Milky Way Editing & Blending
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- In this video I'll take another look at my milky way editing and blending technique. This is the last of my current series on post processing and I've found the response to be very encouraging from you all. Milky way editing can be very subjective and we all have our own methods. My technique of blending foreground light painted images with milky way backgrounds has been developed over many years of trial and error to come up with the sharpest and most vibrant images. I hope you like it.
In this video we do milky way stacking using Sequator, blending and Star Reduction using Photoshop and final image in Lightroom.
Feel free to ask questions or make comments down below.
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Thank you Richard...I learn more and more each time...Grateful...Be safe!
Thanks so much again my friend.
An amazing job since the planning. The final image is stunning. Thanks for the class. You are generous and you are an artist.
Thanks so much for your great comments.
Great video Richard...even though its from two years ago...I keep learning more every time I watch it. Thank you!
You're very welcome Dan. Thanks heaps for watching.
You are my photography hero! Thank you so much Richard - your videos are GOLD
That's so very kind of you to say Cecilia.
Your videos are all so good Richard. Thanks so much for sharing your talents!
I really appreciate you checking them out Brian, thanks heaps.
You have taught a lot! Looking forward to putting it into practice next milkway season! Hugs from Brazil.
Thanks so much for watching my friend
One like is not enough for this video Richard!!!!
Thank you very much!!!
I'm really pleased you like the video Chris. I very much appreciate your comments.
You are a master!
Thank you for sharing your talents and knowledge.
Thanks so much for watching, really appreciate it.
This is amazing that you give us all of these for free. Big thanks!
I'm really pleased you like it, thanks so much for watching.
Fantastic channel, great presentations Richard. Your advice on light painting and night images is second to none!!
Very kind of you to say Thanos, thank you.
Thank you so much for this video Richard. Last winter I went up to the Artic and photographed the Northern Lights which drew me into trying to photograph the night sky, but in the UK clear skies are somewhat rare. While waiting for a starry night, I have been watching many UA-cam tutorials and your Milky Way Editing & Blending is outstanding.
I really appreciate you watching Ron, glad it was helpful.
Hi Richard, fantastic shot there mate. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos, I find them a great help.
Thanks so much Stilapsie Videos, I'm glad you like them.
Fabulous as always. Look forward to the next one!
Thanks so much Gary, really appreciate you watching.
Absolutetly fantastic video, thank you very much for keeping teaching us, greetings from Chile.
I really do appreciate you tuning in to watch the videos Marco, thanks so much.
A making tutorial! Great shot! Love this star minimaze method! You are awesome!
Really appreciate that GRJOHN360. Thanks for watching.
Brilliant video and photo mate. I have really enjoyed this series awesome tips and tricks really looking forward to your next adventure.
Thanks so much Brad, I also really enjoy your comments and appreciate your support.
Great video Richard, makes a complex process easy to follow.
Thanks so much for watching Mares. That's always my aim.
I watched this for a second (third?) time and took some notes. Now I am ready to tackle an image (or several layers of one) I took a couple weeks ago, using your technique. If I can pull it off, I will be so excited. Fingers crossed!
Good on you Andrea. I hope it goes well.
One never gets bored watching your tutorials as there are so many things to learn. Just cannot understand why would anyone dislike your tutorial !!! Thanks Richard for the last tutorial for 2019. Looking forward to 2020 and wish I can also make the trip one day to join you in your workshop in the near future. Best wishes.
You are very kind Raymond. I always very much appreciate your thoughtful and encouraging comments. Thanks so much.
Raymond Chua , there are always dislikes all over YT videos. Also on top contributions like in this channel. Probably they hit it accidentally and have no clue how to reverse it... 🤪
Absolutely love it 🥰
Thanks again for watching Bernie.
I really liked your flow on this...and took some nice notes. Thanks for all your instructional videos.
You're very welcome Kenneth. I appreciate you watching.
