Improve Your Milky Way Photography: 3 Essential Composition Tips

[@tullyfisher]

Great video and very helpful tips. Thanks & cs :)

[@StarScaperPhoto]

My pleasure and clear skies to you too!

[@andywash]

You are my favourite astrophoto vlogger!

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Thsnkd man! 😀

[@GrowPhotography]

Another great video Jeroen, judging from the number of recent videos I thought you must have been getting pretty frequently 👌. Can't agree more about the importance of a strong foreground - without it the sky images start to all become a bit samey.

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Thanks! We indeed had a fantastic August with lots of clear skies 👌

[@Uli_Hillebrecht]

Hello Jeroen, many thanks for this video and your explanation for composition. It´s always exciting to follow your night trips and to learn from you. And of course your pictures are amazing. Great! 👍🏻 Kind regards Uli

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Hi Uli, that is so nice of you to say and for me to read! Thanks!

[@Seegurkenwombat]

Very well done!! Love both heather foreground compositions from you guys!! ♥️

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Thanks Jan! Love the heather fields this time of year.

[@timscanlanphotography]

Hi Jeroen. Love those clear skies !! August wasn't great for astro here in the UK. Composition is the toughest part of astro for me. I need to spend more time working a scene before dusk. Thanks for the advice.

[@StarScaperPhoto]

We were absurdly lucky with clear skies last month. I've heard from more people in the UK that is was horrible. Hoping for better skies there this month! And yes, composition was very important to me when I was into landscape photography. With astro it has become more and more of an afterthought sometimes. It can really make or break a good night though.

[@benjaminberthold]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge again...! Btw I really dig the Country Music in the intro...:D

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Thanks Benjamin! Cool to know you like the music also! I always try to be purposeful when adding the soundtracks :-).

[@nightscapejournals]

Great tips, Jeroen. I got into astrophotography before I knew anything at all about general photography, composition etc, and I’d say composition was the hardest part to get right. But a few simple tips / structures and the confidence to experiment has definitely helped. Loved the images at the end of the video. 🙌

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Thank you Paul! Conposition doesn't have to be great everytime but putting a little thought into it can really help your final result I think. Looking forward to your next video, also from Spain right?

[@nightscapejournals]

@@StarScaperPhoto yep - a more relaxed night in Spain. No rock shelves this time!!

[@StarScaperPhoto]

@@nightscapejournals haha, relaxt is more important than I thought for myself also sometimes. I just love how much more 'mindfull' I am under the night sky when there is no stress involved. Curious about your adventure!

[@nightscapejournals]

@@StarScaperPhoto there’s no better way to de-stress! Unless you’re chasing a moonrise alignment - that can be fairly hectic! 🤣🤣

[@StarScaperPhoto]

@@nightscapejournals hahaha, true story! I thought that was hilarious but not for everytime.😅

[@KoenvanBarneveld]

Nice! Wat weer een top avond man!😃

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Yes, dat was het zeker! Op naar de volgende avonturen 👍

[@Kevin.kistermann]

Nice vid again and i think balance is the main key, because beginners try to get too much of the mw in the frame instead of using a nice balanced image.

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Thank you! And I agree. Sometimes I tend to do that myself still 😅

[@Kevin.kistermann]

@@StarScaperPhoto me too, but I will try to change it over the future

[@Uli_Hillebrecht]

Question: Is the location Hohes Venn?

[@StarScaperPhoto]

No, it is not. It's in The Netherlands. Hohes Venn is in Belgium.