‘PHOTOGRAPHING THE NIGHT SKY’

a Memorial edition

Due to high demand, Alyn’s book, Photographing The Night Sky 1st Edition sold out in April 2024. Over the last month before Alyn suddenly passed away, he worked on corrections for a reprint.

This 2nd Edition of Photographing the Night Sky is now in stock. There are softbacks and a limited run of hardbacks available. This is now a Memorial Edition with a new cover (featuring Alyn) and several pages devoted to Alyn.

After 4 and a half years of hard work, I have finally completed this 570 page beast! It’s the encyclopedic guide to landscape astrophotography and covers everything from gear, settings, multi-exposure techniques, basic astronomy, post-processing and a guide to the best locations around the world. Learn how to photograph all the night sky wonders such as the Milky Way, aurora, Moon, planets, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers and much more. I cannot wait for you to get your hands on it!

Astro Workflow Lightroom Presets

These are not your average one-click presets. These presets are based on my structured workflow for editing astro images and give you the freedom to create and sculpt the final image using a selection of local adjustment tools.

The devastating impact of Light Pollution

In the 50 years since humans landed on the Moon the human population has more than doubled. Cities are bigger and brighter than ever and even towns and villages are becoming more illuminated. Making matters worse, orange-yellow sodium bulbs are now being replaced by blue-rich, white LED bulbs which have a much more disruptive effect on the circadian rythms of humans and wildlife, the migratory patterns of birds and the balance of the food chain.

On the plus side, light pollution is a forrm of pollution that can be solved with the flick of a switch and other measures will allow for less disruption of humans and wildlife and a decrease in wasted energy. Find out more in my TedX Talk:

move shoot move z/v mount - designed by Alyn wallace

After working with Move Shoot Move for a number of years promoting their incredibly portable star tracker, I sent them a design for a mount I felt would help astrophotographers get the most out of star trackers and they brought my idea to life.

The Z/V mounts provide a level base to mount your ballhead on top of a star tracker, which would otherwise leave your ballhead at an awkward angle. This makes general use and especially tracked panoramas much easier to perform.

Little did I expect, people would find all sorts of uses for them. Just check the reviews! People have used them for macro photography, holding binoculars steady, as a microphone stand and even as a ballhead replacement altogether.