Hey folks - I just created a new step-by-step video on using PhotoPills to Plan a Milky Way image that is updated for 2020: ruclips.net/video/YKRNAPIRQtU/видео.html if you want to check it out. It just focuses on PhotoPills, whereas Part 1 of this Milky Way series goes into more detail about all aspects of Milky Way planning.
This video should be part of teacher training curriculum . As a retired teacher and an amateur landscape photographer i was begining to feel stupid and finding it difficult to grasp this astrophotography . Everything about this tutorial top notch. Thank you and well done.
Yup, you were right. There are a lot of videos about Milky Way Photography. You are also correct that you actually explain this so I actually understand. To top it all off you actually explained PhotoPills better than they do in their 60 minute video. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the high compliments, Joe! Glad you found the info to be helpful. Took me forever to figure out PhotoPills, but I'm so glad I finally did! Very robust.
At first I found PhotoPills confusing. I am a relative newbie to photography. But taking the time to read the articles, download and read the ebooks, watch the tutorials and try practical shots, paid dividends. So worth the investment in $$$ time and energy. Plus I have never had such prompt, detailed, passionate support from any app of any kind as I have from the guys at PhotoPills. Eg Same day detailed reply to help me actually plan a super moon shot due in just 48 hours! Best value app I’ve ever come across. Thanks for adding some more clarity though. Great video. For the record the guys at PhotoPills freely acknowledge their expertise is more in the technical development - less in the instruction - and are reshooting a lot of their videos in response. Can’t ask for much more than that IMO. 🙂
On the strength of this video I purchased PhotoPills. Still to plan first shoot but learning toward an old abandoned RAF base. Wish me luck. PS subbed to you too. Brilliant channel Thank you
@@voicesfrombeyond1631 Trial and error is the best teacher. There are so many variables like clouds, light pollution, moon and many surprises like the police showing up wondering what you are doing stalking around a park after dark. Good luck.
As a Rutlander now living in CO I'm envisioning a trip to include the Milky Way using some old barns etc in the composition. Good to get your confirmation that VT is still dark enough for such a shot. Great video.
When I first started Photoshop I remember trying to do Composites and I had these tutorials and I had just learned photography I was still learning my exposure triangle. I mean I was as green as the grass on a hot summer day. But it took me I think like 2 weeks which is comical because I used to be an electrical engineer, but it took me 2 weeks to grasp the concept of a layer and a layer mask. And finally somebody did a tutorial with two sheets of paper and explained that the top sheet of paper is like the layer and if you were to draw through it that's the mask. It was something so simple they gave me that haha moment. I know his teachers we can kind of overdo it when we explain things and sometimes it's just good to simplify things. But, I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to make all these videos. I used to have a RUclips channel myself and I know that it's very time consuming not only to shoot the videos but to do the editing process and you always run into a hundred problems whether the phone rings somebody knocks at the door your computer freezes up and crashes and you lose all your work. It could be a hundred things and these things do happen. But thank you thank you thank you for taking the time out of your life and your day. Time is the most precious thing in the world and you give it up to help us out. I don't want to say thank you for that
I have watch almost all milky way photography videos but didn't understand anything , now this makes me understood everything. Very informative and thankyou so much.
I've had PhotoPills on my phone for 6 months and it always gave me the heebie jeebies, closing the app in disgust. This is by far the best tutorial out there and I will watch it again and again until I get it right. Well Done Brenda!!!
Thanks so much, Dennis! I'm doing a series on how to learn PhotoPills (the basics, sun, moon, etc.) if you want to learn more: bit.ly/PhotoPillsFridaySeason1
@Nick Ferdinande My suggestion is pick a brand and stick with them. Ultimately you should consider lens selection and pricing. It's hard to suggest anything without knowing a budget but don't forget, people have produced incredible astro photos long before we had these fancy digitals. You don't need to spend a million dollars to get good photos. Find a local camera shop or an online place like lens rentals and rent a few bodies from different manufacturers and see which one you like best. If you're really wanting to focus on astro, don't get a crazy high mp camera. 24mp is just fine. The more dynamic range the better. I'm using a Sony A7Rii which does decent. If I were to buy a second body, I'd probably go for the 24mp A7iii.
My gosh. You hiked 4 miles in total just to show us how to plan these things... Hats off to you. You are such a passionate person. Thank you so much for all these
This is just about the best tutorial about photographing the Milky Way - in fact, probably the best series pertaining to astrophotography - that I’ve seen in the past five years. Outstanding! Most video tutorials are more about selling than teaching, but this series goes into considerable detail in a well-planned, logical sequence. It’s easy to follow, simple to understand, and it’s not packed with a lot of self-serving hyperbola and nonsense. Thank you for the excellent presentations. My congratulations: I’m impressed! Well done!
I agree with the follower that said you explained how to use PhotoPills better than their own video guides!I tried and just did not stick. Love your enthusiasm. Thank you very much.
Excellent and very helpful video. You are absolutely right when you say there are not many videos talking about "how to plan" an astrophotography night.
Watched this last night. You explained Photopils perfectly Brenda. Better than anyone else that I have seen. Going to do some Milky Way shooting Mother's Day week. Probably watch this another 10 times. Thank you. Scott.
