Night Photography Excursion at Palace of Fine Arts

Schedule

Sat Oct 11 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Palace Of Fine Arts | San Francisco, CA

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Capture the spectacular architecture, lake reflections and beautiful grounds as the sun sets on this beautiful venue!
About this Event

We’ll guide you along the way offering expert advice for composing scenes and getting perfect exposures!

Achieve the skills needed to create spectacular night photographs in this photo walking tour. Learn to capture stunning, colorful and dramatic low light and night photographs. Your instructors will guide you along this hands-on walking tour with multiple photo demonstrations. You'll be able to shoot photographs alongside your instructor and get tips and advice on how to improve your images.

What You'll Learn:

  • The proper settings to take great night & long-exposure photos
  • Making use of artificial lights to highlight your subject during long exposures
  • How to capture more light through long-exposure photography to make the night look more like day
  • Learn how to create light trails and motion effects with the use of long exposures
  • How to use the bulb mode setting and timed exposure settings

More Info:

What to bring…

  • Bring your camera that is equipped with manual settings
  • Wide-angle and telephoto lens (we offer rentals if you don’t have one or the other)
  • A fully charged battery (two ideally)
  • Memory cards
  • Tripod
  • Camera remote (if you have one, otherwise you’ll use your self-timer)
  • A flashlight (not flash)
  • Light to medium jacket (where we’re near the water and it will be chilly)

Where to park/How to get there

  • There is street parking and a few spots at the site
  • Additionally, there is free and paid parking at Marina Green
  • If you are not going to drive into the SF, you can take public transportation. Please visit 511.org to find out the best way from your home.

About Your Instructor:

Leah Frink has worked in the photographic industry as a photographer, salesman, and instructor since 2001. She has published a few books on various topics, including a documentary book on the Rockabilly scene called Revisited, one on her band photography, and one on her black-and-white portrait series called AW. She loves sharing her knowledge and passion for photography with others. She lives in Alameda and enjoys spending extra time with her godchildren, documenting their milestones.

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Where is it happening?

Palace Of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, United States

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Tickets

USD 104.45

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