Night Sky Photography: From First Principles to Professional Results

by Adam Woodworth

When the night sky transforms terrestrial landscapes into otherworldly works of art, you need to know the professional techniques for capturing your own nocturnal masterpieces. This complete course combines the classic beauty of landscapes with the vast, exotic universe of astrophotography, using tried-and-tested methods that guarantee stellar results. You'll learn what gear you need and how to make the most of it; clever tricks for squeezing out every drop of image quality from a pitch-black scene; and straightforward post-production workflows to create compelling compositions of the cosmos.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

373 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 4, 2021

Reviews

[Keith Broad]

Very informative

I bought the Kindle version of this book, mainly because we’re downsizing. I would have preferred a physical copy, but it is not really practical for us. In any event, the information presented in this book is invaluable. Even though I have a reasonable amount of experience with astrophotography I have learned a great deal from this book. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in this subject, experienced or not.

[Krissia Tuzroyluk]

Great Read

Very informative, easy to understand and very detailed. Was doing research online for close to an hour. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to learn astrophotography.

[Bev Joy]

Brilliant!

This book is a must read for any aspiring Landscape Astrophotographer. Adam provides great guidance on camera settings, tips and techniques.

[Jeanne (Mira) Langan]

Damn.

[Ronald Zincone Photography]

Great book!

Adam has written a great book on astrophotography. Very informational. You can easily see that the author is an expert.

[Phyllis M. Wright]

This book shows how one professional photographer takes his photos at night in many places, settings, etc. I just wanted the nighttime pictures! I GOT IT AND MORE!

[Steven]

I liked first 13 chapters. Chapter 14 could have gone into more detail and shown editing in other software in addition to the rental software (Adobe).