Have you ever seen the northern lights?

Among all the Northern Lights tutorials I've seen, yours is the most detailed and easy to follow. I wish I could attend your class in person. There's a forecast for the Aurora here in New Brunswick, Canada, tonight, so this video is perfect for us enthusiasts to learn how to prepare and capture it. Thanks for sharing this excellent video, and more power to you! 🙌

Last but not least: when you get home, take the battery and memory card out of the camera outside in the cold. Leave your camera in your bag and don't unpack it inside! Otherwise your lenses will be full of condensation and that's it for photography for the rest of your vacation ...

Very informative Nate! I really appreciate the specific recommendations on white balance, camera settings, etc. I can only imagine how much detailed information someone could gain from your workshops. Looking forward to more of your videos (more wildlife tips please!)

I'm leaving for Norway in a couple of days and so happy that I was able to stumble upon your channel. I picked up a Sony 14/1.8 GM today based upon your videos. Lots of great content.

I hope you guys had a great trip! Thanks for sharing these sweet tips!

I'm leaving for Icelan in December, and this tutorial has been very instrumental to choose the best gear in terms of coat/benefits. Really appreciate!

VERY helpful!! Gorgeous light indeed!

This is the best video I’ve seen about shooting the northern lights. Thank you so much

These are the 2 most well done photography videos on KZfaq! Thank you!!

This was an awesome video and an equally informative Part 2, thanks for the time and effort!

Very helpful video. Thank you!

Nice work on this, very helpful!

So beautiful. Well done

Thank you very much. Very informative video ❤

Really informative about the white balance and adobe RGB settings.. thanks a lot.. will have to try them when I am in the Arctic again 💚

Great 2-parter Nate... thanks!

Thanks for the excellent tips Nate, I'll put your advice into practice next month when on a cruise to East Greenland Scoresby Sund

Thank you very much.. Just took A74. Will start "hunting" using your suggestions

Very useful - heading to Sweden & Norway in Oct 23!

Great tips

prime lenses are always a good choice. I also work with Sony G Master 24mm f1.4 and 14mm f1.8 for pictures and videos from the northern lights.

Great video…we went to Iceland and Norway to try to get them with good predictions…. Both times it clouded over… very hit and miss .. but watching your videos makes me want to have another go .. well done

This is actually an exceptional video! Most tutorials are really bloated and will still gloss over very important details. Thank you!

Great tips!

Brilliant. I'm just suckering a GoPro to the inside of a window in the house at the moment. This is something to strive toward. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.

Hope you had a good time in Norway! Remember to say hi at the Radisson Blu Airport next time 😅 Love the video! Always such a learning-experience watching your videos, Nate.

WOW!!!

I go to Finland in a few days, sadly i don't have the budget for a full frame camera so I am hoping that what I have will capture something worthy. Great advice and hope to remember the great tips you have given.

Pretty good!

I wish I would’ve seen this sooner or before Friday night here in WA state. Got some great still images of the northern lights but I wanted to do a video or time lapse and I’m still a rookie photographer since I bought my first camera last October. But I soak up information like a sponge and this video and the first one were beyond helpful. Thank you!!

Another great video. For time lapse I expect an ISO invariant camera would be a good base given how much variance there can be in luminance? Whats your general approach for exposure to give balance to not underexpose too heavily while at the same time allowing enough latitude so the highlights don't blow out in your time lapse sequence in the event the aurora really kicks off?

Really helpful - thank you! What setting would you use for the northern light displays that are more red/pink in colour?

Nice video. The music you picked must be aurora music, as I picked the same song for an aurora video I made from a night in February. Ha!

Great video,thanks,new subscriber here.

Great one thanks! with the timer at 2 secs it's good to avoid shake, I actually use at 10 secs, but one question do you use the mechanical or electronic shutter? Is just that the mechanical will probably still introduce some shake once it's triggered even by the timer, thanks

The best guide I've seen on this, thank you! - We are in Iceland this Sat (24th Feb) and this has been invaluable. A couple of questions though: 1. How do you rate the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 for this vs the Sony 14mm and 20mm? 2. I noticed you've filmed the video part on the A7S III. I only have the Sony ZV-E1 (same sensor as A7S III), in general, is there any advantage to using such a beast of a low light camera for this? - or would you always opt for a higher megapixel full frame like an A7R V or your A1? 3. If shooting from one of those northern lights cruises, going from ISO3200 up to ISO25600 is 3 stops (just 1 stop above the native ISO12800). Going from 2.5s to 1/4s to get free hold is also 3 stops, so it should yield similar results?

