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Tutorials and Techniques for Astrophotography

Posted on October 31, 2013April 28, 2016

Video: How to Photograph the Milky Way in Light Pollution

This video will show you how I make photographs of the Milky Way in really heavy light pollution around cities like Los Angeles California.
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Posted on September 7, 2013November 12, 2018

How to Pick a Lens for Milky Way Photography

How to Pick a Lens For Milky Way Photography

The lens is the most important factor in the image quality of a landscape astrophoto. We outline all the most important traits of a great astrophotography lens in this complete guide.

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Posted on August 13, 2013November 12, 2018

How to Photograph a Defocused Star Trail “Rain Shower”

Rain shower defocused star trails

An unusual method for photographing star trails creates a rain-like effect.

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Posted on August 12, 2013November 12, 2018

Photographing Epic Star Wars Lightsaber Battles

Photograph version of the classic Brothers Hildebrandt Poster

How I combined two of my favorite things: photography and Star Wars

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Posted on May 20, 2013November 12, 2018

Expose to the Right for Astrophotography in Light Pollution – Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California

The Milky Way galactic center from Palos Verdes, California

A method for improving Milky Way exposures in light pollution

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