What other tips do you use in your Milky Way Photography? Comment Below! 🤓 👉 To download our super detailed Milky Way Photography guide: www.photopills.com/articles/milky-way-photography-guide 👉 To watch our Milky Way Photography free course: bit.ly/3slNBIo
My tips are when shooting the milky way in a dark sky with no light pollution the histogram only needs to come across from the left halfway! To check if your stars are in focus take a test shot and if the stars look bloated it is sign of either the focus is still not sharp or your lens is dirty! If you don't own a star tracking device do an image stack I've found that twenty images stacked is a sweet spot! My last tip is when editing in photoshop go to the channels in photoshop there will be four layers first is the rgb layer followed by red,green and blue, find the best layer out of red,green and blue with the most details in the core of the milky way click on it go select all copy then click the rgb layer then paste! Set the blend mode to luminosity open the layer you just pasted in camera raw make some adjustments to highlights, blacks ,whites and shadows but only small amounts this should bring out more details in the milky way!
Thanks for another inspiring video...just in time for the Milky Way season! Looking forward to the addition of a Light Pollution Map in PhotoPills app.
Very helpful information. Need to watch this multiple times to remember. I love Photo Pills. I have no idea how I could live without it. Thank you for providing such a great product.
Another way of sharpening (and also lighting) is capturing 2 different shots and then blending them: one with the sky in focus and the second one with the foreground in focus and with an exposure time of about 1-2 minutes (just to capture more light on the foreground). Thanks for this great video :)
Another great video , a newbie regarding Night sky/ Milky Way photography as wildlife is my speciality but leaning so much from the photopills team and app .
Rafa and team, mil gracias for these videos - they are a great source of inspiration and allow us to get stimulated to think about photography whilst locked down. ¡Un equipo fabuloso! Muuuuuuuuuuuuchisimo gracias ..........
Tip to avoid the problem at 4:10: go to places where other people don't go. Or go when they won't go (cold, weekdays, etc). I have never shot a location where I wasn't friends with the other photographers at the site. In that case, we can coordinate lighting periods so we don't mess each other up. I usually go alone and then I don't have to worry at all. I don't think I have much desire to ever shoot a place where there are gatherings of photographers shooting the same scene.
Yes! I've had to share areas with other unknown photographers and some can be extremely selfish and never give a thought that they might be messing up someone else's shot.
Gracias Rafael. Estoy esperando el final de los toques de queda nocturnos. Ha sido un año terrible para la fotografía nocturna, con la excepción del verano pasado, cuando pudimos salir, y con cometa Neowise.
Hi. I am a photopiller but planning with the app, there is one thing I don't understand. Tomorrow I will be 2000 metres up in the mountains. How can I calculate how much of the Milky Way I will be able to see? My fear is that I will be too tall and the mountains will cover it. I should plan ahead to avoid unnecessary weight. Help me please 🤔
Hey! You can use the Black Pin, put it on the mountains, align it with the Milky Way (moving time) and Panel 2 (black pin panel) will tell you the height of the MW above the mountains.
I set my camera on a 10 second timer and then run to the side of my camera to paint my subject with light from a torch 🤣👍🏼 but your way is much better! Haha
I love your video and I love PhotoPills... but I have to admit, I really started laughing at myself on this video. When you said "wireless shutter" I heard "wild ass shutter".
Great video - as always! I have a cropped sensor camera - in the Hyperfocal Table, do I use the lenses actual Focal Length, or do i need to convert using the crop factor? PS - Going to the Moroccan mountains next year to take my first MW picture - can't afford to get it wrong!!
Just a random thought about painting the foreground could you not justa rrive at the location a few hours early and shoot the foreground under natural light then merge it with the night sky milky way in post processing to save the issue of using artificial lighting ?
Hi. Thanks for all your videos. Sorry for a newbie question but is there any way with the subscription to select to get only the English versions? I’m getting both language versions just now and unfortunately only speak English. Thanks
Hey! Tap the Map Settings button. You'll find it on the map, next to the (+) map button. Then, under Map Layers, tap the eye icon next to the Milky Way layer. This icon is used to switch on and off layers.
Thanks for the vid. Quick question, If PP says the MW is visible between 3 & 5 am, will it be most vissible (or stand out more) at 4 am which is rite in the middle or is it the same thru out with just a different position. I guess I should turn off Long Noise Reduction for a stacking5 or more photos also? Thanks for any replies.
