https://www.collierpublishing.com/Instructional-Videos.htm Description: In Volume I, Grant teaches his entire workflow for post-processing single exposures taken at night. He goes over all of the adjustments he typically makes in Lightroom and Photoshop and demonstrates many techniques designed specifically for night photos. Some of the topics covered include: Enlarging Star Size Shortening Small Star Trails Brightening the Milky Way Eliminating Light Pollution Eliminating Fringing Around Stars Correcting Distortion Setting the White Balance Improving Contrast & Tonal Range Using Luminosity Masks Minimizing Noise Converting to Black & White Sharpening Images for Web and for Print Volume I does not discuss combining multiple exposures, so it is suitable for most skill levels, as long as you already have some familiarity with Photoshop and Lightroom. Description: In Volume II, Grant teaches advanced techniques that can take your night photos to the next level. He explains how to combine multiple exposures to help minimize noise and maximize detail in your images. You'll be able to capture great images in the most difficult situations, and you'll be able to create huge prints of these images with superior quality. Some of the topics covered include: Stitching Large Images Stacking Multiple Images to Improve Quality Blending Separate Exposures of Sky & Land Focus Stacking Since this volume involves advanced techniques, it is recommended that you view Volume I first. However, if you're already proficient with Photoshop and just want to learn the above techniques, you can purchase this as a stand-alone item. Description: In Volume III, Grant discusses specialized post-processing techniques that apply to specific types of night photos, including images of star trails, meteors, lightning, and lunar eclipses. Grant also shows how to create basic time-lapse videos from your night photos. Some of the topics covered include: Creating Star Trails From Multiple Short Exposures Creating Comet-Like Effect with Star Trails Blending Numerous Meteors into One Shot Aligning Meteors to the Radiant Blending Multiple Lightning Bolts into One Shot Blending Eclipsed Moon into Image Creating a Composite of Stages of Eclipse Creating Time Lapse Videos Since this volume discusses specialized techniques, it can be used as a stand-alone video or in conjunction with the other videos. Some of the techniques are more advanced, so you should have some familiarity with Photoshop and creating masks and selections.
