Star Photography for Beginners (Astrophotography)
This astrophotography tutorial is for beginners, covering the necessary equipment, best locations, manual camera settings, editing in Lightroom, and more. The lens I use is a Tamron 10-24mm 3.5mm wide angle, but my dream astrophotography lens is the Rokinon 24mm 1.4 lens.
Here's the breakdown to save you some time!
- 1:20 Equipment You Need
- 2:52 Light Pollution + Sky Mapping
- 4:20 Step 1: Setting Up + Locations
- 5:10 Step 2: Composition
- 6:08 Step 3: Alignment (Basic Camera Settings)
- 6:42 Step 4: Aperture
- 7:28 Step 5: Shutter Speed
- 7:56 Step 6: ISO
- 8:25 Step 7: Focusing
- 9:09 Step 8: Experimenting + Review
- 9:58 Step 9: Lighting the Foreground Subject
- 11:12 Step 10: Refining Your Shot
- 11:38 Step 11: Editing in Lightroom