Advanced Milky Way Photography Post Processing

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Advanced Milky Way Photography Post Processing

with Erik Kuna

lessons: 11 Course Lessons

duration: 1hr, 10min

published: 2021

watched: 780 Member Views

Advanced Milky Way Photography Post Processing

with Erik Kuna

Take a deeper dive into post processing your Milky Way photos! Join Erik Kuna as he teaches you how to decrease the noise and increase the signal to bring out the very best in your astrophotography. Erik walks you step-by-step through his workflow for dealing with noise, nailing the white balance, reducing light pollution, adding depth and dimension, enhancing the Milky Way core, and a series of finishing moves to really make things pop. BUY COURSE

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lesson 1: Introduction (free course preview)

The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.

3min, 22sec

lesson 2: Dealing with Noise

Shooting at high ISOs requires dealing with noise right off the bat.

18min, 36sec

lesson 3: Nailing the White Balance

Dial in that white balance before you go any further.

6min, 43sec

lesson 4: Dealing with Light Pollution

A lot of this type of work is repetitive and can be made more efficient using actions in Photoshop.

14min, 48sec

lesson 5: Adding Depth and Dimension

With the image cleaned up it is time to stretch the image to add some depth and dimension.

6min, 13sec

lesson 6: Adjusting the Color Balance

The next step in the process is addressing the balance of color in the photo.

5min, 23sec

lesson 7: Enhancing the Milky Way Core

Time to take that milky way core up to 11.

4min, 25sec

lesson 8: Reduce Stars to Enhance Milky Way

By reducing the surrounding stars you can make the milky way stand out even more.

6min, 9sec

lesson 9: Sharpen and Glow

As we enter the end stage of editing you can give your photo a mystical glow.

1min, 23sec

lesson 10: Workflow Walkthrough: Part 1

Now that you’ve seen the workflow up close it is time to walk through a number of images to see that this is a repeatable process.

2min, 22sec

lesson 11: Workflow Walkthrough: Part 2

Erik walks through a final image and wraps up the class with some closing thoughts.

1min, 26sec

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meet Erik Kuna

Space Flight Photographer

Erik is the Vice President of Operations for KelbyOne, and a passionate rocket launch photographer. His goal is to create images that help educate people about the space industry, and inspire them to learn more about the beauty of space exploration. His passion was ignited in 2015 by seeing the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster land successfully. He felt like from that moment, he had to be part of documenting and capturing the beauty and inspiration of spaceflight and has never looked back. He has recently pushed his work farther by working with Plotaverse to heighten his images with motion.

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