Star Trails Photography for Beginners | Step by Step Tutorial
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In this video you’ll learn how to create stunning Star Trails images step by step. I’ll show you how to plan your Star Trails photo ideas, the gear you need and how to use it to capture a collection of long exposures, and how to stack them with StarStax to create the final Star Trails image.
TIME INDEX
00:00 Introduction
01:13 The plan
04:11 The gear
06:29 The shooting
13:53 The stacking
15:22 Final words
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@melindapryor 3 жыл бұрын
I've had PhotoPills for 2 years and I never knew the blue lines were the star trail templates, awesome!
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@roberthennessey128 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you can’t wait to try these tips
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Coooooo!!!
@JeffreyJDavis 3 жыл бұрын
Super informative, thank you. I learn new functionalities of PhotoPils with each of these videos!
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jeffrey!!
@mirekdz8131 3 жыл бұрын
Great tips. Thanks for this video.
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Mirek!
@itchin4adventure688 3 жыл бұрын
I love this app and this video! Thank you!
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Love you too :P
@Diaryplan 3 жыл бұрын
Great video - thank you.
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pat!
@Thexderify 3 жыл бұрын
Great information
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark!
@magendhirannarainasamy2228 3 жыл бұрын
Very detail info Rafael
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@bobsheridan6692 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video on shooting the night sky. PhotoPills is a fantastic tool which I use for all of my photography, especially shooting the Milky Way to determine best location and times to shoot during the night. Keep up the good work!
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks so much Bob!
@photog1529 3 жыл бұрын
I've been using hyperfocal focusing for many years with a basic table I created in Excel and then guesstimating distances. The AR feature in Photopills for hyperfocal distance is a game changer. Thanks for that tip, Raphael. ..I'll be putting that to good use.
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!
@nomadickirankp 3 жыл бұрын
Good information
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@gedheaton1415 3 жыл бұрын
This is without doubt one of the best apps out there,(even though I aint got a clye how use it )haha,Im defo going set aside a weekend soon and just focus on PP.
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks so much!!
@kelv52 3 жыл бұрын
I can recommend you look at vlogs from outdoor photography school as well, also very helpful instruction of how to use the pills, been binging myself these last few days, and thanks to Raphel and the other channel got some good knowledge under my belt
@scdawes Жыл бұрын
Great video to help me as a beginner in night sky photography , have you any links to the gear you mention eg lens warmer , headlamp and small light panel for the foreground ?
@PhotoPills Жыл бұрын
Yes! Check the chapter on gear of your Star Trails photography guide: www.photopills.com/articles/star-trails-photography-guide
@TiagoSilva-gf4eb 3 жыл бұрын
it's funny because I've been reading your pdf about star trailing and yesterday I finally got the chance to go out and shoot!!! photopills trully makes a difference no matter what you are trying to shoot. it's amazing!
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
So cool!! Imagine.Plan.Shoot!! :P
@TiagoSilva-gf4eb 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhotoPills I’ve uploaded it on PhotoPills awards section, hoping you guys check it out and maybe, just maybe share it with the world ahah
@Gamer1235813213455 Жыл бұрын
Great app!!! Does it make any difference to set camera to Bulb and set exposure time on intervalometer versus setting exposure time on camera and setting intervalometer Bulb setting to zero?
@PhotoPills Жыл бұрын
Hi Doug! We prefer setting the camera to bulb and use the intervalometer. We don't trust the in build intervalometers.
@elleneyo4195 2 ай бұрын
If i want to create a circular startrail like the example in the video, how much of a total shooting time should I expect?
@PhotoPills 2 ай бұрын
The more, the better. But I recommend a minimum of 30min.
@gabrieljakab 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial. Allow me one question please. How long you suggest to shoot and what interval to set if I want to achieve circle pattern like you showed in the example image with the tree in the front? Thank you
@PhotoPills 2 жыл бұрын
Shoot for 1h or so. The delay between photos 1 or 2s max. The shorter the better. The exposure, use the same you'd use for Milky Way photography (15-25s).
@ianwhite4315 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, thanks for the video. Reference the hyperfocal table, after you have chosen your camera does the focal length figure down the left take into account the sensor crop factor. For example, if I'm using an Olympus E-M1 and a focal length 12mm micro four thirds lens, on the table do i choose 12mm or 24mm. Thank you.
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! When you select the camera, PhotoPills automatically takes into account the crop factor. So the focal length you need to select on the left is the nominal one, not the effective one. If you're using a 14mm focal length on your lens, then check the 14mm focal length on the table.
@ianwhite4315 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhotoPills hello, thanks for your speedy reply. Your efforts are much appreciated.
@SuperPashash 3 жыл бұрын
Para los rastros de estrellas creo oportuno se puede hacer en todo momento de las fases de la luna.
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Sí, así es! La luna ayuda a iluminar el primer plano :)
@threesixmarine 3 жыл бұрын
Question on light painting. Do you keep the ISO at 1600 and do you have to stand outside of the frame with the light source so you're not in the frame?