Another great video Richard. I’m looking forward to the spring here n Victoria Canada, when I will be trying some of what I’ve been learning from you.
Thanks heaps for watching Drake, really appreciate the comments.
Seasons greetings to you and your subscribers. Have enjoyed your videos as always. Regards.
Really appreciate you watching Frank, thanks so much. All the very best for Christmas and New Year.
Another great one, thanks. Hope you and yours have a great Christmas and a prosperous new year.
Thanks so much for watching Richard, really appreciate the comment.
Fantastic series, thankyou for sharing your knowledge!! Inspiring 👌
I'm really pleased you like it, thanks for watching.
Wonderful Tutorials!! Thanks so much for taking the time to produce these videos. Cheers from Canada
Thanks so much for watching Todd, really appreciate your comment.
Fantastic result Richard. Awesome image.
Thanks for watching Mark, really appreciate your feedback.
Great video! Got this as a recommendation by YT. Thank you for sharing your experience!
You are very welcome my friend. I have many videos on the subject.
Inspiration photo and very helpful tutorial. Great works!
Thanks a lot Patrick, I'm very pleased you like it.
Great video Richard, really liked how you explained your post production techniques, will go back and look for the others in the series. Yes picture was fantastic.
Thank you very much Mark
A great finale to your post editing series. I learned a new Australian term today, "...looks like a dog's breakfast" I had to stop the video because I was laughing so hard.
One of the many highlights of your videos is your enthusiasm. I have caught myself giggling out loud in the middle of nowhere while light painting. It's just so much fun.
Thanks again Richard!
Haha, well I'm glad you like the Aussie terminology Tim. Really appreciate you watching the channel.
Thanks for all the great content Richard...keep answering those questions. I have taken star scapes, but not multiple images and stacking or star trails. I have both in my list and now that you've shown how i have nothing left to it but to do it. I'm in the US in Texas (howdy Darrell) and this time of year I'll be trying star trail. It would be a dream trip to head over your way and do one of your workshops. thanks again! russell
You would always be welcome Russell. Thanks very much for watching the channel and for the comments. Really appreciated.
Hey Richard, another great tutorial. Like you have said many times, it does pay to go over the process more than once. Each time I watch an episode, something finally clicks into place. Also, you shouldn't be to surprised at your success on you tube and with the workshops. People want to learn from the best and right now that would be you. Keep up the great work.
Really kind words Garth. I appreciate your support and for watching the channel.
Thanks for another video. Vreat that weather served you well. Hope to see more coming in this year :)
Lots more on the way Milorad .. thanks so much for your support.
Another cracking image & edit Richard! Really enjoy & look foreword to your tutorials.😀👍
Really appreciate your comments and support Nash, thanks heaps mate.
Great finale to a super series Richard. I'm really looking forward to your Q&A vlog but won't add to the list as I've asked about light painting already. Judging by the number of questions posted you'll be doing well to get through them all - could even become a two-parter!
Many congratulations on your richly deserved success 😀👍.
Really appreciate your kind words Paul. Thanks so much for watching.
Such an inspiration Richard , It makes me want to get out tonight under the UK stars
Thank you for the tutorial,think I would be lost without them .
I'm yet to test my new F2.8 lens to capture the milky way but very soon will be.
I'm glad you like the videos Ian, thanks so much for watching.
Awesome video. many thanks from California.
Thanks so much for watching.
Welcome to Australa Darrel, enjoy your trip
Great video Richard
Yes I know your booked out ooowell one day
Love the photo
Merry Christmas have a safe festive time
Many thanks indeed Phillip, thanks heaps.
In the middle of processing a night image and this popped up. Had to stop and watch as these are now mandatory viewing. Please keep them coming. THU
Thanks so much my friend, really appreciate you watching.
This is insane!!! Thanks for your knowledge, I am really happy knowing for the first time how can I use sequator and Photoshop as well as lightroom. Your image it is just stunning beautiful. Thanks for sharing this tutorial with us!. :).
