Milky Way Masterclass Suite
Bring the night to life
Welcome to the Milky Way Masterclass Suite where you will learn how to capture stunning Milky Way Landscapes. Produce noise free images with immense detail and unlock the darkness of night. Improve your astrophotography to process images with a high dynamic range. This Masterclass Suite was designed for a beginner or enthusiast to plan, capture and process Milky Way Landscapes.
Included is 8 hours of Photoshop Training on 13 must know topics, a Lightroom Masterclass Workflow, 2x Masterclass Photoshop Workflows, Camera settings analysis and essential Milky Way planning tutorials.
This is what you need to know to produce amazing Milky Way Landscapes.
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INTRO
The intro video is comprised of real-time and Milky Way time-lapses. Below you see the before and after photos. Visit my gallery for more.
The before and after photograph was photographed using a 7 year old D750 with older style Samyang 20mm. Almost any camera and lens can replicate these results with learning from the Masterclass Suite.
BEFORE AND AFTER
Unlock the hidden details of your Milky Way Landscapes following the Masterclass Workflow.
MORE EXAMPLES
Follow a workflow to bring your Milky Way Landscapes to life.
You will no longer produce noisy, dark and dull images with no defined structure of the Milky Way and your foreground.
In this section I show you how to plan Milky Way photographs. We focus on the Milky Way Season which will allow you to accurately plan when to shoot under the many variable conditions.
PLANNING: MILKY WAY SEASON
Throughout the year the Milky Way core is visible on select dates visible across the sky.
PLANNING: LIGHT POLLUTION
Do you need to be hundreds of kms away to photograph the Milky Way?
Photograph locations near or far away. Discover places for you to shoot Milky Way Landscapes.
This video demonstrates the process to align the Milky Way Core with interesting foreground subjects. I will walk you through the steps I take to plan and scout location to capture Milky Way Landscapes.
PLANNING: SCOUTING LOCATIONS
Discover locations nearby and far for you to capture the night sky.
In this video I provide an analysis of how to capture the best exposure to capture hidden details to prepare for post processing. This 30 minute video will expand your knowledge with easy to see and understand examples discussing shutter speed, aperture, ISO.
This is essential to produce the best results with your camera.
CAMERA SETTINGS ANALYSIS
Learn how your camera works to produce pristine Milky Way Landscapes.
ALSO INCLUDED
180° PANORAMAS
Learn how I capture and stitch vast 180° panoramas. I will teach you how to correctly stitch your photos and fix your horizon seamlessly to produce stunning vistas of the night sky with this workflow.
PHOTOSHOP LEARNING
In this video I teach the main and common functions of Photoshop. Learn the foundations to bring your stars to life.
Photoshop is an amazing program to process your Milky Way Landscapes. Often thought as difficult and complex, I will teach what you need to know including Curves, Camera RAW, Colour Grading, Smooth Adjustment Blending, Creative Edits and more with easy to follow tutorials.
13 TRAINING TUTORIALS
TOPICS INCLUDE
Reading your Histogram
My Photoshop Workspace
Mastering Curves
Colour Grading
Accurate Sharpening
Targeted Noise Reduction
Removing Edge Halos
Smoother Vingetting
Reading Pixel Values
Soft creative finish to your photo
Camera RAW Adjustments
Blended Saturation
Smooth targeted adjustment blending
Milky Way Landscapes are often dark, noisy and lack detail in the Milky Way and foreground. This workflow allows you to process images with depth. You will have full control of how your edit your astrophotographs.
MASTERCLASS WORKFLOW
Let's bring your stars to life! This workflow was developed to reveal lost detail and enhance your Milky Way Landscapes.
WORKFLOW: LIGHTROOM
Lightroom allows you to process Milky Way Landscapes in a easy to follow workflow to achieve stunning results.
I have developed a Lightroom Classic workflow to achieve similar results as Photoshop. When learning editing, Lightroom offers a simpler design to help you make adjustments. I show you how process your Milky Way Landscapes to bring your images to life.
I want to share with you how I produce consistent results every time I edit a photograph to achieve my desired look. The photoshop training compliments the workflow with more learning in the Masterclass Workflows.
WORKFLOW: PHOTOSHOP
Included is 2x 60 minute Masterclass Workflow tutorials on two separate photographs to demonstrate the process for you.