Astrophotography Masterclass in the Utah Badlands (2025)
Adventure with Jess & Ryan into the otherworldly landscapes of Utah's remote badlands, May 27th to 31st, 2025. We will be exploring some of the darkest skies in the lower 48! Along the way, we'll discover epic views filled with textured canyons and uniquely shaped buttes. We both love getting off of the beaten path and exploring the lesser known parts of the wild west and that’s what this workshop is all about!
Focusing on EVERYTHING astrophotography, become a master of shooting the stars in this intesive night photography boot camp. What sets our masterclass apart is our commitment to providing you with a comprehensive learning experience. We go above and beyond the basics, immersing you in every facet of astrophotography. From mastering the art of capturing single images to delving into advanced techniques such as image stacking, star trails, timelapse, and tracking, we leave no stone unturned. Register Today and Master the Stars!
More than that we value the experience of adventuring in the outdoors and will encourage you to enjoy staring up at the stars with us while wandering the dirt roads of these alien landscapes.
We have left the itinerary flexible to be able to chase clear skies, if it rains or conditions prove unsafe to venture out we will work on post processing, image critiques and in classroom sessions, there's always so much to learn both in field and in the classroom!
We are limiting the group size to 10 students to ensure that everyone recieves our attention and to keep compositional possibilities uncluttered.
This workshop will require moderate hiking (no more than 3 miles) through rocky or sandy terrain.
Planning your shoots
- Scouting and evaluating conditionsC
- Composing a Timelapse to grab the viewers' attention
- Composing an image with a person in frame to tell a story
- Utilizing apps for more efficient planning
- Choosing the right lens and filters for the job
- How to shoot with a plan for editing
Capturing your image
- How to capture intimate details and abstract images
- Histogram
- How to read for perfectly exposed images
- Exposure control
- How to use ISO, aperture and shutter speed in different scenarios
- Interval, how to choose an interval and what that means
- Long Exposure, how to capture blue hour
- Creative uses of light at night
Bringing the image to life
- Lightroom, Photoshop, LR Timelapse, Premiere Pro & Capcut: Learn our post processing workflow
- Luminosity masks
- Dodging and Burning
- Understanding layers and masks
- Music, choosing the right music for your video, adding sounds effects
- LUTs & Motion Graphics, what they are and how to use them
