Capturing the Cosmos: An Astrophotography Workshop

Capturing the Cosmos is catered for advanced photographers to understand what it takes to create breathtaking photos of the Milky Way and the night skies. The workshop will include theoretical tutorials, CAP3 astronomy seminars, and a practical guide to the Abu Dhabi desert. At the end of the program, students will understand how to plan trips and shoots successfully, capture and compose the images, and bring the images to life with special advanced post-processing techniques.

The two-day workshop will be taught by expert photographer Benjamin Barakat with lectures by the Center for Astro, Particle, and Planetary Physics (CAP3) research staff. A digital certificate will be provided to all participants who complete the full program.

Email nyuad.cap3.info@nyu.edu for more details.

• Workshop Information
• Workshop Schedule

• Workshop Details

  • Capacity: 80 participants
    
  • Duration: 10 hours (Day 1, lecture and desert photoshoot), 4 hours (Day 2, post-production)
    
  • Age and skill advisory: 18+ with previous photography experience
    
  • Required supplies: participants may need to provide their own camera (and tripod, if possible)
    
  • PCR: Green Al Hosn status is required to attend the workshop
    

• Time	Description	Location
  Day 1: Saturday, October 22, 2022
  1:30-4pm	Lectures	,NYUAD Conference Center (A6)
  4pm	Buss departs from NYUAD to Abu Dhabi Desert
  5pm	Arrival to Abu Dhabi Desert
  5:30pm-12am	Astrophotography photoshoot in the Desert	Abu Dhabi Desert
  12am	Bueses depart from the Desert back to Abu Dhabi and to Dubai*
  Day 2: Sunday, October 23, 2022
  1-5:45pm	Post-processing session	Zoom

  Notes:
  Transportation from Dubai and Abu Dhabi will be provided.
  A detailed schedule will be send to the selected participants.
  

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Instructor

Benjamin Barakat, Astrophotographer

Guest Speakers

Yousef Al Qasimi, Astrophotographer
Moe Abbas, Research Associate, CAP3
Mohamad Ali-Dib, Research Associate, CAP3

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