In this three-hour workshop, you'll explore night photography during the popular Night Lights event at Tower Hill. Begin with a one-hour "Introduction to Night Photography" lecture, covering essential techniques such as equipment, exposure, white balance, composition, and managing the contrast of bright lights and deep shadows. Following the lecture, enjoy a two-hour guided photo shoot in Tower Hill’s illuminated gardens, where two experienced instructors will assist you in capturing stunning images and ensuring you have an enjoyable experience.

To save time, please prepare your camera according to the attached “Cheat Sheet” PDF.

Ideas for what your images could look like can be found here.

Registration for this course includes access to the Night Lights event for the entire evening, refreshments and snacks.

Required Equipment (Please also review the "Cheat Sheet" above):

1. A camera capable of manual settings (user-selectable exposure time, aperture, ISO)
2. A tripod to hold that camera
3. A remote control / intervalometer for exposures longer than 30 seconds. You can buy these for around $15 on Amazon.com: search for your camera brand, model, and the word “intervalometer.”

Instructor: Jürgen Lobert

Jürgen Lobert is a fine art photographer with a focus on night and long exposure photography. He is a teacher, lecturer, competition judge, and organizer of photography events, and offers tours, workshops, and one-on-one coaching. His specialties are fine art, night photography, light painting, astro-landscapes, daytime long exposures, urban exploration, infrared, and lightroom. He is the founder and organizer of Greater Boston Night Photographers

$105 Member Adult; $126 Adult (Registration includes admission to the Garden for Night Lights on the day of the class)

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• If you require assistance, please contact the Registrar at 508-869-6111 x 174 or email registrar@nebg.org.

• Please note that we have recently changed our refund & cancelation policy. We strongly encourage you to read the new policies. You will be prompted to agree to the policy to complete your order. You can read the complete policy here.

Construction Update: The Winter Garden is currently under renovation to improve accessibility and will remain closed until Spring 2025. All other gardens remain open.