Two Night Milky Way Photography Workshop

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 Workshop Goals & Highlights

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On this workshop we will cover:

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• Expert guidance from internationally renowned photographer Ari Rex

• You will gain a solid understanding of your camera functions

• Effective techniques to plan and prepare for taking outstanding Milky Way images, panoramas, timelapses and several star-trail techniques

• How and where to focus your camera to get pin sharp focus of the stars and foreground objects in total darkness.

• Understanding the 500 rule and when to break it so you can extend the exposure time of single shots up to 200% without noticeable startrail

• Tips and tricks for using creative foreground lighting techniques

• Advanced capturing techniques, focus stacking and image stacking to reduce noise and exposure blending with exercises 

• Techniques and tips on how to keep your camera in optimal condition to photograph during day and night

• Hands on experience on how to quickly align (under a minute) and use any star-tracking device to capture high quality images of the Milky Way, moon, planets, constellations and nebulas (feel free to bring your tracker)

• Tracking techniques that help you align the star tracker during the day, this is excellent for numerous techniques such as

       day to night tracking timelapses, tracking satellites and Moon and Sun eclipses

• You will understand how to best use the exposure triangle for the image you'd like to create. The importance of composition, lighting, whether that be indoor or outdoor environment

• You will take home a portfolio of photos, some of which will be edited

• You will gain a basic understanding of Lightroom and Photoshop, including powerful editing functions, there will be several exercises so you can edit your images yourself under Ari's instructions

• After the workshop you will receive a detailed email information pack with all the techniques learned 

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What Will I Need?

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• DSLR or Mirrorless camera and lens*

• Tripod 

• Extra batteries

• Headlamp with red light 

• Remote control or intervalometer

• Warm clothes (dress for very cold weather as the temperature drops low)

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*Any DSLR or mirrorless camera made after 2010 can photograph the Milky Way, although the quality of the image straight out of the camera will depend mostly on the quality of the lens that you will be using. A lens with an aperture of f2.8 or larger performs better on this genre of photography.

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     Recommended but not required

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• Laptop (possibly loaded with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop*)

• Smartphone

• Hiking boots 

• Warm clothes, beanie and gloves will be necessary at night when the temperature drops.

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* Partecipants that want to test out Lightroom Classic, please download the free trial a couple of days earlier. You can decide later if you wish to continue using these powerful editing programs. (We do not affiliate with Adobe, we use and teach these programs as they are industry standard for photography, you can also use your own software to edit images as the information presented in the workshop is still relevant to most editing software).

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Difficulty

 

All skill levels are welcome. The workshops will be tailored to suit individual levels of knowledge

It is a good idea to bring along instruction booklets for your cameras as there is no internet access at the cottage

This workshop is focused mostly of astrophotography but we encourage you to bring longer lenses so you can photograph animals and eagles during the day is well as it's a spectacular place to photograph.

Reasonable physical fitness is required, we will be walking not far from the cottage and the terrain is relatively easy to navigate

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*Please note: In respect of our community and the land, we apply a "leave no trace" policy in all our workshops

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Weather Policy 

Our Two-Night Milky Way photography workshop will proceed as scheduled, rain or shine. If heavy clouds, rain, or storms prevent us from photographing the Milky Way, we will continue with the class indoors, focusing on essential techniques, settings, and tips to prepare you for future clear skies. We’ll also dive into extensive editing sessions to help you enhance your nightscape images.

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Please note that weather conditions are unpredictable and beyond our control. We encourage participants to view the indoor sessions as an invaluable part of the learning experience, ensuring you leave with the skills and knowledge needed to capture stunning nightscapes when the skies clear.

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User Agreement 

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•  The fee for this workshop is $2700 per person on a twin shared room. The fee includes it all, tuition, accommodation, food, water and wood fire

• The registration can be done directly at the Book Workshops page or by pressing the green button Book Now below! 

• You will receive a confirmation email soon after you finish the pay process

• Our workshops fill up quickly so we recommend you to secure your spot at your earliest convenience

• The registration is not completed if the payment hasn't been made. If you have issues booking try another browser or contact us here

• Few days before the workshop begins you will receive an email with workshop info, meeting details and itinerary

• Cancellations - you can cancel your workshop booking at anytime up to two months prior to the workshop to receive a full refund (minus10% admin fee applies). Cancellations made within six weeks prior to the workshop will be liable for a 50% cancellation fee. Unfortunately refunds cannot be issued for cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the workshop. 

• Interstate and overseas attendees can be picked up and dropped off to their hotel free of charge (please notify us in your booking to arrange pick up times) 

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