This is the fastest, best tutorial I've ever watched on shooting the milky way. No BS, just quick facts and BOOM...you can quit your day job and become an Astro Photographer! well....maybe not that last part.
If you’re shooting RAW, you don't need to worry about white balance, because RAW mode simply records the light measurement at each sensor R, G, or B photosite. White balance is only used in interpreting those measurements to create an image on your camera preview display (which you likely won't use much for astrophotography) or computer. So you can set your WB to anything, as long as, when you process your images later on your computer (using Lightroom, Adobe Camera RAW, or any similar program), you make sure to set the WB in that program to 4000K (I've actually found 3700K works better) before processing it.
This was the EXACT video I needed. I used it recently shooting the Aquarii meteor shower this year. I had hopes to capture the planet parade back in May (but was foggy the past few nights). My fingers are crossed I can capture the Strawberry Moon tonight before I miss it and have to wait another 19-20 years!
This was one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen! Straight to the point with a slide show & last slide. Thank you sooo much!! I’m excited for the meteor shower this weekend!
I've been taking pictures of the night sky since I was a child. My dad would be night fishing and I would camp out taking pictures of the stars. I love this video because it's easy for a beginner to just snap the best photo settings to take with them. I know I like super long exposures and some don't but I feel like long exposures can bring so much coolness to the night sky. Great video.
I've been watching a fair few tutorials on this subject lately and was not expecting to learn SO MUCH NEW STUFF from your video that no one else seems to mention! Thank you, fantastic information! 👏
I just got my first camera last week and am excited to shoot the stars! This video was EXTREMELY helpful and the most helpful out of the 100 videos I’ve watched so far. Thank you for the screenshot as well!
Seriously! I cannot thank you enough for your break down, I have been scouring the web looking for info on this and everyone explained the 500 formula as well as others techniques that you explained well like we were sitting at a desk in Yale. Thank you. I actually made progress with your tutorial.
I'm with 50mm 1.8 and always wondered why the stars were oval or not jus points. And I've been trying to correct it for so long. Now the 500 rule explains a lot. Thanks!
I was on the right track through trial and error but I didn’t think to magnify and focus on a single star nor adjust white balance to a kelvin value. Got my first taste of the astro world thanks to you man! Thank you 🙏🏻
Wow ! More useful information in your video than in many others put together. You have a knack for pinning down the most important points clearly, very very useful especially for a beginner such as myself. I hope you continue to make more tutorials such as this one to cover different aspects of photography. I will certainly be looking for them. Thank you.
Impulsively deciding to head out and dabble into astro tonight and came across your video and GLAD I DID! Thank you SO MUCH for the quick and straight to the point tutorial! Also, the screenshot image was AWESOME so thank you so much for that too!! Cheers
This was super helpful. I'm just learning to shoot night photos and figured I'd try your advice. I was able to use these settings and fine tune them as desired and I was able to see so many stars.
lovely. Exactly the type of video I like. Straight to the point. No rambly intro. nice one. Im off tonight for my second star photography attempt ever. Thanks man.
Thank you so much!!!! These tips helped me to capture most detailed picture of the night sky. And these are probably the best tips, I could ever find. Once again, thank you very much.
I was looking out my window (Macon County, North Carolina) this morning and it was a very starry night. Since we get a lot of fog in the valley it's a bit unusual. But, not entirely. With 10 times the houses here we can still see the Milky Way but, not as many as often as we could in the 1970s. I started thinking about a trip to a dark sky area. So, I needed a reminder of the camera settings for dark skies and this was a great reminder.
Heading out for an overnight boat camping adventure...destination barrier island. Paddle dinghy to the beach and set up tripod. The screenshot detail is EXACTLY what I needed. THANK YOU!!!
GREAT INSTRUCTION VIDEO--Right to the point--cuts to the chase. My kind of video. Not a lot of fluff or BS or self grandizment or advertising--Thank you!!!!
thanks for your guide! I tried it out and I got some good shots for a beginner, even when just going into the parking lot of a place with A LOT of light pollution, cant wait to go somewhere remote and capture beautiful shots! TY!