Hello PhotoPills Specialists, do you have an idea, why Night-AR doesn't work on iPhone 11 pro max? Software-Version 15.7 on iPhone I get a message 'Wait for valid compass values.'
Hi Hermann, First of all, check you are not using a case with a magnet. There are cases that have magnets or metallic structures that affect the accuracy of the compass or it doesn't allow the compass to read a good value. So, if you use a case, remove it just in case to be sure it doesn't affect the compass. Even plastic cases could have a metallic structure inside. Then reboot your iPhone as explained in this article: support.apple.com/guide/iphone/force-restart-iphone-iph8903c3ee6/ios And finally do the 8-figure gesture until the spinner disappears. We recommend doing it every time you use the Augmented Reality view, even in cases that the spinner doesn't appear, like 4 or 5 times. It improves the accuracy of the compass sensor a lot. We show how to do it in this video: ruclips.net/video/Y4WBOJeKJ-0/видео.html Let's see if this fixes the problem.
@@cagdasdmr What would you expect a "reset" button do by the way? Bring the red pin to your current location and the time to your current date and time?
Hi Greg! You need to switch off the Milky Way layer. Tap on the Map settings, next to the (+) map button. And then under map layers, tap the eye icon next to the Milky Way layer to switch it off.
great video, you guys are awesome. my two cents; one, you mention not using white light, it destroys night vision (I dont have much prob). use a *hands free* light source with red in it (not real original but true). I use a head lamp with white and red light, using red only, once beginning shooting. also keep 2nd flashlight in pocket with extra batteries in your bag. two is re light pollution. I just bought a LiPo filter (~$50 on Amazon) havent used yet. can you try several and evaluate? I go to dark skies 5-6x/yr but practice 20 mins from my house at a lake just outside a major city, so its pretty light polluted. hope filter alleviates some of that. also appreciate comments re photo stacking and use of water in foreground. guy named Eric Pare does *awesome* light painting too w/tubes. check him out, he's way good.
What other tips do you use in your Milky Way Photography? Comment Below! 🤓
👉 To download our super detailed Milky Way Photography guide:
www.photopills.com/articles/milky-way-photography-guide
👉 To watch our Milky Way Photography free course: bit.ly/3slNBIo
Light Pollution map in PhotoPills ???? amazing Rafael... much awaited 😍😍😍😍😍
Me too!
That will be insanely wonderful 🤩
@@cagdasdmr And me
YES
That would be great!!!
Cannot wait for the Light Pollution Pill! won't that be just awesome! thanks again guys and this video has some great tips!
Thank you Alison!
My tips are when shooting the milky way in a dark sky with no light pollution the histogram only needs to come across from the left halfway! To check if your stars are in focus take a test shot and if the stars look bloated it is sign of either the focus is still not sharp or your lens is dirty! If you don't own a star tracking device do an image stack I've found that twenty images stacked is a sweet spot! My last tip is when editing in photoshop go to the channels in photoshop there will be four layers first is the rgb layer followed by red,green and blue, find the best layer out of red,green and blue with the most details in the core of the milky way click on it go select all copy then click the rgb layer then paste! Set the blend mode to luminosity open the layer you just pasted in camera raw make some adjustments to highlights, blacks ,whites and shadows but only small amounts this should bring out more details in the milky way!
Thanks so much for the Tips!
Thanks for another inspiring video...just in time for the Milky Way season! Looking forward to the addition of a Light Pollution Map in PhotoPills app.
Thank you Bob!
Very helpful information. Need to watch this multiple times to remember. I love Photo Pills. I have no idea how I could live without it. Thank you for providing such a great product.
Thanks so much Frank!
Another way of sharpening (and also lighting) is capturing 2 different shots and then blending them: one with the sky in focus and the second one with the foreground in focus and with an exposure time of about 1-2 minutes (just to capture more light on the foreground). Thanks for this great video :)
Thanks for the tip!
Another great video , a newbie regarding Night sky/ Milky Way photography as wildlife is my speciality but leaning so much from the photopills team and app .
Thanks so much!
I could listen to you talk all day...lol
Oh, and thank you got this incredible video. Can’t wait for your follow up videos on this!
Thanks so much!!
