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Luxli Fiddle

The Luxli Fiddle is a powerful lighting tool that gives the user complete control over the intensity and color of light for Low-level Landscape Lighting. The quality of the light is outstanding, and it can be easily modified with the nifty magnetic diffuser. The Luxli Conductor app allows the user to control multiple lights remotely, increasing their utility significantly.
— Lance

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Luxli Viola

Bright when I need bright, dim when I need dim, and allows me to control color temperature with a precision I could have only dreamed of before. The Luxli Viola quite literally changed the kinds of night photographs I can create.
— Chris

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Nikon D780

The D780 is widely reported to have the same sensor as the Z 6, which in itself would make it one of the best cameras ever produced for night photography. The D780 feels familiar, but offers improvements in image quality and user experience in line with what you would expect from a next-generation model. If one hasn’t been eager to jump on the mirrorless wagon, the D780 offers some excellent reasons to stick with a DSLR.
— Lance
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Coast G9 Inspection Beam Pocket Light

It’s tiny, uses a single AAA battery and has a relatively dim, fixed beam. And with a quick and easy hack it turns out to be perfectly suited for illuminating your camera or the inside of your bag without ruining your night vision.
— Lance

When ordering from coastportland.com, use our discount the code PARKSATNIGHT to get 30 percent off of the entire order.

Coast FL75R Rechargeable Pure Beam Focusing Headlamp

I never liked headlamps until I used this one. The FL75R is comfortable to wear and easy to operate. I mainly use it for the red lamp so I can see safely without ruining my night vision, but also like the focusable white beam for seeing far off in the dark.
— Chris

When ordering from coastportland.com, use our discount the code PARKSATNIGHT to get 30 percent off of the entire order.

Acratech GPSS Ball Head

The GPSS is the perfect match for your traveler style tripod. Made with the same durability as the GP, it has a smaller base so that when you invert your 180 legs they can wrap around the head. Invest in the lever clamp model—it is the ultimate in ensuring your camera remains locked into the ball head.
— Gabe
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If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens

Affordable ultrawide-angle that doesn’t compromise image quality, in an impressively well-built housing.
— Lance
My go-to prime lens for shooting at night. I love that I can click into infinity without even having to look at the lens.
— Chris
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If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

Nikon D850

The D850 offers outstanding image quality, close to medium-format resolution and high-end features (many of which are extremely useful for night photographers)—all for roughly half the price of the D5.
— Lance
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If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

Peak Design Everyday Messenger

We absolutely love these messengers-style bags! You’ll be amazed what you can fit inside them and how well you stay organized…and stylish! We recommend the 15” version but if you have a smaller system the 13” is a nice option. Look for their backpacks, now on kickstarter, to be available to the masses in early 2017!
— Gabe

If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

Tether Tools Case Relay System

The ultimate making sure your camera stays powered all night long! Choose the right connection to your specific camera, connect to the Case Relay, and then add any USB battery pack! Add the strapmore connection to keep it all organized and wrapped around your tripod. Set up your star stack or time-lapse and let it rip. Gabe is still trying to figure out how long it lasts, his last shoot started at 12am and he shut it off at 5am and there was still juice in the tank!
— Gabe

The ultimate in making sure your camera stays powered all night long! 

The ultimate in making sure your camera stays powered all night long!

 

Find your camera coupler here:

Find your camera coupler here:

Wrap that all in a protective silicone sleeve for extra protection

Wrap that all in a protective silicone sleeve for extra protection

We like Tether Tools Rock Solid 10,000mAh 2 usb battery pack – charge your phone and your camera while shooting!

We like Tether Tools Rock Solid 10,000mAh 2 usb battery pack – charge your phone and your camera while shooting!

And use the simple StrapMoore to wrap it all together around your tripod leg

And use the simple StrapMoore to wrap it all together around your tripod leg

If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

Manfrotto 190go! Carbon Fiber Tripod

Sturdy, lightweight, and inexpensive carbon fiber tripod whose center column can also be positioned at a 90 degree angle thus allowing the tripod to get an incredible 2.75” from the ground and inspire super low and creative compositions!
— Gabe

If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

Gitzo GK2545T-82QD Series 2 Traveler Carbon Fiber Tripod with Center Ball Head

An extraordinary work of art and craftmanship. The Traveler 2 is lightweight, to the point of no unnecessary weight or parts. Also elegant in style. Tough as nails and sealed against elements. the center ball head is precise with a quick friction adjustment that makes on the fly adjustments a breeze. Crazy good tripod.
— Matt Hill

If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

X-Rite i1Display Pro

You have to know that your monitor is showing you the truth about color and brightness before and during all edits. Plus, when presenting, you should show your work with he best possible color and dynamic range.
— Matt

If you choose to purchase anything suggested on our website via our link, it helps support the National Parks at Night workshop program. Thanks!

Night Photography And Light Painting: Finding Your Way in the Dark

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Lance Keimig, one of the premier experts on night photography, has put together a comprehensive reference that will show you ways to capture images you never thought possible. This new edition of Night Photography presents the practical techniques of shooting at night alongside theory and history, illustrated with clear, concise examples, and charts and stunning images. From urban night photography to photographing the landscape by starlight or moonlight, from painting your subject with light to creating a subject with light, this book provides a complete guide to digital night photography and light painting.