Learn how to photograph the Milky Way with Alyn Wallace, a true night sky master.

We’ll cover everything you need: From inspiring Milky Way photos and how to plan them with PhotoPills to the gear you need and the camera settings you need.

Time Index

00:00 Introduction
04:18 Inspiring Milky Way images
29:00 Milky Way planning (also check this Milky Way planning step by step tutorial)
37:44 Gear and camera settings
1:08:16 Photographing the Milky Way workflow

Alyn Wallace

• YouTube
• Website
• Workshops
• Presets

Alyn Wallace Gear List

• Move Shoot Move tracker (5% off with code "ALYN")
• CooWoo Lens Warmer   
• Pixel Intervalometer   
• Leofoto LEP-02 Panoramic Head   
• Petzl Headtorch
• Tripod: Benro Mach 3 TMA28C
• Head: Benro V1E
• Backpack: Shimoda explore 60 liters
• Cameras:
  
  • Sony A7S II
  • Sony A7 III (Astro Modified by JTW Astronomy). Alyn made a video about it on his YouTube channel.
• Lenses:
  • Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM    
  • Sony 20mm f/1.8 G   
  • Laowa 15mm f/2

Join The Tribe!

• Get PhotoPills
• Photos planned by PhotoPillers
• Submit your photos (PhotoPills Awards)

Inspiration

• What to Photograph in 2021
• The 36 Best Photos in 2020

Photography Fundamentals

• Understanding Natural Light: Golden Hour, Blue Hour and Twilights
• Understanding Depth of Field (DoF) and How to Calculate it
• Understanding the Hyperfocal Distance
• Learn How To Focus at the Hyperfocal Distance in 1 Minute!

Milky Way Photography

• Milky Way Photography Planning
• Learn Milky Way Photography
• Milky Way Photography Masterclass with Alyn Wallace
• How to Post Process the Milky Way with Nick Page
• How to Calculate the Milky Way Photography Exposure Time
• Photographing the Milky Way with a Natural Arch

Moon Photography

• How to Plan a Photo of the Next Full Moon with a Building
• How to Photograph the Moon with Foreground
• Moon Photography Masterclass with Jennifer Khordi
• Photographing a Full Moon Silhouette from Another Galaxy

Sunset & Sunrise Photography

• How to Plan a Powerful Sunset Photo | When You Know the Date
• How to Plan Any Sunset Photo You Imagine
• How to Plan a Sunset Photo in a Valley | Or a Sunrise
• Photographing the Sun setting through the natural arch of Es Pont d’En Gil

Landscape Photography

• Landscape Photography with Nigel Danson
• Landscape Photography Post Processing with Albert Dros
• How to Edit Your Landscape Photography in Photoshop with Sean Bagshaw

Long Exposure Photography With Lens Filters

• Calculating Long Exposure Times Using ND Filters

Seascape Photography

• Seascape Photography Masterclass with Francesco Gola

Meteor Shower Photography

• How to Plan Any Meteor Shower Photo You Imagine
• How to Plan a Photo of the Perseids Meteor Shower 2021
• How to Plan a Photo of the Geminids 2020
• Perseids Meteor Shower Photography Masterclass with Ian Norman
• Photographing the Perseids Meteor Shower with an Ancient Oak Tree

Solar Eclipse Photography

• How to Plan a Photo of the 2020 Total Solar Eclipse in Chile and Argentina
• Annular Solar Eclipse Photography Masterclass with Joshua Cripps

Lunar Eclipse Photography

• How to Plan the Total lunar eclipse with the Giza pyramids, Cairo (Egypt)

Star Trails Photography

• How to Plan Any Star Trails Photo You Imagine
• How to Photograph Star Trails

Conjunctions

• How to Photograph the 2020 Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

Timelapse Photography

• How to Calculate Timelapse Settings

Learn PhotoPills

• Photography Planning Masterclass with PhotoPills app
• How to Enable and Use the PhotoPills Widgets
• How to move the Red Pin of the Planner
• How to Save, Share and Import Plans and Locations with PhotoPills
• Mastering the Load button of the Planner
• Calibrating the Augmented Reality Views (AR)
• Understanding the Map Buttons of the Planner