I just loved it. First I thought what the hell was this app, but the more I dive in it the more interesting it got. Thankyou for this amazing series. I learned alot 🙏
Happy to help! And I'm doing a series on how to use PhotoPills in more detail if you want to check it out further: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl
Hello Brenda, I have been a photo buff for yrs & recently retired so I have time to explore different shots..Night shots have been on my radar so I have watched your videos & planning my Milky Way Adventure..I bought PhotoPills app & you do a great job explaining..I live in NW Phoenix so I will have to drive a bit to get out of the light pollution..I am working out the details now for my future shoot..Kudos to for your efforts..Thank you as you explain very well..Just my $0.02 Ken
So far, after watching maybe a dozen videos on PhotoPills, I lucked into your video. Your delivery is great and it was easy to follow your video with a few stops to go back and watch a section again. I feel like I can now start using the app, there is so much content in this little app it is overwhelming when you don't know where to start.
This is by far the simplest explanation of Photopills on the planet. Well constructed, thought out presentation and demonstration. Cant believe you hiked 2 miles for us. Thank you so much, and great use of the word "Buggers" A right good Scottish word for all wee fidgety things. Where is your Milky Way photograph?
Haha - glad I used "buggers" correctly! :) And very glad you enjoyed the video and PhotoPills explanation. I show a planned MW shot in Part 3 with a short timelapse, if you want to check that out.
Awesome, I heard about photopills on another RUclips station, yes I bought it. They didn't explain it as you did, and yes it can be overwhelming but I sure like playing around with it. They were just showing how they use it to be able to see the Milky Way. Your explanation was most awesome. I downloaded this video so I can watch it over and over I live in New Mexico and I'm always outside taking pictures. I mean when I wake up in the early, early morning like about 3 in the morning I have to just walk outside on my porch and wow there's Jupiter and Saturn as big as all get-out right in front of me. Then I turn around to the East and I just wait for that rising of that sun coming up or that real late Moon and there is the most beautiful site shining and guess what that is? that is Venus so I'm in most part in a lucky area. It's Farmland so there are homes around me so I need to go up into probably the Jemez mountains to really use Photo pills, but I thank you so much you were great and awesome. I just wish I could have seen more of the things that you use for those photographs I'll be waiting for your next video thank you. Frances aka "Kika"
Great! Not sure if you know, but I've got a whole series going on how to learn/use PhotoPills if you want to dive into the details: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl
THANKS! This is really great - BEST explanation I have found of Photo Pills for the purpose of planning for the Milky Way photos (although when following along, I could not get the gray concentric circles and little white balls etc to show up at all - must be a setting elsewhere?). **EDIT** Found it: Gotta tap the Milky Way ICON (not the photo one) on another top panel. This whole little 1-2-3 series is terrific -- Thank you, Brenda!
Thank you for this video. I found it very clear and concise for planning milky way 🌌 photos. I've used the app a while now and very comfortable with being able to place a moon over a given subject and have got some lovely full moon photos over water towers etc. I learnt all that from yourself so obvious channel to come back to for milky way planning. Thank you very much for the brilliant videos you made on photopills.
Super explanation. Love Vermont. So much more in photo pils than I ever realized. The two white lines are a bit confusing. But the elevation and azimuth and time of rising are invaluable. 😀
That's great - I'm glad it helped! I'm just in the middle of creating a series on how to use PhotoPills, called PhotoPills Friday, if you want to check it out and learn more.
You rock! I'm going on my 1st Milky Way shoot at the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado for three nights of camping, and you just helped make it successful for me. Thank you so much!
This is a really great video, I've had Photopills for a while but didn't really understand how to use it properly until I watched this. Thank you. Great job.
You're very welcome! If you want to learn more about PhotoPills beyond Milky Way planning, I'm doing a series on how to learn the app called PhotoPills Friday: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl.
I just purchased Photo Pills and BAM! a whole world opened before my eyes! lol It will be very useful on my trip to the Outer Hebrides, Scotland in August. Thank you Brenda :) Claudia, Italy.
Thanks so much for this video. I got photoPills 6 months ago and never understood how to use it. Your video explains it perfectly. I just purchased a new lens and am going out to shoot my first MilkyWay this week. Cant wait to try it out
Thanks. I was introduced to PhotoPills just yesterday. It’s an exciting app. Your introduction was very clear and useful. I can’t wait to try it out here in the Southern Hemisphere.
So glad to have found you, Brenda. Your explanation of Photo Pills is so very helpful, and I can understand your conversation a whole lot easier than the nice gentleman from PhotoPills. Am looking forward to the other chapters in your series.
Frank in Kilkenny south east of Ireland. Just beginning my outdoor night photography adventure. Thank you so much for the wonderful Video. Keep up the good work.
OPS - You are so wonderful to share your info. I'm INSPIRED!! We're planning a Fall Milky Way photo shoot and we're prepping using alot of your wonderful advise and camping attire. Please keep on KEEPING ON!! Love it. Love. It. ALL.
I watched all 3 videos---Thanks Brenda for all of your advice and time. It gave a Milky Way rookie like me a shot at success my first time out which will be soon.
Just a quick point, just because the app shows a full moon it doesn’t mean there is no shot to be had, the moon could well set early or rise late and open up an opportunity for a Milky Way shoot. Great video, another sub gained.
