Meet Star Gazers

Landscape Astrophotography for Beginners

Episode Summary

In this episode Bettymaya Foott, an accomplished astrophotographer and dark sky advocate from Moab, Utah gives us guidance on how to get started in landscape astrophotography.

Episode Notes

In the very first episode of the Meet Star Gazers podcast, Bettymaya Foott shares invaluable insights for beginners in landscape astrophotography.

Questions on landscape astrophotography answered in this episode :

1. Where to start ?
2. What do I need ?
3. Astrophotography on a budget.
4. Which camera  and lens do I need ?
5. How to focus ?
6. Camera settings
7. Focal length.
8. Aperture.
9. Which iso to use ? High or low iso.
10. Post processing.
11. Why stack images ? How to stack them ?
12. Astrophotography without tracking.
13. Astrophotography when the Moon is out.
14. Can you do astrophotography in a city ?
15. Astrophotography and light pollution.
16. Astrophotography near city lights.
17. Astrophotography for beginners book.
18. Image processing software.
19. Where to shoot astrophotography ? : Meet Star Gazers

Chapter markers for time stamps :

• 03:45 Common pitfalls for beginners in landscape astrophotography
• 07:20 Influence of the Moon on landscape astrophotography
• 10:12 Blue hour in landscape astrophotography
• 12:18 List of equipment for landscape astrophotography
• 15:32 Astrophotography software for stacking
• 16:40 Headlamp with red light to conserve night vision
• 18:40 Focal length
• 20:40 Aperture
• 22:05 Exposure triangle
• 24:12 Focusing in landscape astrophotography
• 28:20 Composition and framing
• 32:50 Number of images
• 34:00 Impact of light pollution
• 37:36 StarStaX for star trails
• 39:14 Editing with Lightroom
• 40:30 White balance
• 42:28 Daytime scouting of your location for landscape astrophotography
• 45:18 Format of image files
• 45:58 Astrophotography close to or in a city
• 47:12 Women in astrophotography
• 49:28 Diversity in astrophotography

Useful links and resources :

1. Bettymaya Foott Photography
2. Bettymaya Foott on Instagram
3. Bettymaya Foott Photography on Facebook
4. Women in Astro Facebook group
5. Women in Astro Facebook page
6. Women in Astro on Instagram
7. Women in Astro on Twitter
8. Notes from the Stars book
9. Lonely Speck Youtube Channel
10. Astrophotography 101 with Bettymaya Foott
11. Jeff Dai - Astrophotography as a way to protect the night in Beijing
12. The World At Night (TWAN)
13. Starry Landscape Stacker
14. Sequator
15. StarStaX
16. Adobe Lightroom
17. How to Shoot and Create a Time-Lapse Video Using Lightroom
18. Bettymaya's Astrophotography 101 Tutorial

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