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You are watching a free tutorial from Photographing The Milky Way.
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You are watching a free tutorial from Photographing The Milky Way.
To view the entire course, upgrade to Premium or purchase it in the SLR Lounge Store.

GET ALL ACCESS $79 Single Course

Introduction | Why We Are Here

Welcome to our first landscape and nightscape photography workshop! This course will take you from beginner to master for photographing the Milky Way, regardless of your current skill level or the type of gear you own.

Using the techniques provided throughout this workshop, you will find ways to create something unique. While several images have “been done before,” such as Half Dome in Yosemite at sunset, they tend to look different when photographed by starlight. You will also be able to capture these photos without the crowds found more often during peak times and daylight hours.

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Photographing The Milky Way
  1. 1.1 Photographing The Milky Way Workshop
  2. 1.2 Introduction | Why We Are Here
  3. 1.3 Goals For Photographing The Milky Way
  4. 1.4 Milky Way Gear Guide
  1. 2.1 Exposure Triangle At Night
  2. 2.2 The 500 Rule
  3. 2.3 Field Reference Guide
  4. 2.4 Assignment: Follow and Break the 500 Rule
  1. 3.1 About The Milky Way Core
  2. 3.2 Why Should You Location Scout During The Day?
  3. 3.3 5 Tips On Location Scouting
  4. 3.4 How To Predict And See The Milky Way
  5. 3.5 Shooting Countdown Checklist
  6. 3.6 How To Focus On Stars And Get Sharp Images
  7. 3.7 Checking Sharpness And Troubleshooting
  1. 4.1 Why Create Two Exposures?
  2. 4.2 Assignment: Two Exposures
  1. 5.1 Reasons For Creating A Nightscape Panorama
  2. 5.2 Creating A Panorama Of The Milky Way
  3. 5.3 Assignment: Milky Way Panorama
  1. 6.1 Why Use Illumination?
  2. 6.2 Shining A Light On Your Landscape
  3. 6.3 Near Vs. Far Illumination
  4. 6.4 Assignment: Playing With Light And Distance
  1. 7.1 How To Photograph Subjects Under The Milky Way
  2. 7.2 Assignment: Capture A Subject Under The Milky Way
  3. 7.3 Cumulative Quiz (Ch. 1-7)
  1. 8.1 Basic Single-Exposure Milky Way Sky Editing
  2. 8.2 Blending Two Separate Exposures In Lightroom And Photoshop
  3. 8.3 Editing A Nightscape Panorama
  4. 8.4 Editing Low-Level Illumination
  5. 8.5 Illuminated Subjects
  6. 8.6 Editing A Blend And A Panorama
  7. 8.7 Noise Reduction, Part One
  8. 8.8 Noise Reduction, Part Two
  9. 8.9 Removing Long Exposure Noise In Capture One
  10. 8.10 Stacking For Noise Reduction In A Blended Pano

Total Course Run Time 2H 24M 26S

Course Progression

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Assignment Completed 5 / 5