7 Tips for Better MILKY WAY Photography

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[timscanlanphotography]

Hi Alyn. Superb content as usual. A definite yes for a printing tuition video please.Many thanks for sharing.

[meghjoshi]

Dude seriously. When I'm kinda bored(burned out) from astrophotography, I watch this guys's videos. He is so passionate, that it feels me with excitement! I'm buckled up to shoot the Milky Way tonight!

[Pixelogystudios]

Stacking took my photos to the next level, yes to the printing video and how to prepare images for print. Thanks so much for all the info! Love that MW above the mountains!

[willdobson]

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[CuriousAdam]

Hi Alyn, I didn't realize you mentioned me in your video. I'm very happy about it 😍 Thank you very much for your praise! Tonight I was photographing the Milky Way with friends. It was great! Greetings from the Black Forest in Germany, Adam Schnabelsson

[astrolapse]

Great vid. I think Richard of nightscape images captures foreground light perfectly.

[adamgale]

Thanks for these tips Alyn. Would really like to see a printing video too. I’ve printed a few Astro photos at home and have had to increase exposure by around 1 stop to replicate the brightness of the image on screen. Would be good to know if that’s normal or something I’ve done wrong myself.

[carlmcneill]

Tip #6: learn about the lunar table to plan your trip when you can moon light to illuminate the foreground.
Tip #7: shoot the foreground at blue hour and then wait for the milky way core to appear.
Tip #8: use a flashlight/torch to paint the foreground subject with light.
All of these tips will require you to learn Photoshop and how to blend the images together.
Which brings me to tip #9: learn how to use Photoshop. It is a very powerful tool to edit your milky way photos with.

[Keychainproduction]

Perfect example of day time scouting, I was at Mesa Arch in Utah, there is spot in a corner near the arch that is a literal hole with a 60foot or more drop. Glad I saw it in the day time before I walked around to get a better composition shot at night.

[ingemargunnarsson]

Amazing Alyn, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience

[cmichaelhaugh]

Great points! I’ve got to get out of upstate New York and back to the West where the sky’s are dark. Thinking of the Bisti Badlands this fall.

[erikhy]

I love to take three little electric candles with me to illuminate foreground subjects. Their light through the wax is a lovely, warm color temperature, they can be switched on and off without burning things, they last for weeks, and if you are doing video, they flicker nicely. I place them in deserted houses, rock formations, or even sit with one in my lap facing the camera, similar to the lantern shots Alyn showed. Stick a couple in your tent for a nice glow.

[FAstroHD]

Yes I would be interested in printing images, thanks mate, great video

[suvashchandraparida]

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[seanmuller]

Yes. Info on Astrophotography prints would be great. Thanks again for another great video.

[lavamonsta]

Defo up for seeing a vid on printing! Always worry about making a print too big and it coming out ugly

[zakirahhakim]

Amazing thank you i am keen to start star gazing as i live in Cape Town and everynight almost the stars twinkle with such a beauty i am dying to capture them as we are at the tip of Africa just awesome