The Night Photography Book: Capture Stunning Night Photos, including Light Painting, Light Streaks, Cityscapes, Milky Way Landscapes, and Astrophotography

The Night Photography Book by Erik Kuna teaches you how to capture amazing images of the Milky Way, stars, night sky, and more, with easy and approachable techniques. It covers planning, camera settings, focus, phone apps, gear, and post-processing, making night photography fun, achievable, and jaw-dropping.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2025
Publisher: Rocky Nook

Erik Kuna, an award-winning photographer and host of the influential podcast The Grid, reveals today's most effective methods for capturing breathtaking images of the Milky Way, the stars, the night sky, and much more in his book, The Night Photography Book. Erik demystifies the art, science, and technology of night photography, providing easy-to-follow recipes for creating stellar images without requiring an advanced science degree. With a fun, casual style, Erik takes away the mystery and complexity, showing you exactly which gear you need, which settings to use, and which accessories work best. You'll learn Erik's step-by-step techniques for mastering nighttime and low-light photography, from Milky Way landscapes to long-exposure star trails, light painting techniques, and post-processing techniques that bring your images to life. You'll also learn how to plan a successful night shoot, the best camera settings, tricks for getting tack-sharp focus in total darkness, phone apps that can help make the process easier, and how the pros are doing light painting today. Plus, you'll learn Erik's own post-pro techniques.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9798888141885