Thanks for the guide. I did it last night. Turned out pretty decent. I don't normally do a lot of night stuff, but wanted to change it up a bit and stumbled across your video. Thank you
Thank you for the straight forward information. I am visiting Spirit Lake this evening, 1% Waxing Crescent tonight, let's see what happens. I'm using a Fujifilm x-100t camera. Thank you once again
I just came back from a grueling trek (Hampta Pass) followed by visiting the Spiti Valley, and but it was one of the best places to shoot the stars. I did capture Ursa major and Orion belt but I think it would have been really helpful if I had watched this video before.
Very basic and yet complete way to start. I've bought recently a 750D, and waiting for my 50mm and 24mm, probably will end up using the 24mm for astrophotography.
Compact, but highly informative. Thank you. I live in Tierra Del Mar, Oregon and needed a refresher on settings. I got more than a refresher ... I got solid information I just never knew before. Heading out this evening. 🤗
Super video man I subbed, loved that we can screenshot the settings instead of rewatching, you covered information so clearly, can't imagine a better for beginners video out there! cheers
Thank you Ryan for making it simple and avoid using technical jargons. We are planning to head out to British Colombia this summer, so will definitely have a go there :-). Cheers!
This is the fastest, best tutorial I've ever watched on shooting the milky way. No BS, just quick facts and BOOM...you can quit your day job and become an Astro Photographer! well....maybe not that last part.
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Das gut.
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Agreed!
The man made a slide for us to screenshot!!! What a guy
Instant like for that! I don't like videos, I hate that TH-cam saves the liked videos in a list.
All tutorials should be like this … good info, fast. No fluff… no links to click … pure awesomeness…
This must be the only zero bullshit video I’ve ever seen in my 30 years of life. Thanks man
You're welcome.
If you’re shooting RAW, you don't need to worry about white balance, because RAW mode simply records the light measurement at each sensor R, G, or B photosite. White balance is only used in interpreting those measurements to create an image on your camera preview display (which you likely won't use much for astrophotography) or computer. So you can set your WB to anything, as long as, when you process your images later on your computer (using Lightroom, Adobe Camera RAW, or any similar program), you make sure to set the WB in that program to 4000K (I've actually found 3700K works better) before processing it.
I appreciate how concise this was , with visuals not just explanation
"Some of you shoot in auto...I wouldn't recommend that ever." That had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣
This was the EXACT video I needed. I used it recently shooting the Aquarii meteor shower this year. I had hopes to capture the planet parade back in May (but was foggy the past few nights). My fingers are crossed I can capture the Strawberry Moon tonight before I miss it and have to wait another 19-20 years!
I tried for nearly 15 days every day nothing worked uptill this video helped me ... THANK YOU
Appreciated and Highly recommended for beginners
Why aren’t all tutorial videos like that. Most of us want information, not so called entertainment. Excellent.
Best tutorial hands down. Love the no BS approach. Thank you.
This was one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen! Straight to the point with a slide show & last slide. Thank you sooo much!! I’m excited for the meteor shower this weekend!
Absolutely brilliant. The video live view focusing tip was pure genius! Thanks
I've been taking pictures of the night sky since I was a child. My dad would be night fishing and I would camp out taking pictures of the stars. I love this video because it's easy for a beginner to just snap the best photo settings to take with them. I know I like super long exposures and some don't but I feel like long exposures can bring so much coolness to the night sky. Great video.
I've been watching a fair few tutorials on this subject lately and was not expecting to learn SO MUCH NEW STUFF from your video that no one else seems to mention! Thank you, fantastic information! 👏
I’m not gonna lie this is the best and shortest video I’ve seen on low light photography so far.
I just got my first camera last week and am excited to shoot the stars! This video was EXTREMELY helpful and the most helpful out of the 100 videos I’ve watched so far. Thank you for the screenshot as well!
Seriously! I cannot thank you enough for your break down, I have been scouring the web looking for info on this and everyone explained the 500 formula as well as others techniques that you explained well like we were sitting at a desk in Yale. Thank you. I actually made progress with your tutorial.
Awesome, this is why I made it. To help people like you. Thank you for showing your appreciation 😊
I'm with 50mm 1.8 and always wondered why the stars were oval or not jus points. And I've been trying to correct it for so long. Now the 500 rule explains a lot. Thanks!
