Ken Lee Photography

How to Stop Your Timer Remote From Dangling: Ruggard RTC-10 Review If you shoot long exposures at night, you know the frustration — your intervalometer dangling from your camera, swinging in the breeze, pulling on the cable. Not good. The Ruggard RTC-10 Timer-Remote Case (Standard) fixes that with a padded holder that straps directly to your tripod leg. It works great, with one Velcro gripe…

The Perseid meteor shower is often the most spectacular meteor shower in the Northern Hemisphere due to frequency as well as its appearance in summer. 2026 is special because the peak occurs during the darkest possible skies. Here’s how to photograph it! VISIT ME, VISIT ME! BOOKS AND PRINTS:Head on over to the Ken Lee Photography website to purchase books or look at night photography and long…

Nelson Ghost Town: Moonlight Edition – April 17-20, 2027 Night Photography WorkshopExplore and photograph this great location under partial moonlight. Interiors, exteriors, cars, trucks and gas pumps await you and your camera at this ethereal and fascinating spot that’s just an hour outside of Las Vegas. Also: Boulder City neon signs and Goffs, along historic Route…

Nelson Ghost Town: Moonlight Edition – April 17-20, 2027 Night Photography WorkshopExplore and photograph this great location under partial moonlight. Interiors, exteriors, cars, trucks and gas pumps await you and your camera at this ethereal and fascinating spot that’s just an hour outside of Las Vegas. Also: Boulder City neon signs and Goffs, along historic Route…

The 3 Most Overlooked Lenses for Night Photography https://fstoppers.com/node/722126?utm_source=Fstoppers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=notify_state_change #FStoppers #KenLee  #Article #podcasts #photography #photography #gear #lenses #lens  VISIT ME, VISIT ME! BOOKS AND PRINTS:Head on over to the Ken Lee Photography website to purchase books or look at night photography and long exposure…

Is This the End of Night Photography Education in Joshua Tree? One of the joys of discovering Joshua Tree National Park is learning how to photograph the night sky through night photography workshops and classes. “Half the Park is After Dark” is a National Park Service campaign slogan, after all. But this may be coming to an end. Read on… VISIT ME, VISIT ME! BOOKS AND PRINTS:Head on over to…

I thought I would take photos of the old West Entrance of Joshua Tree National Park before it is demolished. I photographed both the new and old entrance just a few hours before the West Entrance would enter its final phase, closing to all traffic from 6 am Dec. 3 to 6 pm Dec. 5 2025. While the new West Entrance will be much better, I can’t help but think of some of the fun memories that I’ve had…

Most night photographers never seem to have this one accessory with them. But they should. We’re talking small gear, huge impact. I’ll go over nine great uses for this accessory too. And one reason may have saved someone’s life! The One Accessory You Didn’t Know You Needed for Night Photography VISIT ME, VISIT ME! BOOKS AND PRINTS:Head on over to the Ken Lee Photography website to purchase…

Can You Be a Photographer If You’re Colorblind? “Why does that dog look green?” From that startling comment, my parents discovered that I was red-green colorblind. But is it possible to be a colorblind photographer? We examine this interesting dilemma. VISIT ME, VISIT ME! BOOKS AND PRINTS:Head on over to the Ken Lee Photography website to purchase books or look at night photography and long…

The Most Romantic Night Photo Ever (Thanks to a Flashlight!) Think about the most important photo you want to create. Is it a great wedding photo of celebrities? Maybe documenting a historic event? I’ve had photos published in National Geographic, had museum exhibitions, and won awards. But it turns out the most important (and romantic) photo I’ve made was a simple night photo created with a…

Why Everyone Thinks Your Night Photos Are Fake “That’s not real, that’s AI!” If you post night photos on social media, you’ve most likely received comments like this before. It’s the new way of saying, “You Photoshopped that!” Why do so many people think night photos are fake? Ten or twelve years ago, I didn’t get very many people commenting that my night photos were fake. So what…

5 Steps to Photograph a Giant Desert Dragon at Night How do you go about photographing and “light painting” a 350-foot-long dragon serpent? There were also some problems to solve. I’ll reveal all the behind-the-scenes secrets and more of how I captured this giant dragon under the stars. Admittedly, there’s a lot happening in this photo. You’ve got the enormous dragon serpent. You’ve got long…

4 Podcasts Photographers Should Be Binge-Listening to Right Now Here are five podcasts you should be listening to right now. Hit play, grab your coffee, and get inspired. When I am walking or driving, I’ve got five that I always snare in my podcast catcher. You’ll love them no matter what kind of photography you do. VISIT ME, VISIT ME! BOOKS AND PRINTS:Head on over to the Ken Lee Photography…

Behind-The-Scenes: Light Painting a Desert Ghost Town at Night I set out to photograph and light paint a collapsing market in Desert Center, California. Here’s how I pulled it off. I’ll take you behind the scenes of my desert ghost town night photography safari. There were some issues with attempting to photograph this abandoned market with a collapsing roof in a hot, dusty desert ghost town. I…

Ghost Mode: Becoming Invisible in Your Night Photo When Light Painting Want to walk through your own night photo while remaining invisible? It’d be a great superpower for light painting. It turns out night photographers do it all the time. And it’s not Photoshop magic. It’s a simple trick for light painting that works with long exposure night photography that will take your night photography to…

U.S. Users Can Now Autofocus on Stars With Pentax K-1 Do you wish your camera could autofocus on stars—without reframing? Good news. The venerable Pentax K-1 DSLR now has Star AF available in the U.S. Autofocusing on pinpoint stars just got a whole lot easier—and you can forget endless pixel-peeping. Pentax K-1 Mk I. VISIT ME, VISIT ME! BOOKS AND PRINTS:Head on over to the Ken Lee Photography…