Thank you so much for such a great explanation on how to use Photopills. I downloaded the app the other day and trying to watch their videos is a little difficult, but you knocked it out of the park on how to use it. This app is great and so are you! thanks again.
Big Thank you Brenda!!! Learned a lot. Have been using Photopills for some basic stuff but after going through this tutorial I will be using this app for planning my Milky Way shots. Keep up the good work. Stay safe and take care :)
Super helpful, thank you! I am heading out tonight and just downloaded Photopills...needed a crash course! I was hoping your shot from that night would be at the end of the video, lol!
Awesome! If you want to learn more about PhotoPills, I just finished up a whole free video series on how to learn the app called PhotoPills Friday. Here's a link to Season 1: bit.ly/PhotoPillsFridaySeason1
Stumbled upon this recently and learned so much. This is one of the most comprehensive tutorials for someone who has never done astrophotography before. If I get a good picture in the coming weeks, it will be thanks to you!
I’m having to learn Photopills in preparation for some Milky Way shots. First outing went well, amazing how clear the night sky gets away from the city, and how much modern digital cameras can capture, and bring out in Raw development. For the next trips, I need to learn this app better, this video is a great start; as the app is a bit overwhelming at first, and I still have lots to figure out. I guess for this type of photography, I’m lucky not to be in Europe.
Hello Brenda. I downloaded PhotoPills and it looks an excellent App. Your 17 minute video took me closer to about 45-60 minutes to watch as I kept going back and forth following the app and the delivery was a little fast but still good. Don't get me wrong your explanation was pretty good my 1 major critique is with the date. When you press the moon image in the planner the date in the bottom right changes but you can't go back unless you slide the moon phase at the bottom and that takes ages, I did find out how to reset the date though. I ended up in March 2019 and I couldn't figure out where I went wrong. Minor critiques are explaining that you need to press on icons in order to activate them get to the same screen as you. Looking forward to Geminids this weekend (UK). Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the rest of the videos.
Hi Brenda, Your tutorial was perfect. I did have to pause, and back up and re-view a couple of times, but that's what's great about RUclips. I am getting into the Milky Way game a bit late in the year, but I"ll be ready to roll in spring thanks to you. I've also started following you on Instagram. Thanks for sharing your knowledge in a clear, understandable way!
Perfect timing Brenda! I just got Photopills a few weeks ago and played with it some while we were in Colorado Springs. I kind of figured it out but because I knew I wasn't gonna be able to get a milky way shot where we were staying because of the lights anyway I told myself I'd figure it out later but you just showed me how and I'd just like to say............Thanks!
Hey, this is the best tutorial / information one can refer to who is new to both Photopills and milky way photography. As you rightly mentioned the app is robust but not easy to understand and navigate. Thanks to you who made it simple to understand. Cheers!
This is just a great video. Not only taught me how to use PhotoPills for exactly what I wanted (new moon, shooting tonight), but I love the hike. Thanks for the maple syrup tips :-)
This was really useful for a newbie to night sky photography and Photopills like me. Thank you for a very clear and intelligible guide - the best I've found.
You should get a payment from PP as i just bought the app, i live in rural Scotland so plenty of darkness in the winter, 20 hours daily, but in summer it a poor 4 hours and a the moment the light pollution is high due to the endless sunlight on the horizon, luckily shooting mostly south so isn't too bad hunting for the right shot of the MW, great video, many thanks.
Thanks, Kevin! Glad it was helpful. I don't get paid by PhotoPills, but thanks anyway! I'm doing a series on how to learn the app if you want to learn more beyond the Milky Way. It's called PhotoPills Friday: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl.
Thank you sooo much Brenda - I'm a landscape photographer in Iowa (Fairfield) and just beginning using PhotoPills. Any additional videos other than your own applying to PP would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again - great video series. Joseph
My first photo of the Milky Way is on my 2018 to-do-list. I had heard about Photo Spills as a tool to help me but your explanations are so detailed, very interesting video. Now I have to sit and wait for part 2 and 3
Thanks Nelson! I'm glad to hear that Milky Way photography is on your bucket list. I find it to be really relaxing to be out looking up at the stars -- I hope you enjoy it and that the tutorial helps get you started with PhotoPills. I had it on my phone for almost a year before I actually sat down to figure it out because I thought it was pretty confusing at first.
Thank you Brenda. I just got the APP and want to use it for exactly what your tutorial is about. I live near the Great Smokies National Park and am lucky enough to find some dark nights. I’m very happy to have found your channel.
Genial. Fantástico vídeo. Great, fantastic video. It is wonderful to know that there are people in another part of the world, that we share the same hobby. a very warm hug from the Canary Islands.☺️
Hi, great video. The altitude is also very important. If you are in a green or yellow area (Dark site finder), you can still take good milky way photos by going to the highest location possible.
Thanks for that tip, thats handy to know and makes sense. I guess next question how high would you need to go up to start escaping light pollution from a green area for example
This is very helpful for me. I live in Vancouver which is across the Columbia River from Portland, OR which has way to many lights. So I have to travel east to Biggs Junction still on the Columbia. From here I can travel north to a place called Stonehenge which has some a fair shots of the Milky Way. But if I travel south of Biggs junction I've scoped out a place which I named Pigeon House. It is Pretty flat in all direction but there is one unigue quality. There is an old 20' steel wind mill. By flashing light on the wind mill it shows up well in the Milky Way shot.
