Audio system for the 2021 NightScaper Convention

Audio system for the 2021 NightScaper Convention, Could 10-12, in Kanab, Utah. The most important and most complete “Astro-Panorama Images” convention ever assembled—40 speaker consultants and ‘legends’ from 9 international locations! Twelve returning audio system from our 2019 convention (with all new applications), and 28 new audio system.

An entire program schedule is now obtainable. Make your convention reservations now!

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SPEAKERS ~ PROGRAM TITLES and DESCRIPTIONS:

Alan Dyer – Co-author of the favored guidebook, The Yard Astronomer’s Information, and writer of the book, Tips on how to {Photograph} and Course of Nightscapes and Time-Lapses. Alan will current two applications: “Chasing the Northern Lights” and “Diving into Deep-Sky Images.”

Brad Goldpaint – 2018 winner of the Astronomy Photographer of the 12 months and producer of the upcoming time-lapse movie, “Phantasm of Mild.” Brad’s program, “Photographing the Milky Manner with Moonlight,” would possibly sound counter-intuitive, however the outcomes might shock you. One of the difficult facets of evening pictures is capturing the darkish, ambiguous panorama beneath a starry evening.  Synthetic lights and longer exposures can be utilized to assist keep away from this downside, however what if there was a pure means to liven up your photographs?

Ben Canales – Ben is without doubt one of the earliest nightscape innovators. In 2011, he obtained worldwide consideration as Nationwide Geographic’s Journey Photograph of the 12 months. Ben’s program, “People in Evening Pictures–Your self or Others,” will discuss in regards to the energy of including the human determine into an evening shot, and the way that may be simply you or buddy/mannequin you deliver alongside.

Yuri Beletsky – Yuri is a global astro-landscape photographer and an expert astronomer from Chile. “Residing in Chile, the nation well-known by its darkish clear skies, provides me a singular alternative to disclose the majesty of our cosmos and to share my ardour with folks world wide.” Yuri will do two applications: “Pure shade of the evening sky,” and “Mastering panoramic photographs of the Milky Manner.”

Jack Fusco –  Jack was a latest TEDx speaker about nightscape pictures. His upcoming convention program, “The Artwork of Chasing the Shot,” embraces the journey of each failure and success to raise your photographs and storytelling. In Half II, Jack covers “Capturing vs. Creating” – discovering the place your private line will get drawn.

2nd Row:
Ron Risman – Producer and director of dozens of timelapse movies which have obtained nationwide consideration in promoting and documentaries, Ron’s program, “9 Methods to Enhance Your Astro Images with Timelapse,” you may learn the way capturing a time lapse can profit you if you’re within the area. Few evening photographers truly keep out lengthy sufficient to seize time lapse footage. However there are eight the explanation why time lapse footage has rapidly develop into the swiss-army knife of astro pictures.

Eric Gail – Eric’s program will present you the right way to “Grasp the Energy of Photoshop.” The proprietor and founding father of the Journey Images Community, Eric has been shade processing and retouching for Hollywood and the music trade for greater than 30 years. His work could be seen on TV, on-line and in print all around the world. He has logged greater than 40K hours in Photoshop and has taught on a company stage.

Bryony Richards – Bryony’s program, “Nightscapes and Science: what tales are your pictures hiding?,” will concentrate on a few of the scientific parts of nightscape pictures together with: Airglow versus aurora. Airglow colours and their significance—how will you improve airglow in your photographs Telling the distinction between planes, satellites, meteors, comets, or iridium flares. Composition of meteors based mostly upon shade. Chemistry of nebula and the way getting this proper might help your shade balancing!

Joshua Snow – Josh’s program, “Verge of Actuality,” discusses the mindset of conceiving a imaginative and prescient in your imagery, and bringing it to life in submit processing via inventive selections, staying true to the artwork and coping with the psychological struggles of being an artist. Josh will enable you to transfer away from simply “taking pictures” to a better stage that transports the viewer into your soul.

Aaron King – Producer of the favored Photog Adventures sequence of podcasts, video tutorials and workshops, Aaron will do two applications: “Know your Cosmos!” (Key suggestions and methods to know when and the place your Milky Manner Alternative shall be.) “Milky means Panoramas!” (Why one thing you suppose is difficult is definitely the simplest factor ever and you continue to solely want Lightroom to do it!)

third Row:
Christine Kenyon – A preferred author on nightscape pictures, Christine’s program, “Come Alongside on a Digital Nightscape Journey,” will take you on a nightscaper journey; executing a plan, from idea to completion. Via immersive multimedia you’ll be transported “just about” from the convention room to the sector.

Wayne Pinkston – Co-founder of the Low Degree Lighting methodology for landscapes, Wayne will current an intensive step-by-step program on how he does his distinctive synthetic panorama lighting, showcased together with his superb nightscape panoramas.

Russell Brown – A reside efficiency of the ‘Russell Brown Present’ is to not be missed! As Senior Principal Designer at Adobe Methods Inc. and an Emmy Award-winning teacher, his capacity to each train and entertain has endeared him to audiences world wide. His program, “The Wonders of all Issues Cell,” pushes the boundaries of cell phone expertise to seize lengthy publicity evening pictures.

