Kristine Richer will present “Finding Light in the Dark, The Process Behind Nightscape Photography”

Kristine Richer is a classically trained fine art photographer and educator based in Nova Scotia, Canada, working under the business name Kristine Rose Photography.

She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and a Bachelor of Design in Interdisciplinary Design from NSCAD University, completed in 2009. Her studies began in the darkroom and spanned a wide range of photographic genres. Following graduation, Kristine spent 11 years working in corporate creative as a commercial product photographer and product designer, producing imagery that was published globally in large-scale commercial print runs.

Kristine also taught photography through NSCAD University’s Extended Studies program from 2008 to 2016, bringing nearly a decade of experience teaching adult learners into her work as an educator.

Since transitioning to full-time fine art and education in 2020, Kristine has focused her work on nightscape and Milky Way photography, teaching tens of thousands of students worldwide through her online programs. She is represented by Katzman Art Projects in Nova Scotia, and her work has been awarded NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) twice.

Learn how strong nightscape photographs are built from the ground up, starting with the initial idea and location planning, through camera technique in the field, and into the final stages of post-processing.

Kristine Richer (Kristine Rose Photography) shares how intentional choices shape successful night images, including where to shoot, how to approach camera settings, and when techniques such as stacking or blending are useful. The emphasis is on understanding the why behind each decision, helping photographers develop a clear, repeatable process they can adapt to their own locations, equipment, and shooting style.

Designed to inspire while remaining practical, this session offers technical insight and real-world examples photographers can apply right away.