Awesome! Glad to hear it! I have TPE as well but find myself using PhotoPills more often. I'll be doing more videos on how to use PhotoPills, so hopefully they will be helpful too.
Glad it was helpful! I'm putting together a short video series on how to use PhotoPills since so many people found the tips in this video helpful - so stay tuned!
Thank you very much for the great tutorial on the photopills. I'm going to acquire it. I recently moved to Augusta, Georgia and finding suitable locations is going to be a challenge. I might travel three to four hours to northeastern part of the state. Thanks again.
BY FAR the best video I've seen on an app I've never heard of to photograph the Milky Way! THANK YOU! Now all I have to decide is where my next camping & kayaking trip will be to capture the MW (preferably) within a 10 hour drive on Indianapolis! .....I just subscribed! :-)
Yay - that's terrific! I'm so glad the video was useful and that it helped spark your excitement about your next adventure! I wish for you clear skies!
AHA! I found you. September 28 and I’m gonna be all over that. Super excited, the best part is going to be scouting my location. Thanks so much, that explanation of PhotoPills was truly amazing. Thanks again and go Bernie!
found your channel by accident the other day but now subscribed and notification on for future releases. I find Photopills to be like the swiss army knife for apps as it is very versatile and use it to help plan what I am going to do. Look forward to more releases Brenda and now off to watch the remaining vlogs you've produced
Great - thanks, Scotty! I still have more to learn with PhotoPills. Like you said, it can pretty much do anything! A very helpful tool once you figure out what all the menus and buttons do.
I absolutely loved this series! By far the most comprehensive (you've thought of everything!) and easiest to understand tutorial. Best Photopills tutorial I've seen as well. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience with us - you're a great teacher, Brenda!! Now to watch all your other videos! x
Thanks! Me too - so far, the forecast for the next new moon (in a few days) is looking pretty bad. We have a winter weather advisory (that's April in VT for you), and rain thereafter. Fingers are crossed! If I can't film it in the next few days, I'll plan another shoot. Stay tuned!
Hey Brenda, on the top scroll bar Galactic Center, the horizontal blue bars (kinda like energy bars) what do they represent? Love your videos and I can’t wait for lockdown to finish so I can go get me some shots of Milky Way. Snow chains for boots.... defo a great idea.
Hey folks - I just created a new step-by-step video on using PhotoPills to Plan a Milky Way image that is updated for 2020: ruclips.net/video/YKRNAPIRQtU/видео.html if you want to check it out. It just focuses on PhotoPills, whereas Part 1 of this Milky Way series goes into more detail about all aspects of Milky Way planning.
Sorry, but u wrong. The earth is not rotating!
This video should be part of teacher training curriculum . As a retired teacher and an amateur landscape photographer i was begining to feel stupid and finding it difficult to grasp this astrophotography . Everything about this tutorial top notch. Thank you and well done.
Yup, you were right. There are a lot of videos about Milky Way Photography. You are also correct that you actually explain this so I actually understand. To top it all off you actually explained PhotoPills better than they do in their 60 minute video. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the high compliments, Joe! Glad you found the info to be helpful. Took me forever to figure out PhotoPills, but I'm so glad I finally did! Very robust.
At first I found PhotoPills confusing. I am a relative newbie to photography. But taking the time to read the articles, download and read the ebooks, watch the tutorials and try practical shots, paid dividends. So worth the investment in $$$ time and energy. Plus I have never had such prompt, detailed, passionate support from any app of any kind as I have from the guys at PhotoPills. Eg Same day detailed reply to help me actually plan a super moon shot due in just 48 hours! Best value app I’ve ever come across. Thanks for adding some more clarity though. Great video. For the record the guys at PhotoPills freely acknowledge their expertise is more in the technical development - less in the instruction - and are reshooting a lot of their videos in response. Can’t ask for much more than that IMO. 🙂
But they don’t have the charm and charisma of Brenda👍🏻
On the strength of this video I purchased PhotoPills. Still to plan first shoot but learning toward an old abandoned RAF base. Wish me luck. PS subbed to you too. Brilliant channel Thank you
@@voicesfrombeyond1631 Trial and error is the best teacher. There are so many variables like clouds, light pollution, moon and many surprises like the police showing up wondering what you are doing stalking around a park after dark. Good luck.
As a Rutlander now living in CO I'm envisioning a trip to include the Milky Way using some old barns etc in the composition. Good to get your confirmation that VT is still dark enough for such a shot. Great video.
When I first started Photoshop I remember trying to do Composites and I had these tutorials and I had just learned photography I was still learning my exposure triangle. I mean I was as green as the grass on a hot summer day. But it took me I think like 2 weeks which is comical because I used to be an electrical engineer, but it took me 2 weeks to grasp the concept of a layer and a layer mask. And finally somebody did a tutorial with two sheets of paper and explained that the top sheet of paper is like the layer and if you were to draw through it that's the mask. It was something so simple they gave me that haha moment. I know his teachers we can kind of overdo it when we explain things and sometimes it's just good to simplify things. But, I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to make all these videos. I used to have a RUclips channel myself and I know that it's very time consuming not only to shoot the videos but to do the editing process and you always run into a hundred problems whether the phone rings somebody knocks at the door your computer freezes up and crashes and you lose all your work. It could be a hundred things and these things do happen. But thank you thank you thank you for taking the time out of your life and your day. Time is the most precious thing in the world and you give it up to help us out. I don't want to say thank you for that
I have watch almost all milky way photography videos but didn't understand anything , now this makes me understood everything. Very informative and thankyou so much.
