Longwood Christmas Creative Outdoor Lights and Fountains

Name: Longwood Christmas Creative Outdoor Lights and Fountains
Start: 2025-12-09T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-09T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Longwood Gardens

Schedule

Tue Dec 09 2025 at 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Longwood Gardens | Kennett Square, PA

Longwood Gardens is spectacular in any season, but it is transformed into a magical place during the holiday season. With more than 400,000 twinkling lights strung on nearly 40 miles of wire, this is a photographer's paradise, and it has become an annual photo trek favorite. Join us as we make amazing images worthy of creating your own holiday cards and gifts!
We will meet at 4pm to be set up and in place as the sun sets and the magic begins. We will continue photographing during the "Blue Hour", which allows for more dramatic images. We will photograph the amazing light displays outside throughout the grounds. The majority of this trek will be focused on photographing the lights outside, as the inside is usually unbearably crowded and nearly impossible to do any decent photography. After the workshop, participants are able to stay until the gardens close. Later in the evening, opportunities may arise for you to grab decent hand-held images inside.
This workshop is for beginners and more advanced photo enthusiasts. No special gear is required beyond a DSLR or mirrorless camera, tripod and cable release to trip the shutter. You could also use the self timer if you do not have a cable release. A Star filter and kaleidoscope filter would be helpful for creative effects of the lights (not necessary). A midrange zoom lens, in the range of 18-200 or longer, would be the best choice. Fast Lenses, with apertures such as f/2.8 or 1.8 will be a huge benefit in the conservatory (if you choose to go inside), and to create those beautiful Bokeh light effects.
More images, information and registration can be found here:
https://valeriehoffmanphotography.com