Here we’ll give you what you need in order to begin capturing the beautiful deep sky by exploring astrophotography for beginners.
Author: Federico Alegria
Federico has a decade of experience in documentary photography, and is a University Professor in photography and research methodology. He's a scientist studying the social uses of photography in contemporary culture who writes about photography and develops documentary projects. Other activities Federico is involved in photography are curation, critique, education, mentoring, outreach and reviews. Get to know him better here.
We got a lot of action this week in both the latest Mobile Monday Challenge and the Weekend Photography Challenge, we also got 115 new light stalking members that are willing to share their images and knowledge with us at the forums and our beloved shark tank! We all have stories to share, even when […]
Today we are remembering all the times in which trains inspired photographers to captured their enormous and gentle presence with their cameras. Different compositions can capture trains in interesting and creative ways. For example, you may like to photograph modern trains in a way that captures their movement. By shooting towards the front of the […]
After understanding how light behaves and how your camera captures it, everything turns out to be very clear (or at least less murky) when it comes to capturing an image. One of the most fascinating things you can do with manual exposure is night sky photography. It is somewhat similar to fishing, it is all about […]
Lenses couldn’t be complete without one particularly good looking device. This is a little yet important piece of plastic or metal that attaches in front of the lens. This is called “the lens hood”, and honestly, each single lens should come with these pieces included instead of buying them separately. Some brands such as Sigma […]
Hello fellow Light Stalkers, to the 135 new members that joined our family this week and to everyone here reading…here is what you may have missed! Don’t forget, whenever you feel like you have something to share, please post it over at the forum. Chat about anything from questions to stories and photography jokes. We […]