That's awesome to hear! Thanks for letting me know. I hope you get some great shots!
I've had PhotoPills on my phone for 6 months and it always gave me the heebie jeebies, closing the app in disgust. This is by far
the best tutorial out there and I will watch it again and again until I get it right. Well Done Brenda!!!
Thanks so much, Dennis! I'm doing a series on how to learn PhotoPills (the basics, sun, moon, etc.) if you want to learn more: bit.ly/PhotoPillsFridaySeason1
2020 and this video is still helping people who are just getting started...like me lol
So glad to hear that! I'm also doing a series on how to learn the PhotoPills app, if you want to check it out: bit.ly/PhotoPillsFridaySeason1
@Nick Ferdinande My suggestion is pick a brand and stick with them. Ultimately you should consider lens selection and pricing. It's hard to suggest anything without knowing a budget but don't forget, people have produced incredible astro photos long before we had these fancy digitals. You don't need to spend a million dollars to get good photos. Find a local camera shop or an online place like lens rentals and rent a few bodies from different manufacturers and see which one you like best. If you're really wanting to focus on astro, don't get a crazy high mp camera. 24mp is just fine. The more dynamic range the better. I'm using a Sony A7Rii which does decent. If I were to buy a second body, I'd probably go for the 24mp A7iii.
My gosh. You hiked 4 miles in total just to show us how to plan these things... Hats off to you. You are such a passionate person. Thank you so much for all these
Much appreciated, Rafew! :)
This is just about the best tutorial about photographing the Milky Way - in fact, probably the best series pertaining to astrophotography - that I’ve seen in the past five years. Outstanding!
Most video tutorials are more about selling than teaching, but this series goes into considerable detail in a well-planned, logical sequence. It’s easy to follow, simple to understand, and it’s not packed with a lot of self-serving hyperbola and nonsense. Thank you for the excellent presentations.
My congratulations: I’m impressed! Well done!
I agree with the follower that said you explained how to use PhotoPills better than their own video guides!I tried and just did not stick. Love your enthusiasm. Thank you very much.
Excellent and very helpful video. You are absolutely right when you say there are not many videos talking about "how to plan" an astrophotography night.
Very glad to hear you enjoyed it and that the video was helpful!
Watched this last night. You explained Photopils perfectly Brenda. Better than anyone else that I have seen. Going to do some Milky Way shooting Mother's Day week. Probably watch this another 10 times. Thank you. Scott.
Awesome! That made my day! Good luck with your Milky Way shots - I'll keep my fingers crossed for some clear weather ;).
I don't know ... why some people don't like it...? I did it step by step and was great..... great job..!
Well this certainly makes it a lot easier to plan a shoot of the milky way. Thank you. I've wanted to do this for some time...
I just loved it. First I thought what the hell was this app, but the more I dive in it the more interesting it got. Thankyou for this amazing series. I learned alot 🙏
Happy to help! And I'm doing a series on how to use PhotoPills in more detail if you want to check it out further: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl
Hello Brenda, I have been a photo buff for yrs & recently retired so I have time to explore different shots..Night shots have been on my radar so I have watched your videos & planning my Milky Way Adventure..I bought PhotoPills app & you do a great job explaining..I live in NW Phoenix so I will have to drive a bit to get out of the light pollution..I am working out the details now for my future shoot..Kudos to for your efforts..Thank you as you explain very well..Just my $0.02 Ken
Even its been 2 years your video just helped me lot thank you so much mam...
Awesome! I'm very glad to hear that!
So far, after watching maybe a dozen videos on PhotoPills, I lucked into your video. Your delivery is great and it was easy to follow your video with a few stops to go back and watch a section again. I feel like I can now start using the app, there is so much content in this little app it is overwhelming when you don't know where to start.
This is by far the simplest explanation of Photopills on the planet. Well constructed, thought out presentation and demonstration. Cant believe you hiked 2 miles for us. Thank you so much, and great use of the word "Buggers" A right good Scottish word for all wee fidgety things. Where is your Milky Way photograph?
Haha - glad I used "buggers" correctly! :) And very glad you enjoyed the video and PhotoPills explanation. I show a planned MW shot in Part 3 with a short timelapse, if you want to check that out.
I'm over in NH and going to the White Mountains up North for some night sky photos tonight :)
Yay! I hope you had clear skies!
Just getting into photography. Purchased Photopills. You've almost certainly saved me days or weeks getting started with the app. Thanks!
That's great news -- more time doing photography, less time pulling out your hair ;).
Awesome, I heard about photopills on another RUclips station, yes I bought it. They didn't explain it as you did, and yes it can be overwhelming but I sure like playing around with it. They were just showing how they use it to be able to see the Milky Way.
