Photography/Expert Profile

Expertise

I am a professional landscape photographer specializing in Night Photography. I can answer technical questions on Night Photography techniques such as; How to take star trails, focussing at night, composing at night, hyper focal distance, ISO settings, stacking star trails, white balance issues. essentially anything to do with the "How To" In addition to capture issues, I can also answer questions on processing, controlling noise, sharpening, blending multiple exposures, stacking software, HDR, Lightroom & Photoshop.

Experience in the area

I have been shooting exclusively at night for the last 8 years. i have taken images in many diverse habitats, from rocky and sandy coastlines, through forests, lakes and rivers to the high Himalaya of Tibet and Nepal. I am the author of An Introduction to Night Photography and the soon to be published eBook The Complete Guide to Landscape Photography at Night.

Organizations

I am one of the Founders of Whytake.net - The Global Community of Nature Photographers

Publications

An Introduction to Night Photography - eBook by Alister Benn Finding Your Voice - eBook by Alister Benn

Education/Credentials

I achieved excellent high school grades and continued on to study Astronomy & astrophysics at St Andrews University in Scotland. I have no formal photographic training, having been entirely self taught.

Awards and Honors

None

Past/Present Clients

Villeroy & Boch

What do you like about this subject?

Night Photography allows us to approach the world in a beautiful new light - even visiting super iconic locations can result in completely unique images.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Every night is a new adventure, there will always be something new for me to express with Available Night Light