Photography for Beginners Part 15: Types of Night Photography

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Each post in this series builds on information discussed in previous posts. See the Photography for Beginners page on the menu for links to all the posts.

Part 14: Night Photography

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I had put many hours into writing and editing the second part of Night Photography and it was ready to post last November. Then my tablet died. I not only lost the completed post itself, but all my outline notes I’d been working from. I was demoralized back then, and it took me this long to finally attempt to recreate the post. Now, many more hours later, here it is.

This is a continuation of Part 14. In that post I covered a variety of tips for shooting at night. In this post we’ll discuss some specific types of night photography.

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Free Swim Lessons at Seattle Parks

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I took my very first swimming lesson at the park on Blackmans Lake in Snohomish when I was 8 or 9. I loved it so much I continued taking lessons, first at the YMCA in Everett, then went on to get my Red Cross Junior Lifesaving certification (no longer a thing) at the YWCA in Spokane by the time I was 13.

Swimming lessons are not only fun for kids like me, who was part fish, but they are an important part of safety for families that spend any time around the water, even just wading, on piers, or in boats. Almost 4,000 people drown in the US every year, and while knowing how to swim can’t prevent all drownings, it can prevent many of them.

Seattle Parks and Rec is offering free daytime swim lessons for youths aged 6-16 at all nine city lifeguarded beaches, and evening lessons at Madrona, Mt.Baker, Seward, and Pritchard beaches. Registration starts June 1st. For more info see this post on the Parkways blog.