Live AMA with Ryan Ditch

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We had a few questions come in from our AMA announcement thread, so to kick things off here's a question from AvMil: "I have a question - can you talk through your basic setup for night photos? I struggle with night sky photos"

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We had a few questions come in from our AMA announcement thread, so to kick things off here's a question from AvMil: "I have a question - can you talk through your basic setup for night photos? I struggle with night sky photos"

Would love to talk about night photos! First, a tripod is most often necessary since you might be working at slower shutter speeds. I operate at higher ISO typically around 400 to lift the blacks and make editing in post easier. Lastly, I try to shoot at a tighter aperture to keep the light crisp.

[Ryan Ditch Photo]

We had a few questions come in from our AMA announcement thread, so to kick things off here's a question from AvMil: "I have a question - can you talk through your basic setup for night photos? I struggle with night sky photos"

If you're referring to Milky Way then that would be a totally difference process. I get to locations early to scout my composition and then wait for blue hour. Once blue hour hits I'll take my foreground. Then I'll use an astro tracker to capture my Milky Way shot which I will composite in Photoshop.

[Ryan Ditch Photo]

We had a few questions come in from our AMA announcement thread, so to kick things off here's a question from AvMil: "I have a question - can you talk through your basic setup for night photos? I struggle with night sky photos"

When scouting I will use Photopills to ensure the Milky Way will align with my composition. I like to screen shot that so I can line up my composite perfectly.

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We had a few questions come in from our AMA announcement thread, so to kick things off here's a question from AvMil: "I have a question - can you talk through your basic setup for night photos? I struggle with night sky photos"

So interesting! I didn't think of combining photos from different times of day. Thank you!