Milky Way photos should first and foremost do one thing: fascinate. When the viewer’s gaze loses itself in the vastness of the motif and he begins to dream, the photographer has achieved his goal.
The Milky Way, our galaxy, is a special highlight for photographers, romantics, and scientists, and it has been for thousands of […]. petapixel.com
Capture the Atlas has revealed the 25 winners of the seventh annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year photo contest have been unveiled, showcasing the best Milky Way images from shooters all around the world. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-05-20 20:42
Planning is key to capturing the best Milky Way images. Unlike other types of photography, shooting our galaxy requires you to consider many astronomical factors, like the sunset, the moon phase, and the Milky Way’s location in the sky. petapixel.com »
2021-01-11 22:53
March of every year is an exciting time for photographers who love to dabble in astrophotography as it's the time of year when the Galactic Core of our galaxy becomes visible in the northern hemisphere. thephoblographer.com »
2020-02-05 17:00
If there is a type of photography where a great planning increases your chances of success, that’s Milky Way photography. The Milky Way is visible throughout the year in most of the areas of our planet, but the most interesting part of our galaxy, the galactic center, is only visible during a few months every […] petapixel.com »
2020-01-22 22:54
I modified my Nikon D800 to create a astro-camera to shoot the milky way from several place in italy. I changed the original anti-ir filter wiht a Baader filter and so I created my personal version of the Nikon D800. boredpanda.com »
2017-08-31 01:46
The Fujifilm GFX 50S‘s ISO invariance makes it so easy to shoot the Milky Way that it’s not even funny. I was able to take an “impossible” shot, capturing the Milky Way in the middle of Sydney, during a light festival, without bracketing on the Milky Way. The sensor captured so much info on the […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-08 20:11
A few weeks ago I went to Guatemala to try and shoot the eruption of Fuego, an active volcano on the edge of a little town called Antigua Guatemala. But I didn’t just want to shoot the erupting volcano, I wanted to align the eruption with the Milky Way to create something unique. I planned […] petapixel.com »
2017-04-11 21:02
About a year ago, I was asked if I would like to do a wedding photography at night. The bride Erika had seen a photo of a moon halo I took earlier that year. In that photo, I had two friends that I ran into that night. They were out chasing the northern lights and […] petapixel.com »
2017-03-04 20:50
Night sky photography—the milky way, star trails, that sort of thing—usually means a decent camera and a nice bright lens. But photographer Daniel Stein has managed to make it work using just a Polaroid SX-70 and some Impossible Project IP600 film. petapixel.com »
2017-01-13 21:31
Images by Daniel Stein. Used with permission. Photographers have very mixed opinions on Impossible Project’s film, but there’s no denying that Daniel Stein nailed this photo of the Milky Way. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-11 11:02
I just got back from Batanes as part of a large group of bloggers and other media people who were there to try out the photography features of the Asus Zenfone 3 line of mobile phones, courtesy of Asus Philippines. petapixel.com »
2016-11-01 20:47
Adventure photographer Mike Mezeul II captured something truly extraordinary a couple of weeks ago. While hiking around Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii one night in September, he managed to capture the moon, the milky way, a meteor, and flowing lava in a single frame. It’s one of those photos that comes […] petapixel.com »
2016-10-11 21:04
Everything you need to know about night photography in the desert.
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Every time when the weather let me see the stars I'm visiting Tatra mountains in order to take photos at night. boredpanda.com »
2016-09-14 21:18
This short Lightroom tutorial will show you how to turn a simple RAW photo of the Milky Way into the kind of bright, vibrant Milky Way shot you’re probably used to seeing online—complete with out-of-this-world colors. petapixel.com »
2016-08-17 18:24
Photoshop can feel infinite. It’s a lot like a high-tech espresso machine or a sports car: you don’t have to use all of its features for it to be functional, but when you can, it’s a powerful tool. [Read More]
Adobe Photoshop contains a very broad and deep set of tools for making edits and adjustments to images. While there is little limitation to what can be achieved using the native tools available in Photoshop for more than two decades, they may not be as intuitive and user-friendly to photographers who have spent most of their time editing raw images in Lightroom. [Read More]
Levels often seems like a boring old tool in photo-editing programs. Maybe you’d use it to quickly fine-tune contrast by dragging the left and right sliders inwards.
Shooting the busiest scenes we encounter while traveling in Asia can be very challenging. After 15 years of running photography tours and teaching in the area, I know that busy markets and streets can either be a photography heaven or a nightmare. [Read More]
It’s been a while since my last article on drone photography (2019 to be precise). Since then I’ve used lots of DJI drones. Earlier this year I bought a Mini 3 Pro to see if this could potentially replace bigger drones for my travels.
It's a common problem — dozens of nearly identical photos on your iPhone, eating up your storage and making it difficult to find what you're looking for. How does this happen, and, more importantly, how can you delete or merge those duplicate photos? [Read More]
In this article, we are going to take a look at rim lighting. As you might guess, rim lighting is used to light a portion of the edge of your subject. While it is most often used as part of a multi-light setup, it can be used on its own for dramatic effect. [Read More]