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Christopher Neal
5 days ago4 min read
Getting Ready for a New Milky Way Season
It's that time of year once again. Time to charge up the batteries, wipe the memory cards and clean all the lenses and sensors. The core...
Christopher Neal
Sep 8, 20242 min read
Washed Ashore - Print Giveaway
I was doing a little fall cleaning this weekend and realized that I had a few extra prints that I had managed to collect over the past...
Christopher Neal
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Outside The Box
Like most photographers I have a speciality, I shoot nightscapes. I can do portraits, headshots, prom shoots and I've even done a wedding...
Christopher Neal
Aug 18, 20241 min read
Milky Way Nightscape Post Processing Tutorial for Photoshop
A tutorial for post processing Milky Way Nightscape images using Photoshop. In the previous video go through my workflow from Lightroom...
Christopher Neal
Aug 4, 20241 min read
Nightscape Milky Way Post Processing Tutorial with Lightroom & Starry Landscape Stacker
A tutorial for post processing nightscape Milky Way images using Lightroom and Starry Landscape Stacker. I go through my workflow from...
Christopher Neal
Jul 27, 20242 min read
No Lifeguard On Duty
As I began to process this image I experienced a flood of memories from the weekend in early June my youngest son and I spent at Cape...
Christopher Neal
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Sleeping Under The Stars
"Why don't we leave the top off Dad?" Was the question I go from my youngest one evening last summer as we were setting up our tent at...
Christopher Neal
Aug 19, 20232 min read
They ALMOST Got Me
Sometimes it's tough being a photographer and I don't mean the endless travel, late nights, bugs and cloudy skies. Scammers are...
Christopher Neal
Aug 6, 20232 min read
Photography Tips - Rule of 500
Image exposure on a modern camera has 3 controls, shutter speed, aperture and ISO. For this tip I'm going to discuss one that seems to...
Christopher Neal
Jul 22, 20231 min read
Finding Treasures
The past few years I have frequently set a hectic pace for myself. There were months that I was gone 2 or 3 weekends, camping, fishing or...
Christopher Neal
Jul 8, 20232 min read
Is That A Rocket Launch?
One of the first rocket launches I photographed was totally by accident. In June of last year I was at Cape Hatteras shooting Milky Way...
Christopher Neal
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Photography Tips - Basics Equipment - Night Sky Photography
Night sky and nightscape photography can be daunting to even the most experienced of photographers. To begin with it takes place at...
Christopher Neal
Jun 3, 20232 min read
Finally! A Rocket Launch
I've photographed rocket launches before but always from hundreds of miles away. Watching it drift across the sky from a distance is neat...
Christopher Neal
May 30, 20233 min read
Gear Review - First Impressions Move Shoot Move Rotator / Tracker
I have been a dedicated stacker since I learned the technique in late 2016. My workflow both when I’m out shooting and post-processing is...
Christopher Neal
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Photography Tips - Meteors
There are few things that peak peoples interest in the night sky more than the approach of a meteor shower. Watching these streaks of...
Christopher Neal
Feb 19, 20232 min read
What It Takes
I was presented with a difficult decision this weekend. Now that the moon is more favorable for photographing the Milky Way the weather...
Christopher Neal
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Go For Launch
I have been trying to catch a rocket launch for sometime now but it never seems to workout. When Sunday's Wallops launch was scrubbed I...
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