Rafa and team, mil gracias for these videos - they are a great source of inspiration and allow us to get stimulated to think about photography whilst locked down. ¡Un equipo fabuloso! Muuuuuuuuuuuuchisimo gracias ..........
Love you too!
Wow I don't know about half of these Photopill features that's amazing thanks.
Thank you!
You guys never cease to amaze!
Another great informative video with the best photography app on the planet!
Love you too!
I like that you showed the dark sky map in Black Mesa region. I'm an Okie!
:)
Tip to avoid the problem at 4:10: go to places where other people don't go. Or go when they won't go (cold, weekdays, etc). I have never shot a location where I wasn't friends with the other photographers at the site. In that case, we can coordinate lighting periods so we don't mess each other up. I usually go alone and then I don't have to worry at all. I don't think I have much desire to ever shoot a place where there are gatherings of photographers shooting the same scene.
Thanks for the Tips!
Yes! I've had to share areas with other unknown photographers and some can be extremely selfish and never give a thought that they might be messing up someone else's shot.
Stand in the frame and point your torch towards the sky. Super unique :D
Thank you Michael!
As always very helpful advice and entertaining as well...
Thank you Carl!
Super brilliant, Rafael!!!
Awesome!
Gracias Rafael. Estoy esperando el final de los toques de queda nocturnos. Ha sido un año terrible para la fotografía nocturna, con la excepción del verano pasado, cuando pudimos salir, y con cometa Neowise.
A ver si el 2021 es mejor!
Awesome video! Thanks for the tips
Thank you Komal!
Thanks for all the tips 😘
Thank you!
Amazing video. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you Kevin!
Hi. I am a photopiller but planning with the app, there is one thing I don't understand. Tomorrow I will be 2000 metres up in the mountains. How can I calculate how much of the Milky Way I will be able to see? My fear is that I will be too tall and the mountains will cover it. I should plan ahead to avoid unnecessary weight. Help me please 🤔
Hey! You can use the Black Pin, put it on the mountains, align it with the Milky Way (moving time) and Panel 2 (black pin panel) will tell you the height of the MW above the mountains.
Wonderful!!! Tks a lot!!!
Great set of tips ...one question I have...is it best to take multiple exposure's and stack , if so how many would you say is best. thanks 👍
Thank you Brian!
@@PhotoPills I personally love your presentation..
I set my camera on a 10 second timer and then run to the side of my camera to paint my subject with light from a torch 🤣👍🏼 but your way is much better! Haha
hahaha... thanks!
Very exicet for the light pollution map❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍
Me too!
I need to really step up my MW shots. These examples were amazing
Do you guys use trackers?
Yes we do... sometimes!
Great, thanks!
Thanks!
I love your video and I love PhotoPills... but I have to admit, I really started laughing at myself on this video. When you said "wireless shutter" I heard "wild ass shutter".
hahahaha
GREAT VIDEO!!
Thank you Peter!
Great video - as always! I have a cropped sensor camera - in the Hyperfocal Table, do I use the lenses actual Focal Length, or do i need to convert using the crop factor?
PS - Going to the Moroccan mountains next year to take my first MW picture - can't afford to get it wrong!!
Hey Tim! PhotoPills takes into account the crop sensor of your camera. So use the actual focal length :)
I use my drone to light paint!
:)
In tip 6 you talk about using 2 LED Panels to add light. What is the Manufacturer and model of the lights used?
We use 2 Phottix M180. And we also have the M200R.
Just a random thought about painting the foreground could you not justa rrive at the location a few hours early and shoot the foreground under natural light then merge it with the night sky milky way in post processing to save the issue of using artificial lighting ?
Sure!
Thank you so much for these great tips. I’m confident they will make an impact on my photos in few coming months
Thank you!
Hi. Thanks for all your videos. Sorry for a newbie question but is there any way with the subscription to select to get only the English versions? I’m getting both language versions just now and unfortunately only speak English. Thanks
Hi Alan! I'm afraid youtube sends all the videos to all subscribers. It doesn't detect your preferred language.
In Tip 6 you mention using 2 LED Panels to add light to the photos. Who is the Manufacturer and what is the model of the lights used?
We use 2 Phottix M180. And we also have the M200R.
Please save us and hurry with the light pollution app or feature in photopills. 🙏🙏💙
hahaha
How do I get the Milky Way screen in the planner menu , mine only toggles between sun and moon. ?