I took Sirus (two twin stars) with Annapurna from this lens in 2011. on 50 mm I won`t use 500 rule ! is wrong ! 10 sec is too long - 8 sec max .
I was on the right track through trial and error but I didn’t think to magnify and focus on a single star nor adjust white balance to a kelvin value.
Got my first taste of the astro world thanks to you man! Thank you 🙏🏻
I was screen recording this video while watching it and taking screenshots as I went only for the slide at the end to appear! Thank you sir!
That was really helpful! Thoroughly explained and easy to follow as a beginner! Thank you!
Omg! This literally make me say ohhhhhh that’s why that wasn’t working. Thanks so much, so excited to try again and use these tips.
Great. Concise and to the point. Also, the video mode tip and kelvin mode were real highlights. Thanks.
This is hands down the best tutorial I have ever watched
Chanced upon this n luv it. I take pics as a hobby and still very much a green horn. Thanks for all these useful tips n no nonsense long tales.
A very concise and clear explanation. Thanks.
There are a lot of people posting “tips” in videos that are 20 or 30 minutes long.
Wow !
More useful information in your video than in many others put together. You have a knack for pinning down the most important points clearly, very very useful especially for a beginner such as myself.
I hope you continue to make more tutorials such as this one to cover different aspects of photography. I will certainly be looking for them. Thank you.
Perfect. Right on point. We are in a evolution mode where small talk must be avoided.
The screenshot part at the end is the most useful thing. Very cool detail to the tutorial.
This is one heck of a great, straight to the point tutorial. Thank you!
This guy has a app for everything
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Does he ? I need a link to help me get better shots
Impulsively deciding to head out and dabble into astro tonight and came across your video and GLAD I DID! Thank you SO MUCH for the quick and straight to the point tutorial! Also, the screenshot image was AWESOME so thank you so much for that too!! Cheers
No bullshit. Just RAW information there. I like it.
This was super helpful. I'm just learning to shoot night photos and figured I'd try your advice. I was able to use these settings and fine tune them as desired and I was able to see so many stars.
Awesome! This is the exact type of story I like to hear, yay, glad I could help!
What everybody else said! This was the best tutorial on ANY subject I've ever viewed on youtube. Nice Work! Thanks
Wow, the most sensible photography video I have ever seen. No lag just straight to the point. Subscribed!
I am not here to waste anyone's time 😊👍
Simple, informative, and straight to the point video for a n00b like me starting out. Thank you.
Great advice, quick and to the point. This is the perfect starting point for me as a beginner. Thanks!
Quick hell I thought i was going to die, it took so long.
Hard to know how you fitted so much info into such a short video. Excellent!
lovely. Exactly the type of video I like. Straight to the point. No rambly intro. nice one. Im off tonight for my second star photography attempt ever. Thanks man.
This had so much useful advice, I never thought about the moons impact. Thank you!
That's really to the point, good summary of the key info of astrophotography.
Thank you for the information. Especially the setting that we can take a screen shot!
Thank you so much!!!! These tips helped me to capture most detailed picture of the night sky. And these are probably the best tips, I could ever find. Once again, thank you very much.
You're very welcome 😁 so glad to hear it helped!
Nice profile pic !
@@thebackbenchersstudio7818 thanks
Just what I need! I usually shoot landscape/botanical pics, but I always wanted to have some astronomy pics. You're such a Good Teacher 👏
Neat trick with the video mode for finding the focus! Hadn't thought of that myself.
Brilliant simple and easy to understand and love the cuts at the end 10/10
I love the screenshot information page. Very clever.
I was looking out my window (Macon County, North Carolina) this morning and it was a very starry night. Since we get a lot of fog in the valley it's a bit unusual. But, not entirely. With 10 times the houses here we can still see the Milky Way but, not as many as often as we could in the 1970s. I started thinking about a trip to a dark sky area. So, I needed a reminder of the camera settings for dark skies and this was a great reminder.
Heading out for an overnight boat camping adventure...destination barrier island. Paddle dinghy to the beach and set up tripod. The screenshot detail is EXACTLY what I needed. THANK YOU!!!
