Milky Way Landscape Photography Tracking and Stacking
Take your milky way photography to the next level! Join Erik Kuna in his follow up class to Demystifying Milky Way Landscape Photography, as he takes a deep dive into the practices, techniques, hardware, and software of tracking and stacking. Tracking and stacking is all about increasing the signal and reducing the noise, and in this class you’ll learn the fundamentals of each technique, gain tips for putting them intro practice, and learn about the hardware and software used to get the job done. Be sure to watch Erik’s first class if you are new to milky way photography before moving to the next level with this one.
Release Date: 2020-09-10
Lessons
Introduction
The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 37 seconds
Why Stack and Track?
It’s all about the noise and finding that balance between stars and noise.
Duration: 1 mins 28 seconds
What is Stacking?
Stacking is all about merging multiple frames together into a single image to remove noise.
Duration: 4 mins 47 seconds
Stacking Foundation
Learn the reasons why we stack and how to improve your process.
Duration: 3 mins 46 seconds
Stacking Tips
Erik shares some more tips to help you up your stacking game.
Duration: 1 mins 35 seconds
What is Tracking?
Erik shares the reasons for why we need a tracking device, and what they are.
Duration: 3 mins 37 seconds
Review of Previous Night’s Shoot
Erik goes over what happened with their plans for shooting the night before.
Duration: 12 mins 47 seconds
Back to Studio
Erik returns to the studio and prepares to do the post production of the images from the shoot.
Duration: 4 mins 19 seconds
Stacking vs Tracking
Let’s understand the differences between stacking and tracking.
Duration: 7 mins 9 seconds
Types of Frames for Stacking
Learn about the frames needed for stacking.
Duration: 10 mins 2 seconds
How to Shoot Dark Frames and Flat Frames
Learn how to acquire the types of frames you need for your stack.
Duration: 9 mins 47 seconds
Software Used for Stacking
There are a few software options for stacking.
Duration: 3 mins 5 seconds
Stacking with Photoshop: Part 1
Starting in Lightroom Classic, Erik shows how to perform stacking in Photoshop.
Duration: 7 mins 35 seconds
Stacking with Photoshop: Part 2
Erik builds on the previous lesson to demonstrate additional Photoshop techniques.
Duration: 9 mins 0 seconds
Using Starry Landscape Stacker for Mac
Learn how to use the Mac software for stacking images with Starry Landscape Stacker.
Duration: 23 mins 17 seconds
Using Sequator for Windows
Learn how to use the Windows software for stacking images with Sequator.
Duration: 8 mins 49 seconds
Tracking Planning and Hardware
Learn about tracking devices, concepts, and hardware to get the job done.
Duration: 6 mins 35 seconds
Combining Tracked and Non-tracked Photos
There are reasons to take photos with and without the tracker, so that you can blend them together.
Duration: 14 mins 39 seconds