Volume 2, Issue 3, 2-Sep-2022

Carpe Noctem! - Seize the Night!

Welcome to the Carpe Noctem! newsletter

A lovely end of summer to everyone, I hope you enjoyed the hot season to shoot some Milky Way, go on a trip, the beach or have a cold drink in Balconia.

I have been very busy renovating a house that was built in 1905, with horse hair plaster and all. My night photography took a hit because of that, but I make a point of going out at least once a week to stay sane.

In my last newsletter, I reported about my cochlear implant, which has been up and running for a few months now. I do now

Photo by Elizabeth Ryan 2022.

have a bionic ear! It takes some getting used to it, it's a quite unnatural kind of hearing and still sounds very tinny, but speech perception is improving, which was the whole point. I plan to getting back into organized workshop trips and tours soon.

Fall Workshop: Introduction to Night Photography

If you live in the Boston area, please consider joining me for my next workshop on night photography at the Griffin Museum of Photography, starting this month, September 21, and for 9 weeks every Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. If you know anybody who would like to get started with night photography, this workshop is perfect for that.

If you want to brush up a bit on your night photo skills, this is for you as well. I do give each student the attention they need, it is almost always a mix of people who have never done night photography and some who know quite a bit and seek some more advanced tips & tricks. I give them on special assignments both during the shoots and in class.

Photo shoots will be in the Boston area and classroom sessions at the Griffin in Winchester will include a comprehensive introduction to the topic and recurring photo reviews, including life editing sessions. Post-processing techniques will emphasize both global and local adjustments, particularly the Lightroom / CameraRaw masking features as well as HDR and panorama creation.

Intro to Night Photography

I had reported about my project Infralucent Clouds and the YouTube interview and exhibit I had. I also published an article about it on Kolarivision, the infrared conversion service. Go take a look!

Patreon: A Learning Resource

I do have a Patreon channel for photography. If you never heard of it, Patreon is a crowd funding site where you can support me and learn at the same time.

I use the channel to write and publish topics mostly on night photography, but also daytime long exposures and infrared. I publish at least once weekly and now have over 200 articles from the past three years that you can tap into.

Aside from the above photography types, I cover the subgenres of astro-landscapes, light painting and drawing, urban exploration and deep space photography. In addition, I frequently publish in-depth editing techniques for Lightroom, Camera Raw and Photoshop as well as detailed shooting techniques and inspirational topics.

Subscription levels start with weekly posts, but more advanced levels will give you opportunities to collect my artwork or have online or in-person sessions with me. This is a great way to interact with me through comments, questions, suggestions on what you want to see. I would love to see some of you join me there!

Jürgen's Patreon Channel

I took a 10 day trip back to Germany in July. Timing was right for a moon streak, and I wanted to see just how much flatter the streak is due to the more northern latitude. It came out well, even though my Photopills planning left something to be desired. A much more flat angle with a local castle ruin in the foreground.

My plan is to try this at many different latitudes from northern Alaska/Canada or perhaps Norway all the way to the deep southern hemisphere.

Until next time, please engage with me on social media or consider supporting me through Patreon.

Have a great fall with lots of night photography!