Photography: Night Sky: A Field Guide for Shooting after Dark Kindle Edition

This book was an outstanding hand rail. It sticks to only what you do need and leaves out the fluff. It sticks to f-stops, how to choose the best ISO for your camera, common lens issues (and how to mitigate), shutter speeds... it may sound basic, but if you can nail the basics down tight and do a proper exposure In the field, you’ll have less to do in post-processing.Thanks to this book, my first time out of the gate, I had over 200 images that were properly focused and exposed, eliminating the need to stack, dodge, burn, or spend more than 10mins in Lightroom doing post processing.

Very nice overview with practical information on how to plan and prepare for night photography. However, there are a number of key topics that are missing or only lightly touched upon. In planning for a night shoot the use of apps such as PhotoPills are an essential tool in conjunction with GPS apps. The guide only provides a high level pass at post processing and doesn't discuss tools such as stacking images to increase the signal to noise ratio. And, the guide doesn't talk at all about using tracking devices with your camera. So, a good basic overview for the novice.

Great book for those just starting out in astro-photography, great tips on using the camera and getting familiar with taking pictures at different speeds, etc. Step-by-step instruction provided with reference to different objects you want to capture on film. Even if you are not planning on taking pictures of celestial objects, this book provides great insight to taking photos and really walks you through what most cameras are capable of, which is great for someone new to photography in general. Definitely a must have for those interested in taking pictures at night!

If you are flying and want something to read leisurely on the plane, this is the perfect book. Great color pictures on high gloss paper.So why 3 stars? First, I purchased the book new and it came in worse condition than a used book I bought recently. Whoever packaged the book was a bit careless and folded one of the corners of the back cover and a few pages over; it arrived freshly creased. Upon arrival to me I could not have sold this book as brand new (That was not my purpose for the book, I am just making my point clear.) I don't know that I would have deducted a full star just based on that, but I am taking off 1/2 a star for poor delivery.More on the condition. For the most part the book looks fine. There was a page or two where ink from the writing on 1 page bed onto another page. That combined with the condition on delivery cost 1 star.So how about the other star? I feel it's a bit light on content. This is more of a light leisurely read than a field guide. There are tips and settings in the pages but it feels a bit lacking in content other than the color pictures.I will say the color pictures are nice. I'm glad I bought it, I'm not going to return it. But the overall delivery of contents could be improved.

I always loved photography and planned on one day getting a nice camera and taking some wonderful shots of the sky but when I did they looked nothing like the ones I see online so I bought this book and while I'm no where near a pro thankfully I can now take some beautiful pictures showing the milky way, I can paint with light, and I can make star trails.

A great guide for night sky photography. Simple and to the point. Not a lot of "filler". Perfect size to take on the go. I have been in the photography business for over 30 years and this book taught me a few new things, yet it's also a great book for the not so experienced photographer. If you want to get out there and shoot the night sky...look no further! Jennifer Wu nailed it!

Jennifer Wu is an amazing nature and landscape photographer, truly an artist. She has taken some of the most beautiful photographs of the night sky including the Milky Way galaxy, the aurora borealis, and the moon (go to her website and look at her portfolio). Now with this book she teaches how to take extraordinary nighttime landscapes with your DSLR, capturing the beauty of the night sky and revealing more majesty than our eyes can see! This book is detailed, and organized to answer all your questions, it provides important information about post processing using Photoshop and Lightroom working with the RAW files to achieve the highest quality. After reading this book, I went out on a perfectly clear night before dawn and took some of the most amazing photographs I ever have. This book has opened up a new world of photographic possibilities to me. If you have looked with awe at beautiful night landscape photographs such as those taken by Jennifer Wu and wondered exactly how to do it, wonder no longer, this book explains everything!

I am a novice photographer and have never taken any formal courses or training in photography. My interest in photography is as a hobby and as I am a physician I have limited free time so I needed a nuts and bolts guide to get me on the right track. Right out of the box I took this book and my camera gear on a long summer weekend to Beaufort, NC where on a clear night you may still see the Milky Way and wanted to take some long exposure night shots. I spent some time reading this book and dog-eared the pages I needed and once I was set up I was able to shoot manual bulb exposures using my DSLR that I would not have easily done fumbling around on the internet trying to find simple recipes for shooting particular night sky phenomena. I was able to shoot the Milky Way (looks way more impressive on an HD TV than I ever thought it would), star trails, and have since captured several long duration exposures of the International Space Station over my home in Raleigh. One I knew how to set the camera up the only thing I needed to know was what I wanted to shoot and when.Admittedly, these techniques are quite simple once you understand how to set-up the camera. The thing I lacked was a "guru" who could simply provide the "secrets" on how to take the shots.This book met my needs and as the title indicates, it is a field guide.

This is just the book you need if you want a practical, succinct guide to photographing the night sky in all its forms. Jennifer clearly sets out her methods and her reasons for doing so. It was my 'go to' guide when on a trip to the Matterhorn recently where I photographed the galactic core over this famous landmard-the book is neat enough to slip in to your luggage and it was an aide memoire for me whilst I was away.

I just started getting into astrophotography and this is a great read, concise and informative is exactly what you need when learning photography and this delivers that. Not to mention it contains a vast array of beautiful and inspirational images as well as a section on editing.

This is a brillant book for those wanting to photograph the night sky. Full of great shots and each one has the setting for the camera. It is American so the photos are all of US locations. All I need now a is a clear sky!!!

This book is a must if you are interested in the night sky, lots of practical information, editing guides, and small enough to pop into your camera bag.

Well written, comprehensive, very good "hands-on" info. If you are familiar with the basics of photography but want to lean about a very specific and different way of outdoor photography, this is a great place to start!