Photographing the Moon, Stars and Milky Way
Landscape photography doesn't end when the sun goes down! Join Jennifer Wu, a Canon Explorer of Light, as she guides you through everything you need to know to start photographing stars and the night sky. You'll learn about the equipment you need to capture the scene, how to research your subjects, the importance of scouting your location, the key camera settings, how to post process your photographs, and so much more!
Release Date: 2014-03-20
Lessons
Introduction
<p>Join Jennifer as she goes over the topics that will be covered in this class.</p>
Duration: 1 mins 42 seconds
Equipment
<p>Learn about the recommended cameras, lenses, and other equipment for night photography.</p>
Duration: 14 mins 5 seconds
Finding the Milky Way and the Moon
<p>There are a number of excellent resources to help you determine where to find the milky way and the moon in the night sky.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 14 seconds
Camera Settings
<p>There are 5 settings to understand for capturing stars as points of light.</p>
Duration: 10 mins 37 seconds
Focusing
<p>Focusing on a night sky presents some challenges to overcome.</p>
Duration: 5 mins 29 seconds
Scouting Locations
<p>After you've done your research on where the milky way or moon are going to rise it is time to scout your location for interesting foreground elements.</p>
Duration: 2 mins 40 seconds
Composition
<p>Having all the elements in place, it is now your job to create the most compelling composition possible.</p>
Duration: 10 mins 12 seconds
Photographing the Moon
<p>There are a number of factors to consider when shooting the moon. </p>
Duration: 6 mins 19 seconds
Painting with Light
<p>Light painting is a really fun way to expand your photographic options after the sun goes down.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 37 seconds
Post Processing
<p>Your post processing workflow is where you can correct problems and really make your photos pop.</p>
Duration: 3 mins 56 seconds
Blending Multiple Photos Together
<p>Photoshop can also be used to blend different exposures into a single image with a greater dynamic range, or to come up with other creative effects.</p>
Duration: 1 mins 30 seconds
Time-lapse Photography
<p>Jennifer wraps up the class with an introduction to time-lapse photography.</p>
Duration: 3 mins 12 seconds