This video tutorial combines two of my favorite techniques for maximizing image quality of astrophotos: stacking and stitching.
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Critical Focus at Night with the SharpStar2
In this short video, travel with Lonely Speck to Alabama Hills, California to demo the SharpStar2 in the field to achieve perfect critical focus on the stars.
Photographing the Milky Way from an Airplane
In this video tutorial, I walk through my method of capturing and processing a photograph of the Milky Way from the window of an airplane.
Milky Way Exposure Stacking with Manual Alignment in Adobe Photoshop
In this video tutorial I walk through a technique for reducing noise and improving image quality by combining multiple astrophotography exposures. I also demonstrate what to do when auto-alignment tools, like Photoshop’s Auto-Align Layers function, fail to properly align your images.
Photographing and Processing the Constellation Orion: Astrophotography Image Stacking and LRGB Processing
Learn how to photograph and process one of the most colorful parts of the night sky.
Tutorial: Motion Timelapse of the Milky Way with the Dynamic Perception Stage One and Stage R
This tutorial will take you through the entire process of shooting a professional motion timelapse of the Milky Way, from planning to settings, shooting, processing in Lightroom and compiling in After Effects.
Medium Format Astrophotography with Panorama Stitching
In this tutorial I’ll show you how I use standard prime lenses like a 50mm to make medium format sized astrophotos with a regular small format camera.