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Sunchie Yang December 2014 AN INTRODUCTION TO NIGHT SKY TIMELAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY

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Page 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO NIGHT SKY TIMELAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY Introduction to Night Sky... · AN INTRODUCTION TO NIGHT SKY TIMELAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY - PRISMPHOTO.CA December 2014 • Flashlight

Sunchie Yang

December 2014

AN INTRODUCTION TO NIGHT SKY TIMELAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY

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A TASTE OF TIMELAPSE VIDEO •  Dancing Spirits

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GETTING STARTED

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•  Conceptualizing •  Story •  Images

•  Music

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NIGHT SKY SUBJECTS •  Open sky •  The Milky Way •  Celestial events

•  Stars, planets, moon, galaxies, comets, etc.

•  Meteor shower, eclipse, etc.

•  Night landscape

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PLANNING 1.  Composition 2.  Location 3.  Dark sky

4.  Moon or moonless?

5.  Weather

6.  Primary date and backup dates

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7.  Atmosphere condition a.  Cloud b.  Fog / Dew point

c.  Visibility

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SAFETY •  Darkness •  Wilderness •  Unexpected weather condition

•  Dress warm and weather-proof!

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ETIQUETTE •  Avoid use of light, any light •  If must, dim red-light only •  Communication

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EQUIPMENT •  Camera

•  Batteries •  Memory cards

•  Viewfinder cover

•  Lens

•  Sturdy tripod

•  Timer & release •  Built-in vs. External

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•  Flashlight / Headlight (red) •  Optional

•  Motorized camera slider

•  Equatorial mount

•  Portable power

•  Light source for light-painting

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CAPTURING 1.  Prepare camera

•  Long exposure noise reduction •  Shutter delay

•  File format (RAW vs. JPG)

2.  White balance

3.  Aperture

4.  Focus

5.  Fog prevention

6.  Shutter speed •  Trail-less

•  The 500 Rule

•  Star trail

•  Very long exposure

•  Continuous shots + image stacking

7.  ISO

8.  Dark frame

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IMAGE PROCESSING •  Exposure correction

•  Highlight •  Shadow

•  Contrast

•  Gradient filters

•  Colour correction •  White balance

•  Saturation/Vibrance

•  Detail improvement

•  Noise reduction

•  Sharpening

•  Clarity

•  Selective corrections

•  Batch processing •  Advanced techniques

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VIDEO ASSEMBLY •  Sequencing •  Music syncing •  Transition

•  Pan and zoom

•  Rendering

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FORGOTTEN SKY Introduction The Forgotten Sky project took me a life long dreaming about it and 9 months in making. As the night sky is heavily polluted these days due to air quality and artificial lights, I wonder if anyone still remember how the night sky looks like. I hope through this compilation of timelapse fragments, it can bring back the memory of the night sky you, perhaps, once enjoyed.

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Q&A •  Questions? •  Contact Information

•  Sunchie Yang •  Email: [email protected] •  Photo gallery: prismphoto.ca

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