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Seeing the Unseen

Kah Kit Yoong Review

As it stands, “Seeing the Unseen” is a superb manual detailing the up-to-date best practice in the art of night photography. Throughout the text, Alister Benn’s strong passion for the subject comes through. It makes you want to head out and do some night shooting right now.

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Rafael Rojas Review

All in all, “Seeing the Unseen” is really the Bible of Night Photography we had all been waiting for a long time. I guarantee it will exceed the expectations of any photographer who shows the slightest interest for night photography. Not only that, this is one of those books which will make you interested in night photography, if that was not the case before. This is one of those books which will open to you a new door, a creative outlet you might not have known that existed before. An incredible book for a ridiculous price. A must have. THE book about night photography.

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Greg Russell Review

In addition to the technical aspects of nighttime photography, Seeing the Unseen touches on “deeper” subjects like composition, and visualization.  If you know Alister, you know he is a big proponent of taking control of your image, all the way from conception to print, and his philosophy definitely shines through in this book.

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By the Author

Seeing the Unseen is an extremely comprehensive guide to Landscape Photography at Night. The book takes the reader through an analysis of Available Night Light, from the moment the sun sets below the horizon, through Astronomical Dark and the hours of darkness to sunrise again.

It then covers Getting Started, with Scene Evaluation, How to Focus in the Dark and getting Sharp Stars. Exposure and Composition take up huge sections of the book, and become the backbone for the users advancement.

The book is designed to be straightforward enough for beginners to night photography to get out in the field quickly, or for extremely experienced night specialists to get the most from those more challenging situations.

Seeing the Unseen is the product of three intensive years shooting, from the Himalaya of Nepal and Tibet, to the rugged coast of Spain and the equatorial oceans of Thailand and Indonesia. Single and Multiple Frame techniques are covered in detail, including using Graduated Neutral Density Filters at night, The Magic Glove Technique, and of course, stacking star trails.

A dedicated Forum has been created to compliment the text, allowing users to register free and ask questions on any aspects of Night Photography, or post images for Critique.

The Essential Guide to Landscape Photography at Night.

Nikon MC-36

Essential Night Photography Equipment.

Most landscape photographers already have the vast majority of equipment necessary to take images at night. Cameras and lenses swallow up the majority of budgets, with some of the smaller accessories often overlooked.

The principle concept of the cable release is to  release the shutter remotely that is, without actually using your finger to press the shutter. This helps to reduce camera shake in slower exposures. This, usually in conjunction with Mirror Lock Up, are tried and tested methods to ensure sharp images in landscape photography.

The MC-36 is the “timer” version of the remote release, as opposed to a more simple remote shutter, which just acts as a trigger. Of course, the MC-36 can also be used in this way, but where it really comes into its own is when used with its timer functionality.

This is an essential feature for a number of specialised camera methods like Time-Lapse Photography and creating images for Stacking Star Trails.

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An Introduction to Photographing Landscapes at Night

An Introduction to Photographing Landscapes at Night  is a short, but content rich overview of the essential tools and techniques required to start a journey into shooting after sunset.

This is the little brother to Seeing the Unseen, which is a much more thorough and comprehensive book on the subject of Landscape Photography at Night.

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