Ahh that screenshot is gold. Thanks for being concise
GREAT INSTRUCTION VIDEO--Right to the point--cuts to the chase. My kind of video. Not a lot of fluff or BS or self grandizment or advertising--Thank you!!!!
I appreciate your snapshot screen a lot! Thanks for being so concise. Good work.
Great clip and got me out of my chair and out trying this out. Thanks!
Part of the reason why I did it 😁👍
Great to see someone just "cutting to the chase". The occasional lip-stall and tongue-stagger just adds to the authenticity.
I never would have thought to use my camera’s video mode to focus on the stars. Thanks for the tip!!
Good tutorial. Straight to the point and articulate.
Love that I now have the settings saved on my phone. Cheers mate.
thanks for your guide! I tried it out and I got some good shots for a beginner, even when just going into the parking lot of a place with A LOT of light pollution, cant wait to go somewhere remote and capture beautiful shots! TY!
Thanks for the guide. I did it last night. Turned out pretty decent. I don't normally do a lot of night stuff, but wanted to change it up a bit and stumbled across your video. Thank you
The best and most efficient tutorial I've ever seen. Thank you!
Thank you for the straight forward information. I am visiting Spirit Lake this evening, 1% Waxing Crescent tonight, let's see what happens. I'm using a Fujifilm x-100t camera. Thank you once again
I just came back from a grueling trek (Hampta Pass) followed by visiting the Spiti Valley, and but it was one of the best places to shoot the stars. I did capture Ursa major and Orion belt but I think it would have been really helpful if I had watched this video before.
Probably one of the best videos I've seen for beginners, thank you.
This guy sat down and decided to help . No crap . Minimum stuff . All that u need.
Ive learned a lot from this, gonna try out tonight ... thank you soo much
Excellent turorial. Very informative and easy to follow. Thank you!!
Thank you for simple video I'm saving this
Thank you for the video and thank you for the Screenshot Idea. I really appreciate it
Oh man, thank you so much! I can't wait to get started!
Very basic and yet complete way to start. I've bought recently a 750D, and waiting for my 50mm and 24mm, probably will end up using the 24mm for astrophotography.
Legend for including that screen shot 🔥
Lots of valuable information and straight to the point!
Ok, I am going to grab my camera and will try it!
Wow this was very helpful! I have never tried photography! Wow! I should show this to Harv! He has a whole island dedicated to taking pictures!
Compact, but highly informative. Thank you. I live in Tierra Del Mar, Oregon and needed a refresher on settings. I got more than a refresher ... I got solid information I just never knew before. Heading out this evening. 🤗
Awesome, glad I could help! Good luck tonight, hope you get something great!
Tip for people, the 500 rule is calculated differently if you don't have a full frame camera, so your exposure time would be even shorter
So quick and so clear to understand great job man
Thanks I watch several of your vid’s before I made my first purchase. Your vid’s are very helpful thanks.
You made this seem easy enough, I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much!! No bullshit. Easy to refer to. I hate watching youtube videos usually but needed help...
I love how he adds the bloopers at the end
Bravo! Simple and straightforward explanation.
I wish all youtubers had your philosophy on delivery of information! Great video.
Never seen a better video and in a such a short time. Thanks!
Amazing video. Thoughtfully put together. The screenshot at the end was a PERFECT idea that I haven't seen before. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the screenshot thing more people need to start doing that especially in such a settings dense area
Legit best tutorial I’ve ever seen
So straightforward and informative. Thank you! The bloopers are funny 😀
Screenshotable slide at the end is a life saver.
Thanks for this awesome video. Short and direct to the point. Well done Ryan. Please keep posting more good articles. !!!!
Beautiful.. that's how information should be given out to people 👏
Super video man I subbed, loved that we can screenshot the settings instead of rewatching, you covered information so clearly, can't imagine a better for beginners video out there! cheers
Brilliant video. Thanks Ryan.
Right to the point thanks I’m here for it
Thank you Ryan for making it simple and avoid using technical jargons. We are planning to head out to British Colombia this summer, so will definitely have a go there :-). Cheers!
this is crammed full of info. Really practical and so much experience. Thanks!
The screen shot was genius
Brief and clear. Thanks!
Great info, love the out takes!