Photosprouts Photography Workshops
San Francisco | Palo Alto

Photosprouts Photography Workshops

San Francisco

In-depth Level 

San Francisco Night Photography

The skills you learn in this class can be applied to:

Northern Lights, Firework, Realistic Night Sky

Class Date

Class Date

February 2nd 2024 (Friday)


5:30pm-9:30pm


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Quick Facts

Workshop time

February 2nd 2024 (Fri)

Length of workshop

4 hours

 3 Locations
The Palace of Fine Arts, Lombard Street & Pier 14
Transportation included
Transit by Uber (or drive your own vehicle)
 Small class size
(Max 5 attendees)

Pricing

$420/person

Insightful instruction

The workshop is more than a photo tour; you'll learn good amount of game-changing skills.

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FAQ

  • IMPORTANT: What are the equipment and accessories that I need for this class?

    • A camera body
    • A wide angle lens (recommended equivalent focal length: 16mm-24mm)
    • A sturdy tripod, it should be at least 1.8m high when is fully extended.
    • *Shutter release/ Remote (a must for a successul night shot; please test if it works before you come to the class)
    • Non-reflective black card or black cloth (also provided during the class)

    *If your camera has Touch Shutter, then you won't need a shutter release/ remote.


    What is Touch Shutter?

    When you can take a photo by lightly touching the LCD screen of the camera, then your camera has Touch Shutter.


  • Do I need to bring my own camera?

    Attendees are expected to bring their own cameras & lenses for this workshop.


  • What lenses should I bring for this workshop?

    Recommended lenses for this workshop:


    1. Telephoto + Wide angle lenses are needed.


    2. The telephoto lens is useful in the 1st location; the wide angle lenses are a must for all the locations.


    3. Recomended equivalent focal lengths for the telephoto lens: minimum 200m


    4. Recomended equivalent focal lengths for the wide angle lens: 16mm (to get the S curve on Lombard street and the entire architecture of the Palace of Fine Arts), and 24mm (best for the Bay Bridge at Pier 14).


    5. Recommended lenses:

    • 16-35mm F.4
    • 17-40mm F4
    • 11-24mm F4
    • 24-70mm F2.8, F4
    • 24-105mm F4
    • 10-18mm F4.5-5.6
    • 18-135mm F3.5-5.6
    • 28-70mm F3.5-5.6

  • What is the prerequisite?

    The Beginner & Intermediate I or II Photography Workshops OR ability to use the manual mode of your camera: Attendees are required to adjust the exposure in the manual mode VERY proficiently.

  • What is the discount if I sign up for the Long Exposure Landscape Photography Workshop in the same day?

    Get $150 off when you sign up for March 28th's Long Exposure Landscape Workshop + The San Francisco Night Photography Workshop


    Use the code LANNIG

NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY IN SAN FRANCISCO​

San Francisco is a city that never sleeps. From the colorful sky during the magic hour over the Golden Gate Bridge, to the beautiful light trails of on-coming traffic in Lombard Street, the city's night has fascinated many photographers. In this workshop, we will meet at our learning center for a briefing, we will then photoshoot the Golden Gate Bridge from Lincoln Boulevard around the magic hour, when the sky is vibrantly colored and the headlights of the traffic flow are just on. We will move to the Palace of Fine Arts where you can photoshoot the Greek-styled architecture and its reflection on the water. Your collection of San Francisco night photos would never be complete until you've got those "S" shaped light trails created by the traffic on Lombard Street. Our 3rd location would be Lombard Street, and you would need a piece of black cloth to get excellent shots of the light trails there. Finally, we will move to the Embarcadero Coastline where you'll shoot the bay bridge with long exposure time. The water surface will be just as smooth as silk when you expose the camera for at least 30 seconds. We will dismiss at Embarcadero. 
 LOMBARD STREET
In this location, we are going to show you how to use a piece of black card in night photography and create this magical shot. 
*I blew up a 26 "x 38" photo that I shot at the Lombard Street and hang it up in my living room, it looks awesome. Every guest coming to my house just loved it! 
The PALACE OF FINE ARTS
Its design was inspired by ancient Roman and Greek architecture.  
THE BAY BRIDGE

The longer the exposure time, the smoother the water surface.
Remark: The Bay Bridge image taken during sunset is not part of this class; instead, we will be shooting the Golden Gate Bridge during sunset.

ITINERARY for February 2nd 2024 (Friday)


5:00pm Meet at Photosprouts' office at 535 Mission Street, San Francisco (please park your car at 530 Howard Street, San Francisco)


5:00pm-5:30pm Take an uber to the Palace of Fine Arts


5:30pm-6:45pm The Palace of Fine Arts


7:00pm-8:15pm Lombard Street


8:30pm-9:30pm Pier 14 (Bay Bridge View)

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