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Yes... keep the ISO... and yes... stand outside the frame. We place the LED panels pretty far away from the subject :)
@moli1604 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a superb video. A quick question please on the hyperlocal part of the video. In your example with the Z6, you chose 14mm at F2.8 giving a HF distance of 2.33m. When you switch to the augmented reality view in the bottom left of the screen there is a focal length of 26mm figure. On my app with my Sony A7R4 shooting at the same setting as you it show 30, if I select that, I can then choose between 30mm & 60mm. What does this mean please and what should I select?
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
The focal length on the AR view refers to the field of view of the camera on your phone. If you choose 60mm you'll see that the AR view zooms in. It has nothing to do with the hyperfocal distance calculations.
@moli1604 3 жыл бұрын
PhotoPills Thank you.... it’s obvious now you have explained , I should have looked a little harder.
@saikattalukder2180 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I've noticed that the stars in the final image after stacking doesn't have that vibrant colours as compared to the one you showed earlier in the video. Can you give some idea about post processing technique?
@PhotoPills 2 жыл бұрын
Shoot at low ISO (800-1600 max) in a super dark sky. You need to capture the color of the stars, don't overexpose them.
@tejasroowala6780 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I am using photo pills & enjoy it a lot. Could you pl suggest an approximate time interval between two shots in case of short exposures?
@PhotoPills 2 жыл бұрын
1-2s max!
@Arctis34 3 жыл бұрын
Could you write some of the things you say on the video? For example when you say intervalometer that could be on the video. I couldnt understand the name of the device that demoisturizes the lens
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Noted! It's the Dew-Not Dew Heater Strip :)
@chicocc 3 жыл бұрын
Superb. Had the same issue
@kelv52 3 жыл бұрын
Great detailed presentation as always during whichyou mention, long exposure noise reduction is better to be turned off,(which it is on my Canon camera). l also have HIGH ISO NR, (which was set at standard) I have never been able to shoot stars without there being small trails, even though i have fully followed guidance using the pills and setting the speeds as little as 5-10 seconds, does the HIGH ISO NR play the same part as you mention here about long exposure noise reduction. ? I am unable to test it due to overcast skies over the last week, and it looks like being so for another week
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Shooting 5s exposure you get trails?
@kelv52 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhotoPills not as in what you show here, but not dots of light, you can tell there is movement the shots seemed sharp and exposure fine, I deleted them some time ago, as it annoyed me to see this, maybe I was being picky as in parts they were ok, but at a 100 per cent, it was not what I expected.....hope I have made this clear, do you think the use of HIGH ISO NR could be playing a part
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
@@kelv52 Does it happen with all stars or just the ones around the corners? It could by coma aberration: www.lonelyspeck.com/removing-coma-aberration-in-adobe-photoshop-astrophotography-tutorial/
@kelv52 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhotoPills this does look similar, not sure it is actually this problem, but at least I have another option thanks to you, thank you so much for taking the time to research and reply in such detail
@lockechrisj 3 жыл бұрын
I like your videos, wish audio was louder. I have to max out my device volume to hear them
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback :)
@leannemcallister1004 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, How many photographs do you need to take to achieve medium to heavy/dense light trails?
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Leanne! I'd say that minimum of 1h shooting. But we like shooting for 3-4h
@eurocharger 3 жыл бұрын
Rafael, please can you advise where we can buy the PhotoPills mobile phone cover/case?
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Hey! I think I don't understand what you mean by PhotoPills mobile phone cover?
@eurocharger 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhotoPills the back of your mobile phone has the PhotoPills logo so I thought it must be a case or cover?
@nikokane5 3 жыл бұрын
What focus area setting do you use for star trails?
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Niko... What do you mean with focus area settings? We focus on our subject, making sure that it falls behind the hyperfocal distance to get the star trails in focus too :)
@nikokane5 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhotoPills for your camera setting “focus area” , I’m using a Sony so would I set this to wide or maybe one of the flexible spot settings? Tnx , love your app.
@GS-hv9rd 3 жыл бұрын
@@nikokane5 niko, you probably want to use manual focus for this. Those settings are for autofocus if I’m not mistaken. You can use AF to focus on your subject and then turn AF off. With hyperfocal distance though, this is mostly, if not exclusively a manual focus feature. ‘Happy trails!’
@nikokane5 3 жыл бұрын
@@GS-hv9rd I do use manual focus. I didn’t realize that overrode the focus area settings. So when in manual focus the focus area doesn’t matter?
@GS-hv9rd 3 жыл бұрын
@@nikokane5 correct.
@diegosoloaga3673 3 жыл бұрын
increiblemente te entiendo mejor en ingles que en español
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Eso me dice mi madre!
@nataala_ 3 жыл бұрын
How can I order this app and pay with PayPal please? My card in GPay is expired and, for the life of me cannot add another card.
@GS-hv9rd 3 жыл бұрын
Just a suggestion, try adding the new card first then removing old one. Also, maybe try putting it in 1 digit off and then seeing if you can then delete old one and fix the digit
@PhotoPills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the help!
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