Street Photography at Night

A course by Gustavo Minas , Photographer

Photographer. St. Louis, Brazil.
Joined December 2019

Learn to capture the soul of your city while it sleeps using different techniques and light sources, from the idea to post-production

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2,943 students
Audio: Portuguese
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Learn to capture the soul of your city while it sleeps using different techniques and light sources, from the idea to post-production

Shooting stunning photos by the light of a city at night can be an exciting challenge. Award-winning photographer Gustavo Minas, specialist in this art form, shows you some tricks of the trade so you can learn to bring your own city's mood into evocative images.

In Introduction to Street Photography, Gustavo showed you how to compose an urban photo essay. In his second course, explore the depths of your city even further, working on nighttime scenes, characters, and different sources of light, from shooting to post-production.

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What will you learn in this online course?

14 lessons & 22 downloads

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  • 14 lessons (1h 38m)
  • 22 additional resources (9 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Produce a night-photography photo essay to publish online.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in photography who wants to capture the essence of a city at night.

Requirements and materials

You don't need any photography experience to take this course.

In terms of materials, all you need is a camera with flash and the image editing software or application of your choice.


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Gustavo Minas

A course by Gustavo Minas

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Gustavo Minas was born in 1981 in Cássia, a small city located in the State of Minas Gerais. After receiving a degree in journalism from the State University of Londrina, he went on to study the language and history of photography under Carlos Moreira in São Paulo and has been photographing the urban scenes of the cities he visits since 2009.

He currently works as a freelance journalist and photographer based in Brasília as well as teaching workshops across Brazil and abroad. In 2017, his photo series Rodoviária won the Picture of the Year LATAM award, in the category "The Future of Cities," and in 2019, he published his first book Maximum Shadow Minimal Light with Edition Lammerhuber, which was also exhibited in Hamburg that same year.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Preparation and inspiration

    • History of night street photography
    • Photographic language
    • Night photography with available light
    • The flash in night street photography
  • U3

    Project development

    • Equipment for night street photography
    • How do I configure my camera
    • Photo output with available light
    • Photo output with flash: portraits at night
  • U4

    Post-production and editing

    • What worked and what could be improved?
    • Workflow and image processing
    • Editing a night series
    • Dissemination of work
  • FP

    Final project

    • Street Photography at Night

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Street Photography at Night. Photography, and Video course by Gustavo Minas

Street Photography at Night

A course by Gustavo Minas
Photographer. St. Louis, Brazil.
Joined December 2019
  • 100% positive reviews (60)
  • 2,943 students