Astrophotography Settings And Tips | How to Shoot Stars and the Night Sky 

Summed up Still ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY I.) ISO 3200 II.) shutter at 30" III.) pre focus Startrails I.) 15 min (bulb) II.) ISO 200

SUCCEESSFUL PEOPLE WANT OTHERS TO SUCCEED ,... THANKS FOR THE VIDEO .

Manual mode(M) __________________________________ Shutter speed - 30 second ISO - 3200 RAW F-

Hello Phil.. A BIG THANK YOU ... I tried your settings (well, I started w/30-2.8-3200 but I tuned up to 20-3.5-200). I have to say that after struggling for a few years to take a decent night picture, I finally managed to get a good one and I will keep practicing to get better at it. Again, thank you very much from Canada.

give that man some water

man, you just made what ive been struggling with for the past few months seem so easy in under 5 minutes. thank you!!!!

Great simple and clear explanation ! All photography videos should be like this. And well done for no product plugging. Much respect to the producers of this video!!

This is why I love photography. Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Best tutorial I have seen yet. Great explanation that is easily understood. Thank you.

thanks for your video.nice and quick and to the point.

Now this is a great short and informative tutorial. Nice work!

thank you! so far the most simple, clear, straight to the point demonstration about night sky shooting I have seen. thumbs up!

My pictures have came out blurry . but now following his tips I've have taken very clear picture's..... Thanks

Thank you, I found this helpful. I previously shot star gazes on my t3i and found I was having to use an iso of 6400, I have since made the upgrade to an 80D and I'm excited to take advantage of the sensor. Camera seems to do a great job getting a clear sky and proper blacks. Thinking I wanna try a 15 minute exposure, I need a timer remote.

THANK YOU! You gave me exactly what I needed to get on track with night sky photography. Again, THANK YOU!

This was so helpful, I really appreciate the advice. This is going to make night shooting so much easier.

I have a Nikon and watching this video, Thuglife.

Fantastic tutorial............Thanks for sharing!

Great video, short with lots of info, thank you!

Very simple and useful tutorial. No BS, justa what I needed, thank you

A few things that haven't been pointed out in this video: a) if you are using SLR, please use black tape to seal your viewfinder, otherwise there will be annoying lights reflected onto your images. Mirrorless ones don't have this problem; b), Aperture: as wider as possible; Shutter: 500/focal length(e.g. 20mm lens, 500/20=25s, so you shoot at 25s or less, otherwise it'll become blurry and you get star trails); c) you really wanna choose a spot that just a few people know, imagine, you are doing timelapse, and there are cars with highbeams keep coming in and with noisy crowds, that's not perfect

I'm still getting too much light, perhaps I'll try changing the ISO and Aperture hopefully it works UPDATE: I put ISO to 100 and it looks perfect. TIP- Try experimenting with the ISO, Aperture & Shutter Speed for better results 💪🏻

Wow. The best tutorial ever made in history!!!!! Thank you so much

Smashing video, it has inspired me to have a go at star photography. Explained very well throughout, well done !

I'll definitely try taking some nice night sky photos this winter. Maybe some pictures of Northern light as well. Pretty common in my part of Norway.

I'm doing astrophotography for 1 year now with the Canon eos 1300d and... I CANT BE BORED BY PHOTOGRAPHING!!!!

I have watch way too many video on night sky photography without suggestions of settings. Thank you for showing us your settings and how you get your shots. This video was excellent and motivates me to try again

Thank god... a concise, yet informative video that explains exactly what you need to know.

Great info!!! Now all I need is a camera!!! 😭🙏🏻

Did anyone else want to cough for him?

Thank you so much, very clear, simple and precise. I can't wait to go back to Utah for some night sky pictures!

Thank you so much for this. I made my first crappy pictures tonight with a 50d. But i had loads of fun and excitement with the experience. The fact that captured Orion with Betelgeuse, which is set to go super nova between now and 100.000, but still pretty close to go anyway made me so happy. When i look at Orion from my home town's nature, it is still filled with alot of light pollution. But the fact that for the first time i could clearly see the red glow around Betelgeuse.. well yeah its something small, but i was absolutely amazed by it. I definitely am going to pursuit this part of photography. Who know what i come up with to show you all too in the future!

Oh so that's it.

some people say they can't get their photos to look like this because of their higher end camera. what do you think he shoots with? back your ISOs down, and decrease your exposure times. also, you're probably WAY too close to light, or pointing right at it. the higher megapixels also add extra noise you need to compensate for. these shots also aren't done at 10pm. these are shot between the hours of 1am and sunrise. that may also be your issue, the sky is still too bright. another issue is not knowing where you're pointing in the sky. you need to have a good barometer of the stars in the sky, or else you'll be shooting at literally nothing. a great app is SkyGuide, it tells you where everything is in the sky at all times, and will even alert you when it's time to go out and see a certain sky object. it knows everything from space junk, to stations, to stars, to galaxies. nearly every newer camera can do this. his settings are a good place to start, but they're not set in stone. everyone's EXIF data will look different every time. I shoot with a Sony a7 and also have a backup Canon 7D. both have different settings to achieve these shots, but, both still can. get out and practice!!