I'm really pleased you like it my friend, thanks so much.
Wonderful tutorial and wonderful skills - greetings from India!
Thank you so much for watching Vikas, really appreciate it.
Once again Richard you have done us all a great service by sharing your powerful technique for beautiful nightscape images. I can't wait to go out and shoot my next one. Thanks. I look forward to your next show.
Thanks so much for watching Steve, really appreciate it.
Richard, your tutorials are simply amazing and very concise. It is a pleasure watching you and make it seem so easy.
Really appreciate your great comments Felix, thank you.
Indeed, awesome!!! and thank you so very much for sharing!!!
I'm really pleased you like it.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Love all your infos and I have been sharing at my FB :).... once again, Thank you, Sir.
Another amazing video, great tips. I love it
Thanks so much for watching Nathan, really appreciated.
Best tutorials on nightsky photo editing i've seen. Thanks
You're very kind indeed , thanks so much for watching.
I really enjoyed your tutorial, nicely done! Can’t wait to get out and shoot!
Thanks so much for tuning in William, I really appreciate it.
Excellent work Richard 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Many thanks indeed, thanks for watching.
Your videos are down to Earth, fantastic and informative. Thanks for taking time to make this series for us. No worries about not remembering what year it is cause I usually can't remember what day it is much less the year!! LOL Cheers
Haha, thanks so much for watching and your great comments Bryan. I certainly do appreciate your wonderful support.
Richard your tutorials are way too simple and easy to follow. Totally love the final result 🙂
Well I'm very pleased you like them Talha, thanks so much for taking the time to comment.
Simply great ! Finally a easy to follow tutorial after watching so many videos on UA-cam, congrats.
I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video Magic Fab.
Thanks so much Richard for this series!! I've been watching and now looking forward to when the Milky Way core appears again to try and capture it in my night images. Until then, lots of light painting and night sky blending to practice on... thanks again!
Good on you Dan. Really appreciate you watching.
Great tutorial. Thank you so much. That photo is amazing.
I'm really pleased you like it Anthony, thank you.
Nightscape Images You’re very welcome sir. :)
Fantastic as usual Richard.
Thanks so much for watching David, really appreciated.
Thanks again for this series. It's great to see the final composition emerge during the processing. Always learn something on your channel.
Always appreciate your comments Tony. Thanks for watching.
Another great instructional video Richard looking forward to meeting you in June 20
Thanks very much for watching Dave. I think it's July 2020 when we'll be catching up ... really appreciate the comments.
The shadow detail in the MilkyWay in this post is amazing!
Yes it's beautiful isn't it Walter. Thanks for watching.
Magic been very educational ,thank you....😊👍🏻
Thanks so much James, means a lot.
Great result with the Austin Richard, awesome tutorial!
Really appreciate you watching Gerard, thanks mate.
Awesome video Richard... Really inspired
Thanks a lot for watching Santosh and for leaving a comment.
Fantastic series Richard. Thanks for your commitment on doing them. I love the enthusiam you put across when developing the images, great job!
Really appreciate your great support Josep
I’ve enjoyed all of these post processing videos. Many thanks 🙏.
Really appreciate you watching Adrian
Thank you for making all this complicated stuff start to make sense! It's pure magic watching you turn these individual images into a masterpiece, one clearly explained step at a time! This video was so much fun to watch. Fantastic series! You are a natural born teacher so I'm not surprised all your 2020 workshops are already filled!
I'm so pleased you like the videos Paula, and I really appreciate your kind words of encouragement.
What an amazing final image! Thank you for another great tutorial.
Thank you so much for watching, really appreciated.
