--- product_id: 5329186 title: "Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques" brand: "harold davis" price: "€ 141.85" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5329186-creative-night-digital-photography-tips-and-techniques store_origin: CY region: Cyprus --- # Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques **Brand:** harold davis **Price:** € 141.85 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques by harold davis - **How much does it cost?** € 141.85 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.cy](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5329186-creative-night-digital-photography-tips-and-techniques) ## Best For - harold davis enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted harold davis brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques ## Images ![Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ctTIbylHL.jpg) ![Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oNxrO1F9L.jpg) ![Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/311mXUtOKqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 2, 2022* Great ### ⭐⭐ Title Misleading, Author Obviously not a "Night Shooter" *by O***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 10, 2011* Edit: I've changed this review since my initial writing. It didn't get better. More or less I condensed.I have several problems with this book:The first being a problem with the title itself. It's misleading. This guy isn't doing 'creative' night photography; he's doing regular night photography that is featured in every other book on the subject. His title indicates a departure from standards, a new approach, and a certain expectation comes with it. Needless to say, I don't feel the book lives up to it's title at all. This is a problem with the author's other books, too, I'm afraid; his 'creative' composition book, and his 'creative' portrait books are fairly UNcreative as well.This guy has created a series of books labeled "Creative" to represent everything that is already present in other more general books.If each book were better, and actually gave examples of very radical creative techniques and not just the standard fair, it would be a worthwhile investment for anyone that has been shooting longer than a year in any particular area; unfortunately, that isn't the case.The book is anemic in a lot of ways: An example would be how short each section in this book are, when it comes to various things. Night time HDR deserves more than one or two pages, surely. Light painting does too. There is a lot of information missing entirely.The guy is a poor writer, for the most part; the structure of the book is weak. The greater sin is that he isn't a good teacher, though.I feel like this guy, along with a lot of other photographic "teachers," "gurus," and authors just build up a massive amount of photos over the years and in an effort to monetize their back catalog, put out a book using the images they have laying around that don't sell.So, as other reviewers point out, the problem with this book is that the examples aren't even that great. There are perhaps 10 photos in the book that I would consider stellar, but the bulk aren't even photos that I would publish on a professional level. A lot of the photos suffer heavy noise, purple fringing, off color casts, improper white balance, chromatic issues, etc.I'm a night photographer of only a few years experience and my images consistently turn out better than those featured in this book.Part of the problem with his photos is that he doesn't follow what I think is the two golden rules of night photography:1.) Patience, and2.) Re-shoot until perfect. Making changes and re-shooting in an iteration-to-perfection plan is the secret to good, and even great night photography. Above all other things, this will make great images happen.And: As an editorial process, part of the work is to only let your best work out the door, right?Part of me wonders if this book weren't a by-product of publisher pressure or the beg of a needed paycheck. Who knows.I also suspect that some of the reviews of this book may be planted by the publisher. In revisiting this review, I checked GoodReads for the reviews of this book, and the average reviews were 3/5 there. The criticisms are harsher in greater volumes on that site. Something I've noticed in the past is that publishers tend to only pay for reviews to be planted on purchase sites, and not generally on third-party sites.What I wanted when I purchased this book, was a book that was entirely about night photography, was very detailed when it came to the subject and would teach me a lot that I didn't already know from my general photographic experience and understanding, what I'd read from blogs, other books, and learned from other shooters. I will plainly say that I did not get anything I wanted from this book.The bottom line is that this guy isn't a night photographer, and night photography is a special art. The nuance of it requires a lot of explanation that isn't present int his book.I also bought "Creative Portraits" and I also feel it is sub-par.On this review, the author himself has posted a reply to my review wherein he offered to buy back the book and cover shipping. I don't even know how to feel about this offer. On the one-hand, I'd love to take advantage of this to get my money back. On the other hand, it almost feels like he is attempting to buy his way out of bad reviews.Recommendations on photographic education:Basic Photography:  Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera Furthered Basic Photography:  Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second Night Photography:  Night Photography: Finding your way in the dark Night Photography: Finding your way in the dark, by Lance Keimig is by far the best book on the subject of Night Photography I've read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Embrace the dark side *by M***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2010* Night photography is a huge subject. Harold Davis does a good job of covering many of its aspects in a clear and straightforward way. Since he is primarily a landscape photographer, many of the example photos are of landscapes, though he does cover many other areas of the subject such as cityscapes, light trails, light painting, moonlight photography, simple object photography and more. A short list of equipment is discussed and helpful extras are mentioned. While there is not yet a definitive book on night photography, Creative Night is my current favorite.Davis also includes a section on post processing with Photoshop. Two night specific techniques that cover stacking multiple exposures to capture star trails and noise removal are very helpful.While specific technique descriptions are mostly brief, all images include exposure details that provide a good starting point for personal experimentation. And experimentation is a main theme of this book. Less experienced photographers may want a bit more hand holding. There's very little fundamental photography instruction here. Davis has written this book for photographers who understand the basics of exposure and camera operation. That saves a lot of padding that many writers include in their manuals to increase the page count. If you're new to photography and want do do some night shots, do learn exposure basics and study your camera manual first.In addition to photography how-tos Davis does offer important information specific to night photography, much of which seems like common sense. But it's easy to overlook a detail that means the difference between a successful and safe photo shoot and a disaster. For example: dress warmly, learn your camera control by feel and rote so you can operate in darkness, dress for visibility, get permission to photograph sites, scout your location by day, and so on. While some of this seems obvious, it's these details that help make for a safe, comfortable and hopefully successful shoot. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5329186-creative-night-digital-photography-tips-and-techniques](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5329186-creative-night-digital-photography-tips-and-techniques) --- *Product available on Desertcart Cyprus* *Store origin: CY* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*