Hi. Which location in Iceland did you shoot this? The Aurora on the mountains look amazing.

Hey Nate great video thanks for this, do you recommend shooting in silent mode or use the shutter?

Well now I need to go spend some money, thanks.. :P No but seriously, awesome video! 👍

I'm going to Alaska next month to see the auroras. I'm not a photographer in any sense but I like taking photos of the moon/night sky and plan to get some videos and photos of the auroras. I've done so much research on cameras but have no clue what camera to get that's around $500. Do you have any recommendations?

What does circular polarizer do to the auroras?

Breathtaking images - really enjoyed the time lapse at the end! Usually I shoot on daylight white-balance and then cool it off in post, I’m using either an a7siii or a7iv, do you think that would muddy up the aurora too much?

Hey Nate, thank you so much for this great tutorial - super helpful! I do have a question about flickering in my aurora timelapse. I shoot on a sony a7iii with the sony 14mm f1.8 lens and I get heavy flickering that I can't even remove in post. My settings are in manual: f1.8, 1 - 3 sec (depending on the speed of the aurora), ISO somewhere between 1500 and 4000, WB around 3700. I would set the interval to the same speed as my shutter speed to have no delay between pictures. Any idea what can cause the flickering? Do you have to have a delay between the pictures taken? Thank you so much

Thanks Nate, for the great video. I learned a few things, and just changed a few settings in a custom mode and will try soon. I wonder though, do you ever use in camera noise reduction? Or do you clean up any noise in Post?

I still cant believe it, but I won the Hasselblad masters 2023, I may choose a camera and 2 lenses!! Ill go for the XCD 100C (best hasselblad cam and on of the sharpest possible) and a 25mm f2.5, is it possible to get into astro with that setup? 👀 Thanks alot!

Will I be able to make some good images using a Canon 10-18 F4 ?

Thanks for the video, great tips! I have a quick question, I am going to Iceland on 12/1/23 and I have heard some people say to use kalvin settings, but there are a few that say to just set the white balance to "daylight - sun" setting. Can you tell me which one gives the better color for the Norther Lights? I have a Nikon D4S, and using a Nikon 55mm, F1.4 lens. I am used to sports photography; gymnastics and wrestling are what my kids did. So I am trying to learn all that I can about photographing the Norther Lights before our trip. Thank you!!!

I have a Nikon D7500. Lenses that I have are the 50mm 1:1.8, an 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6, a Sigma 18-300mm 1:3.5-6.3 and a 70-300mm 1:4.5-6.3. No matter what I do, I just cannot get the lights. I am in Michigan and I see posts everywhere around me but I just cannot get the settings right no matter what I do.......They either turn out black or wayyyyyy to bright (like daylight almost). I have never seen the lights but I keep trying......can someone guide me a bit? Which lens, what to focus on (sky or trees)? I typically shoot wildlife and am pretty darn good at that but these lights....they are driving me crazy! Any advise would be greatly appreciated!

Hi I’m going to Finland next month. I am taking my Canon EOS R6 mk.II with sigma 14mm F1.8 lens will this do the job for northern lights stills and video? As you might have guessed, at the gear and no idea. Thanks

Just checking out your video as we have a storm incoming right now 😎 ... I have the same camera and I notice you using iso 3200ish. With the A1 would it not be better to shoot at ISO 500 which I think is the 2nd native ISO setting? Because of the ISO invariance with the sensor ? Im still tinkering at the moment with it but find that ISO 500 lets me stretch out the milkyway great in post. Anyway great video, I really liked the idea about keeping the batteries in your jacket! Take care mate :)

I saw on Saturday night aurora in Lithuania for the first time in my life and my Sony A7s batteries were dicharged :( Any time soon solar storm repeating?

I have a Nikon z5 so would the settings be the same for my camera?

is an iphone 14 pro max good to take these pictures?? if yes, tell me the settings please. Thanks in advance

Nice well explained, just two things if you shoot raw the white balance is't important raw is great for testingout colors , and the second thing i can see you have the screen on , it is good not to, some cameras drain battery faster when it's cold so powersaving ia super important. Just my two bonus tips :)

How did you shoot aurora in video？

Hello I am considering buying a Sony A7Riii on a good deal, should I get the A7S instead?

Thanks youtube for covering up the last 20 seconds of the video with other video suggestions so that I won't be able to fully enjoy the aurora footage at the end.

in all 2 videos i needed only how to set focus... nothing said :(

First half is irrelevant yapping