Cape Cod Night Photography: Private Guided Tours for Star and Moon Lit Landscapes
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Eastham
Capture the beauty of Cape Cod at night with private guided tours for star and moonlit landscapes. Perfect for all experience levels, use long exposure techniques and flashlights to create stunning photos. Choose between moonlight or starlight tours. Contact for availability.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cape Cod National Seashore - Before booking, please contact me for availability.

See, experience and photograph Cape Cod lit by moonlight and starlight as we embark on a guided tour designed to teach you how to capture amazing locations at night. All skill levels are welcome and participants need only their camera gear and a passion for discovering new ways to see this beautiful area after dark. You’ll leave with great memories and a new skill learned from the area’s only full time night photographer.

Our destinations include the best of what Cape Cod offers along the National Seashore and outer Cape. Nauset Light, Cape Cod Light, Three Sisters, Stage Harbor and Hardings beach will round out our route giving you the opportunity to photograph these unique landscapes with fantastic night sky backdrops.

Transportation to all locations is included! I will pick you up at your hotel, Airbnb or rental anywhere on Cape Cod and drop you off safely at the end of our evening. Participants will receive printed course material and a matted print of one of that night’s locations.

The moon calendar will dictate what skies are in store for your visits. Contact me to see what conditions will be in store for you!

What's Included
  • Printed course material included.
  • Transportation to all destinations provided.
  • Customized tour route.
  • Post-tour image processing guidance.
Additional Information

One of the best times to see and and experience Cape Cod is after dark when the landscape is lit by starlight or moonlight. These times also give you the opportunity to visit and travel between destinations during hours that many people are asleep making these places quiet and serene.

This tour is available for all experience levels.

Night photography is a fantastic way to capture popular or “over shot” subjects in new ways. We’ll use long exposure techniques and flashlights to create an immersive art experience.

If you’ve never visited the Cape Cod area and are unsure of where the best subjects are, this tour ensures you get the best locations based on the sky conditions available.

Choose between a moonlight or starlight(Milky Way) tour! Contact me for the date range you are available for more information on moon phase and sky information.

Please contact me for availability before booking.

Location
Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitor Center
Nauset Road
The start location is flexible based on your interests but generally this is where most people choose to meet as it is easy to get to.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Beyond_cape_cod
Oct 3, 2023
Guided night tour. - My friend/neighbor and I had a great experience with Tim on his Cape Cod guided night tour, under the harvest moon. Tim's enthusiasm was contagious and his patience was something we both appreciated. I learned a great deal about low-light shooting with my Sony, including camera functions I never would have changed or considered, and came back with solid tips on low-light manual focusing, timing of exposures, and best settings. I plan to take Tim's astrophotography class in the spring, and greatly look forward to it!
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385prachig
Aug 31, 2023
Easily worth it for photography enthusiasts - I loved my night photography tour. A few days before, Tim and I discussed my interests and what I was looking for. The night of the tour, Tim picked me up around 9:30pm and we went to three different locations. At each site, Tim helped find compositions, helped light paint the scene, and gave feedback on shots. It really felt like we were team. I was able to get a lot of great photos that I was really happy with. The whole tour lasted for around 4 hours. The whole time, Tim was really nice and easy to talk to. If we go back up to Cape Cod again, I’d definitely consider taking another tour with Tim. It was a really great experience.
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O255xsjeffs
Aug 25, 2023
Cape Cod night photography - It was an awesome experience. I learned a lot. Got some great pictures and our. Photographer Timothy was very patient and informative. I would highly recommend this tour, and when we come back to Cape Cod, I would definitely do it again.
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M1345xkroberth
Aug 4, 2023
Highly educational and fun too! - My daughters and I had a wonderful night tour with Tim. He’s an excellent teacher — I learned a lot about night photography and how to better use my camera. He answered all my questions and we had a lot of fun as well. He was very accommodating; he picked us up and suggested great locations. We would highly recommend to anyone interested in night photography!
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Patrickgd3600vh
Aug 4, 2023
Amazing experience! - I had a great time on my tour! Tim was extremely knowledgeable and made it a lot of fun. I learned a ton about night time photography and just photography in general and it was a really cool and unique way to experience the cape. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone interested in night time photography.
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C
Aug 1, 2023
Learn a new technique and have fun! - A wonderful experience for any photographer. Learn to use a flashlight to take a magnificent picture. Tim is a great teacher who is passionate about his skill. Thank you.
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Donrf5585ev
Jul 24, 2023
Fun and educational! - Tim was absolutely amazing. Expose me to a whole new world of night photography. I really enjoyed painting with light. Learned a lot about time lapse photography. I will definitely reach out to Tim on my next trip back to Cape Cod.
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788captain
Jul 20, 2023
Great experience - I booked this excursion for my daughter, an aspiring artist. She loved it and learned a ton. My husband went with her and, although an experienced photographer, learned loads of new techniques from Tim. They had an amazing, amazing time.
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Explorer92281
Jun 13, 2023
Unique Tour, Excellent Value - I’m only in Cape Cod for one week a year, and taking a workshop/tour with Tim made this year’s vacation extra special. I have done astro-landscape photography in the past, but I could not have gotten so many good shots in one night without Tim’s expertise. We visited 3 locations, selected to be rewarding regardless of the weather (which only cooperated halfway). I am grateful to Tim for filling in my knowledge gaps and making great composition and lighting suggestions -- and for his enthusiasm. I highly recommend this workshop: it was a lot of fun and an excellent value. I hope to book another tour with Tim when I return to Cape Cod in 2024. PS Tim was a great sport about trying different types of photos, and he helped me get this image (a composite of 2 shots taken at Nauset Light).
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Brian0600
May 26, 2023
Fantastic Experience - Highly Recommended - I had a great time on this tour and definitely recommend it. Tim is a fantastic teacher and guide; he's got a wealth of knowledge about the photography and astronomy side of things, but wraps it up in a really accessible and easy to understand way. He showed a great deal of patience and was really easy going throughout the whole trip. He went above and beyond the description to make sure I got exactly what I was looking for, had a good time and understood how everything worked along the way. If you're looking at this and on the fence, I think you should go for it - you won't be disappointed.
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