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National Parks at Nightโ€™s First Official Event is Going to be EPIC!

We are very excited to be hosting our first gathering of all five NPAN instructors on March 16 at the B&H Event Space from 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.: "Night Photography Panel and Night Walk With National Parks at Night Sponsored by Nikon."

Chris, Lance, Matt, Tim and I have been building the foundation of NPAN for nearly a year, and this is one of the events that we wanted to share with you from the beginning!

This will not be your typical seminar. Each one of us will spend about 30 minutes discussing a specific topic about night photography, and then we will open the floor for an hour to answer your questions in a no-holds-barred panel discussion.

It would be crazy to get us all together and not do any hands-on instruction, so after weโ€™ve filled you full of words and visions we will take it to the streets โ€ฆ or at least to Brooklyn Bridge Park!

Thatโ€™s right, starting at 7 p.m. we will set up five shooting stations for you to try out different night photography techniques at one of the most scenic spots to photograph in New York City.

Weโ€™d like to give a big shout out to Nikon for sponsoring this event. We are all big fans of their cameras and glass, and Nikon will join us at Brooklyn Bridge Park where youโ€™ll be able to try out a selection of their gear.

Need a better tripod to steady those long exposures? Manfrotto will be there too, and theyโ€™ll have loaner tripods for you to use during our night walk.

This lectures and discussion panel booked to capacity in just a few days, but that doesn't mean you can't be part of it! You can still get on the wait list by arriving at the Event Space 15-30 minutes beforehand. And if you canโ€™t attend, you can still watch laterโ€”B&H will be recording the โ€œclassroomโ€ aspect of the day and publishing it to their YouTube channel later.

As for the night portion, as of last night the Event Space is taking registrations for that separately, and as of right now there are still slots available. Check out "Night Photography Photo Walk With National Parks at Night" for more information and to register. I recommend signing up immediately, because this will book up fast too!

Seize the Night!

Gabriel Biderman is a Brooklyn-based fine art and travel photographer, and author of Night Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Peachpit, 2014). During the daytime hours you'll often find Gabe at one of many photo events around the world working for B&H Photoโ€™s road marketing team. See his portfolio and workshop lineup at www.ruinism.com.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS FROM NATIONAL PARKS AT NIGHT

New NPAN eBook Offers 20 Tips for Photographing in the Dark

New NPAN eBook Offers 20 Tips for Photographing in the Dark

Here at National Parks at Night, something weโ€™ve often repeated is this: โ€œWe love photographing at night, and we also love teaching what we've learned so we all can create inspiring images.โ€ Call it a mantra? Perhaps. A passion? Definitely.

Well, yesterday we took another step in that direction with the release of our ebook, Seize the Night: 20 Tips for Photographing in the Dark. All five of us contributed pointers and images to the book, making it a true team effort that weโ€™re all excited about.