Your explanation was most awesome. I downloaded this video so I can watch it over and over I live in New Mexico and I'm always outside taking pictures. I mean when I wake up in the early, early morning like about 3 in the morning I have to just walk outside on my porch and wow there's Jupiter and Saturn as big as all get-out right in front of me. Then I turn around to the East and I just wait for that rising of that sun coming up or that real late Moon and there is the most beautiful site shining and guess what that is? that is Venus so I'm in most part in a lucky area.
It's Farmland so there are homes around me so I need to go up into probably the Jemez mountains to really use Photo pills, but I thank you so much you were great and awesome. I just wish I could have seen more of the things that you use for those photographs I'll be waiting for your next video thank you. Frances aka "Kika"
Great! Not sure if you know, but I've got a whole series going on how to learn/use PhotoPills if you want to dive into the details: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl
THANKS! This is really great - BEST explanation I have found of Photo Pills for the purpose of planning for the Milky Way photos (although when following along, I could not get the gray concentric circles and little white balls etc to show up at all - must be a setting elsewhere?). **EDIT** Found it: Gotta tap the Milky Way ICON (not the photo one) on another top panel. This whole little 1-2-3 series is terrific -- Thank you, Brenda!
Thank you for this video. I found it very clear and concise for planning milky way 🌌 photos. I've used the app a while now and very comfortable with being able to place a moon over a given subject and have got some lovely full moon photos over water towers etc. I learnt all that from yourself so obvious channel to come back to for milky way planning. Thank you very much for the brilliant videos you made on photopills.
Excited to finally find a photo channel by a woman photog! Clear and easy explanations of Milky Way and the app, too. Thanks
Super explanation. Love Vermont. So much more in photo pils than I ever realized. The two white lines are a bit confusing. But the elevation and azimuth and time of rising are invaluable. 😀
Amazing video just purchased PhotoPills app and you just explained how to use it so easily many thanks 👍🏻
That's great - I'm glad it helped! I'm just in the middle of creating a series on how to use PhotoPills, called PhotoPills Friday, if you want to check it out and learn more.
Many thanks for explaining this Brenda, I'm now ready to do some Milky Way photography of the south coast of England.
Great! I hope they turn out well!
Tell you why this video is better than photopills. You can see how the passion comes across. Great video brenda, learnt a lot of new things.
Excellent tutorial de l'application Photopills. Merci!! Well done!!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
One of the nicest things is that you combine 2 passions: hiking and photography. Good job
You rock! I'm going on my 1st Milky Way shoot at the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado for three nights of camping, and you just helped make it successful for me. Thank you so much!
Yay! Enjoy and that's for making my day!
This is a really great video, I've had Photopills for a while but didn't really understand how to use it properly until I watched this. Thank you. Great job.
You're very welcome! If you want to learn more about PhotoPills beyond Milky Way planning, I'm doing a series on how to learn the app called PhotoPills Friday: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl.
I just purchased Photo Pills and BAM! a whole world opened before my eyes! lol It will be very useful on my trip to the Outer Hebrides, Scotland in August.
Thank you Brenda :)
Claudia, Italy.
Thanks so much for this video. I got photoPills 6 months ago and never understood how to use it. Your video explains it perfectly. I just purchased a new lens and am going out to shoot my first MilkyWay this week. Cant wait to try it out
Thanks. I was introduced to PhotoPills just yesterday. It’s an exciting app. Your introduction was very clear and useful. I can’t wait to try it out here in the Southern Hemisphere.
Thank you so much !!!!
You answered to a lot of questions and you explained great for me everything !!!
Terrific! Thanks!
So glad to have found you, Brenda. Your explanation of Photo Pills is so very helpful, and I can understand your conversation a whole lot easier than the nice gentleman from PhotoPills. Am looking forward to the other chapters in your series.
Frank in Kilkenny south east of Ireland. Just beginning my outdoor night photography adventure. Thank you so much for the wonderful Video. Keep up the good work.
OPS - You are so wonderful to share your info. I'm INSPIRED!! We're planning a Fall Milky Way photo shoot and we're prepping using alot of your wonderful advise and camping attire. Please keep on KEEPING ON!! Love it. Love. It. ALL.
I watched all 3 videos---Thanks Brenda for all of your advice and time. It gave a Milky Way rookie like me a shot at success my first time out which will be soon.
I am close to Borrego Springs California...Dark Sky Community... will have to check out your app and training tips...Great video
Thanks! You are lucky to be in a dark sky area! Happy shooting!
Very helpful. This video is brilliantly done. One I keep coming back to. Thanks so much 😊❤️🏴
Just a quick point, just because the app shows a full moon it doesn’t mean there is no shot to be had, the moon could well set early or rise late and open up an opportunity for a Milky Way shoot. Great video, another sub gained.
Thanks! And I totally agree.
Thank you Brenda for sharing the Know How to use PhotoPills for milky way photography. I am living in Western Australia and will apply your guidance
Thank you Brenda! ❤I have watched PhotoPills on RUclips and have had a heck of a time understanding that guy speaking, you made it so simple.
Thank you so much for such a great explanation on how to use Photopills. I downloaded the app the other day and trying to watch their videos is a little difficult, but you knocked it out of the park on how to use it. This app is great and so are you! thanks again.
