Tag Archives: Astrophotography
How To Plan Astrophotography With The Photopills App
One of the most important lessons that astrophotography has taught me is the importance of planning. I’m a huge advocate of planning your photos in advance, no matter what your subject may be. With most genres of photography, you can … Continue reading
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Lens – Astrophotography On A Budget
When it comes to choosing lenses, there are two main schools of thought. The first is to use a minimum number of zoom lenses with a large range of focal lengths. The second is to use more lenses with a … Continue reading
How to Add More Interest to Your Astrophotography With Light Painting
Photographing the night sky is a lot of fun and can result in some stunning photographs. You don’t need to look far to find some incredible, out-of-this-world astrophotography. As the low-light performance of cameras continues to improve, astrophotography has come … Continue reading
How to Reduce Digital Noise in Astrophotography Using Exposure Stacking
Astrophotography has become increasingly popular in recent years, with good reason. There’s something about the night sky, stars, and The Milky Way that are fascinating to us. They remind us of how small we are and how huge the universe … Continue reading
Astrophotography: Telescope Photography Tips
Most people love to gaze up at the night sky and enjoy the beautiful light show that nature provides; the stars, galaxies and constellations seem so close. It’s fun to imagine what earth was like millions of years ago when … Continue reading
Italian Company Makes a Cooled Nikon D5500 for Astrophotography
Italian company PrimaLuceLab has produced a modified Nikon D5500 featuring a double Peltier cell cooling system which has been designed to minimize noise during long exposures. According to Filippo Bradaschia, PrimaLuceLab’s CEO, the “Nikon D5500a Cooled” includes the following features: Cooling … Continue reading
Astrophotography Made Simple
There may not be a more challenging subject matter for photographers than astrophotography. When I first began making photographs, I had an elusive and challenging goal which was to make a photograph of the moon. 13 years later (has it … Continue reading