Advanced Milky Way Photography Post Processing
Take a deeper dive into post processing your Milky Way photos! Join Erik Kuna as he teaches you how to decrease the noise and increase the signal to bring out the very best in your astrophotography. Erik walks you step-by-step through his workflow for dealing with noise, nailing the white balance, reducing light pollution, adding depth and dimension, enhancing the Milky Way core, and a series of finishing moves to really make things pop.
Release Date: 2021-10-29
Lessons
Introduction
The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 3 mins 22 seconds
Dealing with Noise
Shooting at high ISOs requires dealing with noise right off the bat.
Duration: 18 mins 36 seconds
Nailing the White Balance
Dial in that white balance before you go any further.
Duration: 6 mins 43 seconds
Dealing with Light Pollution
A lot of this type of work is repetitive and can be made more efficient using actions in Photoshop.
Duration: 14 mins 48 seconds
Adding Depth and Dimension
With the image cleaned up it is time to stretch the image to add some depth and dimension.
Duration: 6 mins 13 seconds
Adjusting the Color Balance
The next step in the process is addressing the balance of color in the photo.
Duration: 5 mins 23 seconds
Enhancing the Milky Way Core
Time to take that milky way core up to 11.
Duration: 4 mins 25 seconds
Reduce Stars to Enhance Milky Way
By reducing the surrounding stars you can make the milky way stand out even more.
Duration: 6 mins 9 seconds
Sharpen and Glow
As we enter the end stage of editing you can give your photo a mystical glow.
Duration: 1 mins 23 seconds
Workflow Walkthrough: Part 1
Now that you’ve seen the workflow up close it is time to walk through a number of images to see that this is a repeatable process.
Duration: 2 mins 22 seconds
Workflow Walkthrough: Part 2
Erik walks through a final image and wraps up the class with some closing thoughts.
Duration: 1 mins 26 seconds