Miles Morgan – An expert airline pilot, based mostly within the Pacific Northwest, Miles’ distinctive type of twilight pictures is proof that there’s far more to nightscapes than simply capturing the Milky Manner! You will uncover this in his program, “Discovering Selection in Evening Sky Images.”

Bettymaya Foott – Bettymaya is the Director of Engagement for the Worldwide Darkish-Sky Affiliation (IDA). A fellow nightscaper, her ardour for saving our evening skies from the encroachment of sunshine air pollution is contagious! Her program, “Save the Stars,” will each enlighten your understanding and transfer you to motion.

4th row:
Matt Dieterich has been keen about astrophotography since 2005. Utilizing telescopes to seize photographs of the evening sky was his entry in astrophotography. In 2015 Matt went to work for Mount Rainier Nationwide Park as an Astronomy Ranger. Through the years, his YouTube Channel helped others be taught astrophotography. Final 12 months Matt served as Artist in Residence at Craters of the Moon Nationwide Monument. Matt’s present profession focuses on putting in telescopes for astronomers and astrophotographers all world wide.

Marc Toso – Marc’s web site and program, “Historical Skies,” focuses on humanity’s relationship with the evening sky. Marc will focus on archeoastronomy, how evening pictures intersects science, tradition and faith and the way studying about and appreciating the evening sky can in the end train us about ourselves, our origins and humanity’s place within the universe.

Roger Clark – A planetary and NASA scientist, with over 300 scientific papers to his credit score, Dr. Clark’s applications will cowl “Pure colours within the evening sky,” and “Publish processing to protect star and nebula colours.”

fifth row:
Gavin Hardcastle (aka Fototripper) is a British panorama photographer that moved to British Columbia and has develop into in style via his Fototripper YouTube Channel. Due to Canadian quarantine restrictions, Gavin’s program will solely be introduced just about (at the moment, about 75% of our audio system are planning to current their program in particular person on the convention).

Mike Shaw – Creator of two books on astro-landscape pictures. Mike’s program, “Astronomy 101 for Nightscapers,” provides you with a crash course with enjoyable information in regards to the Earth’s place within the Photo voltaic System, Milky Manner and Universe, and the way the Earth’s day by day and annual actions offer you ever-changing views of the cosmos. You’ll additionally discover the lesser photographed options of the Earth’s evening environment.

Eric Benedetti – Eric’s program, “Monitoring Mounts: Growing Accessibility to Astrophotography and Nightscapes,” will assist dispel the parable that individuals must spend 1000’s of {dollars} on issues like Full Body cameras, extremely costly and particular lenses, and different tools that the pictures neighborhood considers the norm!

Wenjie Qiao – Sony World Images Nationwide Awards Winner and writer of Planit Professional, an app utilized digital viewfinder to plan panorama pictures exactly. Wenjie’s program is about “Planning Evening Images in an Straightforward Manner”. It won’t solely cowl the Milky Manner, but additionally each facet that you could presumably plan within the starry evening. You will see out how his inventive planning concepts will also be a part of your evening pictures workflow.

Ryan Smith – Ryan will assist your outline your imaginative and prescient as a photographer and as a businessperson. He’ll do three applications: “Images, the proper Aspect Hustle” – Ideas for making your ardour pay it’s personal means. “Photographer or Artist” – Defining your personal private imaginative and prescient that’s finest for you. “Images Life is a journey, not a contest” – Having fun with the craft with out “taking part in the sport.”

sixth row:
David Swindler – Creating high-quality panoramic photographs at evening is far more troublesome than through the day. David’s program, “Creating Extraordinary Evening Panoramics” will focus on his finest suggestions and methods to assembling the proper evening panoramic picture from taking pictures to post-processing.

Mike Taylor – Mike and Sonia Taylor function the freelance imaging studio out of a nineteenth century farmhouse in central Maine. Mike’s program, “New England Evening Images,” discusses how Maine is without doubt one of the final bastions that gives darkish skies on the east coast. Behind the Scenes graphics and RAW information present how he blends lengthy foreground exposures with the evening sky.

Derek Sturman – Derek’s program, “Perceiving and Portraying Actuality,” will current the strategies by which photographers try to duplicate a whole expertise inside the confined dimensions of a picture. Utilizing Photoshop, it is possible for you to to precise extra of the emotion or expertise from that second than the digicam is ready to seize. Derek will concentrate on composites as effectively and blended photographs and the tactic of making artwork that replicates an expertise quite than simply a precise mechanical replication of a second.

Ross Schram von Haupt – Though digicam expertise has come a great distance, evening pictures nonetheless faces a number of issues, together with noise, coma and astigmatism. Ross’ program, “Strategies for Clear Evening Photographs,” will cowl a number of in area and submit processing methods to beat these limitations.

Royce Bair – Founding father of the NightScaper Convention, writer of the eBook, Milky Manner NightScapes, and co-founder of the Low Degree Lighting methodology for astro-landscapes; Royce will current two applications: “Nightscape Ethics,” and “Superior Strategies for Low Degree Lighting.”