Hey! Tap the Map Settings button. You'll find it on the map, next to the (+) map button. Then, under Map Layers, tap the eye icon next to the Milky Way layer. This icon is used to switch on and off layers.
If your lens does not have a focus infinity stop, get to the location before it gets too dark to focus on anything. Found this out the hard way.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the vid. Quick question, If PP says the MW is visible between 3 & 5 am, will it be most vissible (or stand out more) at 4 am which is rite in the middle or is it the same thru out with just a different position. I guess I should turn off Long Noise Reduction for a stacking5 or more photos also? Thanks for any replies.
It's the same, no need to wait. And yes, turn off long exposure noise reduction :)
@@PhotoPills thank you.
@@thomastuorto9929 Thanks!
I love you!
Love you too!
I need help taking it without a tracker!! Link to best video plz ? ? ? 🥲
Hi Justin! Here you'll find all you need: ruclips.net/p/PLI-0nYk64zjq33-jqByOzE7wcYp46xn5q
Hello PhotoPills Specialists,
do you have an idea, why Night-AR doesn't work on iPhone 11 pro max?
Software-Version 15.7 on iPhone
I get a message
'Wait for valid compass values.'
Hi Hermann,
First of all, check you are not using a case with a magnet. There are cases that have magnets or metallic structures that affect the accuracy of the compass or it doesn't allow the compass to read a good value. So, if you use a case, remove it just in case to be sure it doesn't affect the compass. Even plastic cases could have a metallic structure inside.
Then reboot your iPhone as explained in this article:
support.apple.com/guide/iphone/force-restart-iphone-iph8903c3ee6/ios
And finally do the 8-figure gesture until the spinner disappears. We recommend doing it every time you use the Augmented Reality view, even in cases that the spinner doesn't appear, like 4 or 5 times. It improves the accuracy of the compass sensor a lot. We show how to do it in this video:
ruclips.net/video/Y4WBOJeKJ-0/видео.html
Let's see if this fixes the problem.
@@PhotoPills Today I tried it again after delete and reinstall photopills and now it works ... Thanks for your quick replay.
Is there any way to reset planner? If I want to start planing from scratch. I can’t find if there is :(
Nop, the planner is always with your last plan. You need to switch off and on things manually. But we'll do something about it it the future :)
@@PhotoPills Reset feature could be great! I am sure there are people who want this too. Thank you :)
@@cagdasdmr What would you expect a "reset" button do by the way? Bring the red pin to your current location and the time to your current date and time?
@@cagdasdmr Thank you!
You mention NASA's Blue Marble map. It looks quite useful, but where can I find this?
I found this, but don't know if is the same blue-marble.de/nightlights/2019
Yesss
Teasing with light pollution - wow very cool.
Thanks!!
HI,May I ask what fill light does the 16:27 character use? Flash? Are there any tutorials in this area? thanks
It's a less powerful light than a Flash. I'm sure you can do it with the torch of your phone too.
@@PhotoPills Thanks Reply. Portraits are not hazy without flash?
Hi... can anyone tell me how to remove the white concentric circles surrounding the red pin that have suddenly appeared ?? Cheers
Hi Greg! You need to switch off the Milky Way layer. Tap on the Map settings, next to the (+) map button. And then under map layers, tap the eye icon next to the Milky Way layer to switch it off.
Swipe to panel 7, tap on the left milky way icon to switch it on or off. Easy.
great video, you guys are awesome. my two cents; one, you mention not using white light, it destroys night vision (I dont have much prob). use a *hands free* light source with red in it (not real original but true). I use a head lamp with white and red light, using red only, once beginning shooting. also keep 2nd flashlight in pocket with extra batteries in your bag. two is re light pollution. I just bought a LiPo filter (~$50 on Amazon) havent used yet. can you try several and evaluate? I go to dark skies 5-6x/yr but practice 20 mins from my house at a lake just outside a major city, so its pretty light polluted. hope filter alleviates some of that. also appreciate comments re photo stacking and use of water in foreground. guy named Eric Pare does *awesome* light painting too w/tubes. check him out, he's way good.
Thanks so much for the Tips! We love Eric too :)
why do we have to worry about digital noise if technology cannot fix it?
:)
I prayed for my supermoon but at no avail
There is another one in May :)
These are just 15 tips😂😂 tips could be much longer ❤😂
:D
Hyea
:D