Short and straight to the point, thank you, you make it sounds so easy.

Seriously.. I truly appreciate your time and effort and also for sharing this amazing tutorial with us... The results of your astrophotography are stunning! Thank you so much.

I would really like to know why 17 people disliked this video... seriously...

Thumbs up from a Nikon user.

Wonderful video for the ones that are discovering the joy of Astrophotography. Than you Phil

Well done video, sir! Absolutely loved it, and did my first Astrophotography tonight! It wasn't perfect, but it definitely was exciting and not all that bad for a first time! Even caught a shooting star in one frame!! Thank you very much for your tips!

Hi David, What Canon camera and lens you use in this tutorial? Thanks.

Can I get some of those photos to my desktop?

wow what a wonderful tutorial. I'm gonna try all of that. Hope to see more of those great tutorials

That would be one of the best star videos I have seen on the net - Well done and thank you for you easy to understand demonstrations

I will try this with my Nikon d3200 with a 35 mm 1.8. I just waiting for my intervalometer. I think it's hard with the ISO. My pics get blurry.

Would an entry level d330 with a good lens do the trick for thisv

Clearly and precisely explained, just what I needed, thank you.

Wow, didn't expect that! Well done!

can you do this with a canon rebel eos t6i?

Sorry i never get to travel much, or get out of the city... but can you really see this much on the night sky? Or is it the camera that enchances it? Being able to watch something like that... oh my god...

Thanks Phil! A great inspiration to use in my GCSE photography.

You have a very pleasant way of presenting your message, clear and simple, very easy to follow! So thank you, Sir, for your time and effort!

Would a Nikon D3400 be suitable for these types of pictures?

Could I do this with canon rebel t5i

An inspiring set of images and a helpful, straight forward set of helpful tips. Thanks... now for the Irish skies to clear and I'll give this a go!

Best explanation on RU-vid I've seen. Cheers.

He sounds like that woman from the anti smoking add😂

sounds like he needs to cough

This video helped me so much! Been wanting to know how to photograph stars for a while but couldn’t find the right video that helped me understand. And I’m getting crystal clear shots on my 80d, looks fantastic!

This was so so so helpful! Thank you so much!!

But surely the stars are at infinity anyway so focusing is easy, set it at infinity and that's it?

If you close your eyes it's like listening to a story told by a 90 year old lady

Thank you!!!! I have been trying to figure out how to do this forever!!!!

Hiya, just found this and ite exactly what I was looking for so thank you so much 👍

This is my favorite type of photography.

Amazing! You made spectacular pictures. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for the perfect photography tips.

Thank you for a great video, short and truly informative.

WOW - This is an awesome tutorial for night sky photography - Thank you HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY

Thank you so much, I got a lot of your tutorial.....very well explained

Thank you from Canada... I am trying to get better at night photography, your explanation was very good, concise, simple. I will try it.

Thank you so much, Phil, great video, very well present.

Ready to experiment. I have some good night photo's. Time for some great ones! THANK YOU.

Very very simple explanation ! Bravo !

Excellent and informative video, thank you so much for this.

I just bought a Pentax k70 it has a Astronomy setting on it . Your a good photographer. Good video . I should also mention the sky at night in the Southern hemisphere are full of stars , not so polluted as in the North . I will never forget the night sky in New Zealand. The North star shines magnificently.

Wow thank you, great advices!

Excellent short tutorial and straight to the point, This video was excellent and concise....Many Thanks for sharing your experience...

That was fantastic awesome!!!!

Concise and super helpful, thank you!

Think this was the only video i've found that makes absolute sense from beginning to end.

Wonderful tutorial, I'm trying this for the first time tonight!

that was one of the best tuturials i've seen, even if it was meant to be just for canon.

Great tips. Thank you David.

i keep on watching this for 3 years now. :) and manage to capture milkyways

Great video! Thanks for sharing your talent.

Looks like fun. Awesome shots.

This was amazing. Thank you so much!! We have recorded dozens of night sky videos using Canon 80D and the videos were amazing. Low ISO has helped a lot and for focusing stars so far we have tried focus peaking (digitally zooming at a bright star and the zooming out to original) .

Wonderful images, excellent explanation. Thank you

great videos Phil great info thanks

Amazing photos & videos!!

Great video! Thank you!

I have to get into this . I cant believe a little camera like that can capture the stars that our naked eye cant see . its truly amazing . thanks for the video

Thank you for the simple explanation!

Great video, thanks! I've been taking some night shots lately but next thing I really wanna try is that 15 min. star trail shot! Too bad it's cloudy night coming tonight so I'll have to wait for it.

Very helpful, thanks and happy shooting!

cheers man very solid and good advice

Finally a person that gave me a simple formula. Yes I realize it will still take a little experimenting. But, thank you very much,

Gorgeous, Amazing pictures!

Great and simple tutorial , Thanks especially for the WB tip :)