Big Thank you Brenda!!! Learned a lot. Have been using Photopills for some basic stuff but after going through this tutorial I will be using this app for planning my Milky Way shots. Keep up the good work. Stay safe and take care :)
Super helpful, thank you! I am heading out tonight and just downloaded Photopills...needed a crash course! I was hoping your shot from that night would be at the end of the video, lol!
I show one in the 3rd video of this series :). Hope you had some clear skies!
@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 unfortunately, there ended up being a lot of light pollution at the site i went to. Planning for another location now!
I’ve only just now discovered Photo Pills and your channel. Thank you so much for the in depth instructions! Your videos are amazing!
OMG, thank so so so much for this tutorial, i will make sure to watch all your videos. This explanation of how to use the app is amazing!!!
Just found your channel. Turns out we are virtually neighbors. Lovely view of the White River from that hill. Great videos.
Fantastic vídeo Brenda!
Thanks so much for checking it out!
Wow, thank you for a great video. You are the best! Now I’m not so intimidated by that app. Can’t wait to watch the next two. ❤️
Awesome! If you want to learn more about PhotoPills, I just finished up a whole free video series on how to learn the app called PhotoPills Friday. Here's a link to Season 1: bit.ly/PhotoPillsFridaySeason1
Thank you, thank you. I love Photo Pills, but I hate their videos. You explain Photo Pills much better in your video.
This explanation of the PhotoPills and Milky Way are awesome!! Thank you !
This was great and awesome to see some Vermont wilderness. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super explanations! Love that you are from Vermont. Thank you for being so detailed in your steps.
Happy to help!
Thank you very much, needed a crash course on site in Yosemite for shoot tonight
Stumbled upon this recently and learned so much. This is one of the most comprehensive tutorials for someone who has never done astrophotography before. If I get a good picture in the coming weeks, it will be thanks to you!
I hope you do! May you have clear skies ahead!
I’m having to learn Photopills in preparation for some Milky Way shots. First outing went well, amazing how clear the night sky gets away from the city, and how much modern digital cameras can capture, and bring out in Raw development. For the next trips, I need to learn this app better, this video is a great start; as the app is a bit overwhelming at first, and I still have lots to figure out. I guess for this type of photography, I’m lucky not to be in Europe.
Hello Brenda. I downloaded PhotoPills and it looks an excellent App. Your 17 minute video took me closer to about 45-60 minutes to watch as I kept going back and forth following the app and the delivery was a little fast but still good. Don't get me wrong your explanation was pretty good my 1 major critique is with the date. When you press the moon image in the planner the date in the bottom right changes but you can't go back unless you slide the moon phase at the bottom and that takes ages, I did find out how to reset the date though. I ended up in March 2019 and I couldn't figure out where I went wrong. Minor critiques are explaining that you need to press on icons in order to activate them get to the same screen as you. Looking forward to Geminids this weekend (UK). Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the rest of the videos.
Hi Brenda, Your tutorial was perfect. I did have to pause, and back up and re-view a couple of times, but that's what's great about RUclips. I am getting into the Milky Way game a bit late in the year, but I"ll be ready to roll in spring thanks to you. I've also started following you on Instagram. Thanks for sharing your knowledge in a clear, understandable way!
Perfect timing Brenda! I just got Photopills a few weeks ago and played with it some while we were in Colorado Springs. I kind of figured it out but because I knew I wasn't gonna be able to get a milky way shot where we were staying because of the lights anyway I told myself I'd figure it out later but you just showed me how and I'd just like to say............Thanks!
Terrific! I'm so glad! :)
That explanation of how to use PhotoPill was very helpful indeed. Thank you.
Hey, this is the best tutorial / information one can refer to who is new to both Photopills and milky way photography. As you rightly mentioned the app is robust but not easy to understand and navigate. Thanks to you who made it simple to understand. Cheers!
This is just a great video. Not only taught me how to use PhotoPills for exactly what I wanted (new moon, shooting tonight), but I love the hike. Thanks for the maple syrup tips :-)
Thanks for the information pertaining to syrup. Had no idea.
Best explanation of photopills I have seen on the internet. I love your illustrations and keep doing this Brenda Petrella.
Thanks that was really well explained, been using the app for a while now and learned a few things
Glad it was helpful!
This was really useful for a newbie to night sky photography and Photopills like me. Thank you for a very clear and intelligible guide - the best I've found.
You should get a payment from PP as i just bought the app, i live in rural Scotland so plenty of darkness in the winter, 20 hours daily, but in summer it a poor 4 hours and a the moment the light pollution is high due to the endless sunlight on the horizon, luckily shooting mostly south so isn't too bad hunting for the right shot of the MW, great video, many thanks.
Thanks, Kevin! Glad it was helpful. I don't get paid by PhotoPills, but thanks anyway! I'm doing a series on how to learn the app if you want to learn more beyond the Milky Way. It's called PhotoPills Friday: ruclips.net/p/PLJTYzXcZmD3inopm-ACkBpE3OtsrEJgkl.
Thankyou for all your help toward planning my trip to photographing the Milky Way.
Thank you sooo much Brenda - I'm a landscape photographer in Iowa (Fairfield) and just beginning using PhotoPills. Any additional videos other than your own applying to PP would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again - great video series. Joseph
Very concise and helpful video tutorial. More power to you !
