My friends at Clifton Cameras in the U.K. put together this fun infographic on how to take photos of the milky way for me to share with you. It’s a great place to start with if you’re new to photographing stars.
If this gets you interested in milky way photography, check out the following links on YouTube for more in depth tutorials. Some of these are photography tutorials, some are post processing tuorials.
How to plan, shoot, and edit the Milky Way – YouTube
How to edit the Milky Way – Photoshop Tutorial – YouTube
Star And Milky Way Photography – How To Turn Your Boring Photos AWESOME With Lightroom! – YouTube
How to edit the Milky Way – Photoshop Tutorial – YouTube
How To Find And Plan The Milky Way – YouTube
Additionally, here are some other great free tutorials on how to photograph the sky at night.
How to do Milky Way Photography – A Comprehensive Tutorial
How To Shoot Truly Contagious Milky Way Pictures | PhotoPills
Landscape Astrophotography Tutorial – First Night Out on Vimeo
If you have other tutorials for photographing stars that you like, leave a link in the comments!
Thanks :-)

Awesome info – I’ve been after comprehensive astro-photography information like this for ages! – best bookmark i’ve saved all year! Many thanks.
My pleasure :-)
Ken,
I’ve been reading your blog for quite some time now and want to let you know how useful and valuable it is. I always discover something new and different from other photography sites. Very much appreciated.
thanks
Really nice of you to leave such a nice comment. Wish I had more time to devote to the blog. :-)
Thank You so much for this blog! I have a lot enjoy to read this blog and Very Interesting and Clear Pictures on your Blog. Your Blog is seriously awesome.
Nice blog and i have found many news from your website blog and also have good picture on your blog
Hi Ken, these were some mind blowing info-graphics – did you created them yourself?
Probably the coolest explanation of how to photograph the milky way, period ;)
To bad I don’t like to stay up late, I would do a lot more of this if I was a night owl… :) Great Info
Hi Ken, it’s so nice of you to conclude the above photography. The Milky Way galaxy is made up of 100 billion stars, which constantly attract our exploration.
Great infographics you shared to captured milky photos. These are best tips for photography. thanks for sharing these tips.
Hi Ken. First time posting to your blog. I have always wanted to do astrophotography as a hobby, so I will be giving these tutorials a try soon.
This reminds me of why I have so much respect for photographers and what you guys do!
Hey Ken:
Thanks for a very informative post, with loads of good links to more information. I found this really helpful. Keep up the good work.
Really good blog with amazing info, checking the videos now, thank you!
Ahh thank you so much! I have yet to get a good Milky Way shot!
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Your write-up is easy to follow and these are the steps that I needed. This is what I have been wishing to do for a long time but wasn’t able to do due lack of to technical knowledge on how to do this. This is perfect!
Thank you for this quick tutorial. I took some incredible (for me) pictures of the Milky Way tonight using a Sony RX100-V (a fully manual point and shoot). The 500 rule was really key in helping me sharpen up my pictures.
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