We issued a challenge to our readers to show us their worst raw data and the resulting best final image. Here are the entries!
Author - Cory Schmitz
An avid astrophotographer for timelapse, deep-space imaging, lunar, planetary, and star trail imagery, he is an all-around jack-of-most-trades for night-sky photography.
He is also an internationally published and commissioned astrophotographer, where his photos have been used in multiple online and print publications.
Explaining away the magic of post processing by astrophotography, examples of common astrophotography and a reader before/after gallery.
Work on our book, The Ultimate Guide to Star Trails, is nearing completion, but it's missing one thing: your photos. Get profiled and receive a free...
We often see computer models demonstrating size differences of celestial objects, but none of that is as powerful as seeing this happen with our own...
One of the most important elements when choosing a lens for astrophotography is the aperture. Learn why FAST GLASS is so important!
You don't need a telescope to shoot deep sky objects! A camera and a standard lens will do just fine for many large and beautiful targets in space.
Don't let condensation ruin your astrophotography shoots anymore! Use these tips to destroy dew on your camera lens once and for all.
Noise, or graininess in our photos, is the astrophotographer's arch enemy. Destroy noise with Lightroom!
Many different interpretations of the same Milky Way image data. See how everyone processes their astrophotography images differently.
Download 11 of my raw DSLR images of the Milky Way from the Kalahari Basin to try and stack together to make a better-than-single final image!
