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Sean Mahoney is a passionate photographer who specializes in long exposures, night photography, and light painting. He'll occasionally venture out to shoot during the day, but his pale complexion makes night photography much more appealing... When most photographers pack up to head home, Sean is just getting started.
The options when taking photos at night are essentially limitless. Familiar city streets take on a whole new light. Motion becomes one with time as an open shutter captures not just a moment, but an event. Moonlight can be used to transform a dark expanse into a day-like landscape. The faint glimmer of stars in a pitch black sky can become a brilliant natural cathedral. Areas of shadow are a blank canvas over which light and color can be painted and shaped.
Sean spends much of his time researching new techniques and working to expand his creativity, but finds even greater pleasure in teaching others. Knowledge isn't very useful if it isn't shared. To that end, Sean will soon be launching a comprehensive blog dedicated to night photography that will cover everything from the basics of exposure to topics like amp glow and star stacking.
For those who wish to go even further in the learning process, there is a night photography workshop in the making... No details yet and the date may still be a ways out, but interested individuals should contact sean@seanpatrickmahoney.com to get on the waiting list sooner rather than later. The workshop will have a limited number of participants to guarantee adequate time to help each student on an individual basis. Those who express interest in the workshop earliest will be first to have the opportunity to sign up.
Sean's photography can be purchased in Acorn Gallery in the beautiful mountain town of Idyllwild, CA.
