Spectacular images of the Milky Way, star trails, planets and constellations
Many photographers put their cameras away as soon as the sun goes down. But the night sky offers plenty of light for photography and is one of the most attractive subjects in landscape photography. Night photography can be done with a relatively simple camera and a tripod, but it requires a well thought-out and systematic approach with technical knowledge, a creative eye, perseverance and image editing skills.
The "Practical Guide to Photographing the Night Sky" inspires you to take your camera out at night and shows you how to capture spectacular photos of the sky and landscape in the light of the stars. Rutger Bus specialises in night photography, with the Milky Way, meteor showers, comets and deep sky objects playing the leading role.
With the help of this practical guide, you too can take impressive photos, as it teaches you all the essential knowledge and skills you need for astrophotography, from the vision and preparation to the actual photography and subsequent processing and mounting of the images in image editing software.
From the contents:
- Required equipment and shooting techniques
- Orientation in the night sky and astronomical knowledge
- Smartphone apps for locating the Milky Way and planning shots
- Astrophotography without a telescope of the Milky Way, star trails, meteor showers, etc.
- Photographing the moon and planets with a camera and telescope
- Northern lights, airglow, zodiacal light and noctilucent clouds
- Image editing and raw development in Lightroom
- Combine star trail images in Photoshop layers
- Stacking astro landscape photos with Starry Landscape Stacker
- Getting started with deep sky photography
