summer
Astrophotography Workshop
 alpine, Texas

august 7-8, 2027-Spots open

This is a great workshop for photographers of all experience levels. The Summer Astrophotography Workshop covers everything you need to know to confidently create incredible night images on a consistent basis. 

We will spend much of the night hours shooting from some of the most stellar views of the night sky. There will also be editing demonstrations from expert astrophotographers that will help you get the exact shot you are looking for.

We will be photographing the Milky Way from land overlooking the vast landscape of Big Bend. We have been hosting workshops in the Big Bend region since 2014. Course shooting is not held within the confines of Big Bend National Park. None of the images on this page were created inside of any U.S. National or State Park.

Lodging

Hampton Inn Alpine
2607 US-90 E, Alpine, TX 79830

Workshop Schedule

Night One
7:00pm - Meet and Greet at Big Bend Resort and Adventures
7:30pm - Night Photography 101 Refresher
8:30pm - Depart for shooting
3:00am - Shooting Ends
Night Two
500pm - Editing Astrophotography in Photoshop Class
6:00pm - Editing Timelapse Class
8:30pm - Depart to Shooting
3:00am - Workshop Ends

PREVIOUS PARTICIPANT EXAMPLES

You will leave this workshop with a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to compose, shoot, and edit striking images of the Milky Way and the night sky, from planning your shoots, to successfully capturing your images, and bringing the images to life with post processing software. 

The summer astrophotography workshop builds on the foundation you need to go back out, work your camera, and take dramatic pictures of the heavens above. We will teach you some of the finer nuances of night sky photography. You will learn years of knowledge in a matter of days. 

THE ADVANCED ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WILL HELP YOU

• Understand the night sky

• Know how to locate stars and constellations

• Plan out your shots by utilizing star charts and light pollution maps

• Learn to scout a location

• Learn to use apps to see where the Milky Way will be at a given time

• Create multi-image stacks (focus stacking)

• Create stunning timelapses

• Learn how to shoot the Milky Way

• Learn how to photograph the Moon

• Learn how to light your foreground with a Speedlight

• Learn how to eliminate noise in your images

• Learn how to paint with light

• Create star trail images

• Create panoramas of the night sky

"I had really high hopes and expectations going in to your Big Bend Astrophotography workshop, and it exceeded every one of them.
This was truly a “workshop" versus a “photo tour” in that Jason gave us tutorials on his digital workflow which was extremely helpful to me. We got in the best position to shoot the Milky Way, and were given suggesting starting points for our exposure settings.
The photos I came home with just blew me away. I shared my favorites on Facebook and the reaction from my friends and their friends was overwhelming - I even sold a few prints!"

HERE IS A LIST OF RECOMMENDED ITEMS

• A sturdy tripod

• A DSLR or mirrorless camera with capability to shoot at least ISO 1000 with moderate to little noise.

• At least 2 batteries for your camera and a charger

• A wide angle lens of at least 24mm with an aperture of f/4.0 or less.

• Memory cards totaling at least 64 gigabytes

• Camera bag that can be easily carried

• Laptop with access to Adobe Creative Cloud (7 day free trial at Adobe.com)

• Card Reader and/or USB cable

• An intervalometer

• Flashlight (recommend a Maglite or similar with high luminescence)

• Snacks

• Folding chair

* Please no red headlamps or red lights

GOT A QUESTION? USE THIS FORM FOR A PROMPT RESPONSE FROM JASON WEINGART.

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