Star Trails Photography for Beginners | Step by Step Tutorial

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In this video you’ll learn how to create stunning Star Trails images step by step. I’ll show you how to plan your Star Trails photo ideas, the gear you need and how to use it to capture a collection of long exposures, and how to stack them with StarStax to create the final Star Trails image.

TIME INDEX
00:00 Introduction
01:13 The plan
04:11 The gear
06:29 The shooting
13:53 The stacking
15:22 Final words

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STAR TRAILS PHOTOGRAPHY
- How to Plan Any Star Trails Photo You Imagine
https://youtu.be/1qBCvfTEB9M
- How to Photograph Star Trails
https://youtu.be/Z71_9AsAwi8

INSPIRATION
- What to Photograph in 2021
https://youtu.be/Q6KJ3IkmxA4
- The 36 Best Photos in 2020
https://youtu.be/TlKfmBORyhE

PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS
- Understanding Natural Light: Golden Hour, Blue Hour and Twilights
https://youtu.be/BMn2a7VWwOY
- Understanding Depth of Field (DoF) and How to Calculate it
https://youtu.be/MLh8-is9lWA
- Understanding the Hyperfocal Distance (and How to Calculate it)
https://youtu.be/lfX_Hw48jlo
- Learn How To Focus at the Hyperfocal Distance in 1 Minute!
https://youtu.be/zkoT1L54xzQ

MILKY WAY PHOTOGRAPHY
- Milky Way Photography Planning | Step by Step Tutorial
https://youtu.be/tKRwyR1Rxx4
- Learn Milky Way Photography | From Idea to Photo
https://youtu.be/7qgKKrIgAAQ
- Milky Way Photography Masterclass with Alyn Wallace
https://youtu.be/qNDrZ3hP2Tk
- How to Post Process the Milky Way with Nick Page
https://youtu.be/_hX-yIejU_g
- How to Calculate the Milky Way Photography Exposure Time
https://youtu.be/X6bTfqxec-0
- Photographing the Milky Way with a Natural Arch
https://youtu.be/QFgM9LKwsy0

MOON PHOTOGRAPHY
- How to Plan a Photo of the Next Full Moon with a Building
https://youtu.be/u8OLTsKTDwY
- How to Photograph the Moon with Foreground
https://youtu.be/jeMRiWZBEAc
- Moon Photography Masterclass with Jennifer Khordi
https://youtu.be/vGn_ShntWtc
- Photographing a Full Moon Silhouette from Another Galaxy
https://youtu.be/02yaI-xZpJo

SUNSET & SUNRISE PHOTOGRAPHY
- How to Plan a Powerful Sunset Photo | When You Know the Date
https://youtu.be/jZ_TSsSe0XU
- How to Plan Any Sunset Photo You Imagine
https://youtu.be/DVbWByV96y0
- How to Plan a Sunset Photo in a Valley | Or a Sunrise
https://youtu.be/IG7Rw1ZLVoE
- Photographing the Sun setting through the natural arch of Es Pont d’En Gil
https://youtu.be/CLIq8AUIpGI
- Fotografiando la Salida de Sol con la Iglesia de Santa Eulàlia
https://youtu.be/2WOp9xTLfoU

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
- Landscape Photography with Nigel Danson
https://youtu.be/Bm4YGxjHwFE
- Landscape Photography Post Processing with Albert Dros
https://youtu.be/ROL107uPVWY
- How to Edit Your Landscape Photography in Photoshop with Sean Bagshaw
https://youtu.be/jqdpU-lW1kA

LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH LENS FILTERS
- Calculating Long Exposure Times Using ND Filters
https://youtu.be/JLFnWe_bzJ4

SEASCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
- Seascape Photography Masterclass with Francesco Gola
https://youtu.be/c1axFJ6K32g

METEOR SHOWER PHOTOGRAPHY
- How to Plan Any Meteor Shower Photo You Imagine
https://youtu.be/5-S1b2BfTAQ
- How to Plan a Photo of the Perseids Meteor Shower 2021
https://youtu.be/H73kPZhCrPI
- How to Plan a Photo of the Geminids 2020
https://youtu.be/Vw9z1eSXFds
- Perseids Meteor Shower Photography Masterclass with Ian Norman
https://youtu.be/WlR-XrDhRIE
- Photographing the Perseids Meteor Shower with an Ancient Oak Tree
https://youtu.be/ar3LbQ0AZlY

SOLAR ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY
- How to Plan a Photo of the 2020 Total Solar Eclipse in Chile and Argentina
https://youtu.be/3DGsCZ40PkI
- Annular Solar Eclipse Photography Masterclass with Joshua Cripps
https://youtu.be/h3p_P1WvdOs
- Planning the July 2nd 2019 Total Solar Eclipse in Chile and Argentina
https://youtu.be/6Mn8f0-cp_Y

LUNAR ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY
- How to Plan the Total lunar eclipse with the Giza pyramids, Cairo (Egypt)
https://youtu.be/QyX9ytSrwp0

LEARN PHOTOPILLS
- Photography Planning Masterclass with PhotoPills app
https://youtu.be/uQWWV-DY6M0
- How to Enable and Use the PhotoPills Widgets
https://youtu.be/WRIGW-6p5mI
- How to move the Red Pin of the Planner
https://youtu.be/nOZsprPgBnE
- How to Save, Share and Import Plans and Locations with PhotoPills
https://youtu.be/t-AmCYxDQlw
- Mastering the Load button of the Planner
https://youtu.be/hymsOk9jp5w
- Calibrating the Augmented Reality Views (AR)
https://youtu.be/Y4WBOJeKJ-0
- Understanding the Map Buttons of the Planner
https://youtu.be/0tZCuMgjtfM