Star Tracker Milky Way Photography Class with Dan Zafra
In this class you'll learn all you need to create stunning Milky Way images using a Star Tracker from start to finish with a true expert, Dan Zafra: from inspiration, planning, and gear to camera settings and how to take the shot step by step.
Time Index
00:00 Introduction
05:23 How Dan started shooting the Milky Way
10:46 Why tracking?
18:20 Tracking camera gear
42:25 Star tracker setup
55:56 Polar alignment tips
1:00:49 Tracked camera settings
1:13:22 Post-processing
1:35:27 Capture the Milky Way course
1:41:32 Q&A
1:51:29 Final words
Dan Zafra
Photography Guide Mentioned
Join The Tribe!
Inspiration
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
Seascape Photography
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
Star Trails Photography
Conjunctions
Timelapse Photography
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
