of America’s astonishing deserts, the California and Mojave, each with their own fascinating climate, history, and terrain. We will capture the natural interactions of these deserts while observing, recording, and celebrating the astonishing dark skies. All of these are perfect for light painting and crafting interesting foregrounds, using handheld lights, remote panel lights, and light orbs.

Participants will receive instruction in capturing star trails, high ISO star points, and a better understanding of how stars move across the sky, along with the challenge of capturing the foreground without moonlight. We will also discuss post-production techniques like star stacking, denoise programs, and combining stacked images to help you capture your vision in the field. Additional classes will discuss an array of night photography techniques like panoramas, Little Planets, reflections, and creative techniques to use anywhere in the world. Don't miss this unique opportunity to paint the desert nightscape with your lens!