Thank you Richard I really enjoyed the level of detail you went into processing. I’m certainly looking forward 2020
Fantastic Daniel, really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I just tried your editing process and my god it worked a treat, super happy with the quality of the final image and thanks again :-)
@@danielbrauer9113 You're very welcome Daniel
Another great video -- thanks. At 9:10 you say you don't find dark frames very useful, and you're right, if you're blending in a foreground like in this video. But if you keep your foreground, you'll be glad you used a few dark frames to eliminate hot pixels which hide among the stars but stand out in a foreground. And those nasty little things are so tedious to remove in Lightroom.
At 11:10 you mention Sequator's inability to zoom in to help with masking, but remember that in Windows, you can zoom in on your entire desktop (I don't know if Mac has that ability). This greatly helps when masking a challenging foreground such as trees, and is useful elsewhere -- so useful that I keep it pinned to my taskbar for easy access. The utility is called Magnifier.
Great job on lighting, again. You are a master at lighting foregrounds for nightscapes, which is what got me to subscribe in the first place. If you ever make it western Nevada or the eastern Sierra, you might consider a stop at The International Car Forest in Goldfield, Nevada. I bet you could spend several nights playing with lighting the vehicles there, but in mid-season, as hills block part of the sky.
I really appreciate your insight into the various aspects of photography my friend. You are absolutely correct about the hot pixels and it's great advice. I love your suggestion about zooming in on the desktop .. I'll keep that one in mind for next time. Thanks so much for contributing to the video .. means a lot.
Another great video.. hi to Darrel from Texas!!
Thanks again for watching my friend.
Great again.. thx Richard
Thanks so much Mehmet.
Amazing picture again. 😍
Thanks heaps for watching my friend.
Great tutorial Richard. The final image looked fantastic! Thanks for sharing the video mate 👍🙏
Thanks a lot Adrian, really appreciate you watching and for the comment.
Beautiful tutorials on editing the milkyway and the foreground, thanks so much Richard..
You're very welcome. Thanks so much for watching.
Excellent wrap up to a fantastic series and I'll definitely be looking back at these videos as I progress in nightscape photography. I thoroughly enjoyed the series and the production value was top notch. Until next time..
Thanks so much again Keith. I really do appreciate your support.
Watching your video has helped me out a lot I started this early summer here in the USA taking photos of flowers insects sunsets. then I have found night photography. I fell in love with it takeing those hard shots with a lot of light pultion around. doing my best what i have so far i have been using a Canon 50mm f1.8 lens it is the only one that goes that far.
Good on you Robby for getting out there to shoot. It always takes a while to get into the groove of nightscape photography but I'm sure you're enjoying the ride.
Richard this is awesome. The final image is stunning, but your editing techniques are fantastic. Especially the star minimization. I also appreciate your fitting reference to the editing process being an art. It's so true! Thanks so much for sharing your talents. I enjoy your videos very much, and apply your tips on a regular basis. You have made my hobby much more fun by sharing your experiences!
I'm really pleased you like the video Scott. Thanks so much for your comments.
You are making things so easy to understand even to early begginers in photoshooting like me. Thank you very very much, and keep on this good work for us.
You are very welcome Pantelis.
Hint for Mac users at about 9:20, for Mac, there is Starry Landscape Stacker (available in App Store), which works pretty much equal as Sequator (hope I wrote it correct) does. I suggest to make 3 dark images with the lens cap on and same exposure settings as for , they are intended to detect hot pixels of sensor and remove them automatically.
Very good advice there Roland, thanks.
Fantastic Richard, very educational and not overly complicated. I use Affinity Photo rather than PhotoShop but most of these techniques translate straight across. Might need to do a bit more research into the translation of the star minimalisation technique. Looking forward to working thru the rest of this series.
Thanks for watching Greg .. really appreciate that. I'll be keen to see how you get on with Affinity.
Another great video Richard. I love the end result👏 I'm gutted that your workshops have sold out though, I guess I don't need to look for a flight now😭
Sorry about the workshops Ian. They have become very popular ...!!
Top Editions!! 👏👏👏
Thanks so much for watching.