Much appreciated!
My first photo of the Milky Way is on my 2018 to-do-list. I had heard about Photo Spills as a tool to help me but your explanations are so detailed, very interesting video. Now I have to sit and wait for part 2 and 3
Thanks Nelson! I'm glad to hear that Milky Way photography is on your bucket list. I find it to be really relaxing to be out looking up at the stars -- I hope you enjoy it and that the tutorial helps get you started with PhotoPills. I had it on my phone for almost a year before I actually sat down to figure it out because I thought it was pretty confusing at first.
Great explanation of one way to use Photopills, which is an awesome, but somewhat complicated, app. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful, Rob!
Thank you Brenda. I just got the APP and want to use it for exactly what your tutorial is about. I live near the Great Smokies National Park and am lucky enough to find some dark nights. I’m very happy to have found your channel.
That is fantastic! I'm glad it was helpful for you. You live in an incredible area. Have fun shooting the Milky Way! It mesmerizes me every time.
Thanks!! Very informative! Excited about going out for my first planned shot!
Genial. Fantástico vídeo. Great, fantastic video. It is wonderful to know that there are people in another part of the world, that we share the same hobby. a very warm hug from the Canary Islands.☺️
Hi, great video. The altitude is also very important. If you are in a green or yellow area (Dark site finder), you can still take good milky way photos by going to the highest location possible.
Laurent J.A Great - thank you for adding that tip!
Thanks for that tip, thats handy to know and makes sense. I guess next question how high would you need to go up to start escaping light pollution from a green area for example
This is very helpful for me. I live in Vancouver which is across the Columbia River from Portland, OR which has way to many lights. So I have to travel east to Biggs Junction still on the Columbia. From here I can travel north to a place called Stonehenge which has some a fair shots of the Milky Way. But if I travel south of Biggs junction I've scoped out a place which I named Pigeon House. It is Pretty flat in all direction but there is one unigue quality. There is an old 20' steel wind mill. By flashing light on the wind mill it shows up well in the Milky Way shot.
you explained photopills perfectly .
Your explanation was better than any other.
Thanks for the detailed information and the interesting videos.
Will keep following.
I've been using the Photographer's Ephemeris and decided to try PhotoPills. Yup, PhotoPills is daunting at first. But, this video helped a lot!
Awesome! Glad to hear it! I have TPE as well but find myself using PhotoPills more often. I'll be doing more videos on how to use PhotoPills, so hopefully they will be helpful too.
Thank you for the video. PhotoPills! Great instructions 👍.
Glad it was helpful! I'm putting together a short video series on how to use PhotoPills since so many people found the tips in this video helpful - so stay tuned!
Great video and one that'll definitely help me in trying to shoot the Milky Way.
That's great to hear! :)
Best demo of this app I have seen, much better than fotopills own videos. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you very much for the great tutorial on the photopills. I'm going to acquire it. I recently moved to Augusta, Georgia and finding suitable locations is going to be a challenge. I might travel three to four hours to northeastern part of the state. Thanks again.
BY FAR the best video I've seen on an app I've never heard of to photograph the Milky Way! THANK YOU! Now all I have to decide is where my next camping & kayaking trip will be to capture the MW (preferably) within a 10 hour drive on Indianapolis! .....I just subscribed! :-)
Yay - that's terrific! I'm so glad the video was useful and that it helped spark your excitement about your next adventure! I wish for you clear skies!
Awesome vid. Thank You so much. Just purchased photopills today and I'm planning a shoot on the northwest coast of California when It's feasible.
Awesome video. Thank you for making this. You are an excellent teacher. All the best, Pat
AHA! I found you. September 28 and I’m gonna be all over that. Super excited, the best part is going to be scouting my location. Thanks so much, that explanation of PhotoPills was truly amazing. Thanks again and go Bernie!
found your channel by accident the other day but now subscribed and notification on for future releases. I find Photopills to be like the swiss army knife for apps as it is very versatile and use it to help plan what I am going to do. Look forward to more releases Brenda and now off to watch the remaining vlogs you've produced
Great - thanks, Scotty! I still have more to learn with PhotoPills. Like you said, it can pretty much do anything! A very helpful tool once you figure out what all the menus and buttons do.
Awesome tutorial. I will also go and watch your updated video.
Fantastic series! You explain everything so clearly. Appreciate the time and effort.
I absolutely loved this series! By far the most comprehensive (you've thought of everything!) and easiest to understand tutorial. Best Photopills tutorial I've seen as well. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience with us - you're a great teacher, Brenda!! Now to watch all your other videos! x
Awesome - thanks so much for all of the kind words, Naomi! Positive feedback is always nice to hear.
Great explanation. Be interested in seeing the results of your Milky Way shoot.
Thanks! Me too - so far, the forecast for the next new moon (in a few days) is looking pretty bad. We have a winter weather advisory (that's April in VT for you), and rain thereafter. Fingers are crossed! If I can't film it in the next few days, I'll plan another shoot. Stay tuned!
Hey Brenda, on the top scroll bar Galactic Center, the horizontal blue bars (kinda like energy bars) what do they represent? Love your videos and I can’t wait for lockdown to finish so I can go get me some shots of Milky Way. Snow chains for boots.... defo a great idea.