For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the stars...
Growing up at the end of a dirt road in the middle-of-nowhere Saskatchewan meant dark skies each and every clear night. Whether it was on long winter drives home, watching the aurora dance across the frozen fields or warm summer nights gazing at the core of our Milky Way galaxy as long prairie grasses shifted in the breeze around me, the stars have always reset my soul.
This is precisely why they were the first thing I set out to photograph when I got my first DSLR. I actually taught myself photography with the night sky! And over the past six years I’ve worked hard to refine my astrophotography skills and have created a diverse portfolio of images from under the stars and around the continent.
After years of being asked if I offer astro workshops, I’m incredibly excited to now offer a series of different night sky photography workshops to suit all skill levels of photographers! Each workshop is geared towards either one-on-one or small group participation, meaning you’ll come away with a hands-on experience tailored towards your level of understanding and focused on your success.
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"I've had a lot of experience shooting other types of photography but was a total newbie when it came to photographing anything to do with the night sky/stars. Shane really helped me learn the basics of what I needed to get great night shots. A lot more goes into it then just going out and taking the photos. He helped me with location planning, the right time to go, techniques while out on location and even editing as well. I would highly recommend Shane as a teacher if you are just starting from scratch or even an experienced night sky photographer looking to brush up your skills.”
-Kylee Thompson
Introduction to Night Sky Photography Workshop
Are you a newbie to photographing the night sky? Do you enjoy being out at night and looking at the sky but are unsure what you’re seeing? Do you long to take pictures of the night sky but aren’t sure where to start or if it’s really your jam? Then this is the workshop for you! Introduction to Night Sky Photography will cover the wonders of the night sky that you can see, learning the difference between the summer sky and the winter sky, what is twilight, how to take long exposures correctly, what apps you should be using, how to focus in the dark and so much more.
This workshop runs 90 minutes and is open to up to three participants at a time.
Cost is $150 per person.
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Intermediate Night Sky Photography Workshop
Are you fairly handy with your camera during the day but only reasonably comfortable with shooting at night? Join me for this workshop where we will explore everything from my Introduction to Night Sky Photography as well as night sky orientation, finding compelling compositions in the dark, light painting vs low level lighting, star filters, how to use your apps to use to increase your odds of success, how to shoot for stacking, and much, much more!
This workshop runs approx three hours and is open to up to three participants at a time.
Cost is $400 per person.
Add on: one hour Lightroom night sky editing session: $150.
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Advanced Milky Way Photography Workshop
A two-day night sky photography workshop featuring one late spring or early fall, dusk-til-dawn evening in the field (typically 11pm to 5am) and a two hour virtual class on post processing your images. During this workshop we will explore fun facts about the night sky, night sky orientation, shooting the milky way core, how to focus at night, find compositions in the dark, light painting vs low level lighting, star filters, what apps to use to increase your odds of success, how to shoot for stacking, night sky editing basics in Lightroom and much, much more.
The workshop runs seasonally in the months of April and May and August and September during the new moon windows and is open to up to three participants.
Cost is $750 per person.
There will be basic gear requirements for this workshop so please contact me beforehand to discuss whether your equipment will be adequate for the course. Entry level cameras with kit lenses are not recommended. However, if this is what you have and you are still interested in participating, I do have gear that can be borrowed for the field work portion of the workshop.
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Bespoke Night Sky Workshops
Are you an experienced photographer who would like to learn something very specific about night sky photography from me based on what you see in my work? Then please drop me a line with what you’d like to work on and we can custom tailor a package for you! I would be willing to travel for this workshop (travel expenses to be incorporated into cost).
Cost: TBD
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