Congratulations for a great "Nightscape" year and thank you so much Richard for shared it with us. I am looking forward to follow your work in 2020.
Thanks a lot for watching the videos grjtape, really appreciate it.
Great video Richard. I learned much more from watching this for a second time, after the farm workshop. I notice many more of the PS tips and techniques (sky "S" curve, photo filter, adjustment layers star minimisation/softening) sinking in. Much easier to absorb and appreciate after having now attempted a few nightscape images. Thanks!
Thanks a lot Jeff. Yes I agree that it takes a while to sink in. Repeating the steps on a consistent basis is the key.
Well done mate I really really enjoy all your video’s and most important thing I learned a lot thanks again mate
I'm really pleased you like it Vigen. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much for your videos. By using them I was able to realise my aims of recording the Milky Way and a foreground in my images, and your teaching techniques are faultless. Australia's a long way from the UK but if I find myself your way again in the future I will certainly put myself on one of your workshops.
Thanks a lot for watching Kevin, really appreciate that.
I've really enjoyed this series. It's been very informative and you explain it well. Thanks for taking the time to create it.
You are very welcome Allen, thanks so much for leaving the comment.
The image is just superb, I think it really does benefit from the adjustments you make to the sky and the milky way core. Glad to see you are reaping the benefits of all your hard work from this year.
Many thanks indeed Three-phase. I really appreciate your support and encouragement.
Great job it was a fun series of videos to watch. It would be cool if you came to the US and did some nightsscapes here. I think you may be able to turn that into a few different videos. Would be nice to see how you plan the shots here and what you come up with. Anyways look forward to the next one.
Thanks a lot Eric, always appreciate your comments. Maybe one day I'll visit the US
Another great video Richard
I really appreciate you watching Steve, thanks so much.
WOW Great shot Richard!!!
Good on you Jeff, thanks for watching.
I just found this video. It answered so many of my post production questions. Thank you Richard!
You're welcome Rex, thanks for watching.
This could be abit long winded as l could rattle on abit lol! But this video deserves so much praise it is one that covers everything and certainly one l have saved. What a wonderful image, the drama you pulled from the sky to the perfect foreground blending what can l say but fantastic!! I love your video's especially when l can't be out there myself but these help keep my mind from forgetting the steps until l return. Fantastic series, can't recommend your video's enough.. well done!
Beautiful comments Leigh and I know your heart is to be out there under the stars. Really appreciate your support and encouragement ...!!!
More excellent work. Hey, Darrell, Mike from Tulsa.
Thanks so much for watching again Mike, really appreciate it.
Another awesome vid Richard
Really appreciate you watching again Chris
Fantastic tutorial!👍👍
Thanks so much for watching AJJ W
A great series and a great teacher. Photo Filter: Instead of clicking onto the colour panel. Click onto the H.S.B. buttons and move the double arrows up or down for a more precise selection. Keep yourself safe from the fires!
Awesome tip CARAMAL. Thanks so much for watching.
@@nightscapeimages.richard No probs
Another corker! Really enjoyed this series, and appreciate the repetition of the processing steps - definitely helpful!
Thanks so much for watching mitymous, really appreciate your support.
Enjoying each and every videos of the series. Thank you so much sir, for sharing your knowledge . Respect and love from India. 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for watching sir, I really appreciate your comments.
"Awsome Austin"...and Awsome Richard...! Thank You for another "Classic Classroom" Tutorial. Yep...The net is the new norm.
Really appreciate you watching Jakob and for leaving the comments.
@@nightscapeimages.richard: Happy shooting Richard...! Looking forward for More. Always hungry for your stars...!
@@jakobhovman Thanks again Jakob
Fair play to Darrell for making the trip.. I would love to join in on one of your workshops sometime in the future.
Thanks a lot Noel. Darrell was a great guy and loved spending time with him and the others out on the farm.
your photos are great, i especially like the processing tutorials, thanks for making it easier!
Thanks so much for watching, really appreciated.