Astrophotography Post Processing Tutorial // Twilight blend with Light Painting

[@renansausen9574]

It's hard to understand how a person that gives that much knowledge for free in such a nice way, doesn't have a million subscribers... Thank you for the great content man!

[@thomastuorto9929]

Probably because he doesn't put a vid out once or twice a week like others just to put out a vid for views. It seems to me he rather put out a higher quality/content vid. Or, quality content over quantity. Hope I said that correctly.

[@NickPage]

@@thomastuorto9929 Thats pretty much exactly it. Some people strive to be full time KZbinrs... I just put out content when i am inspired to do so.. and I try to make those videos something I am actually proud of. There are a lot of people out there that do it just because they have a squarespace ad contract to uphold.

[@thomastuorto9929]

@@NickPage Good to see your out & about in that your back is doing better, I hope!

[@NigelDanson]

Brilliant video Nick. So interesting to see other photographer's workflow.

[@BobbyClements]

I couldn't agree more 🌅📷

[@briestockwell5402]

How can I give this video extra thumbs up to counterbalance the three unscrupulous people that gave it a thumbs down? Seriously Nick - this is awesome information! Thank you!

[@Wistbacka]

Watched a lot of tutorials over the years and a lot of blending tutorials. Yours (this video and several others I have watched from you) is by far the best ones. Because you walk that fine line between being thorough and advanced, yet somehow managing to make a 5 year old understand each and every step of the way, without becoming a 3 h tutorial.

[@paraproject2019]

Nick is absolute photoshop wizard.

[@paulscott9329]

Great tutorial with ideas that open up countless possibilities for anyone interested in night sky photography. Thanks for sharing.😊

[@jacktaylor6190]

I always enjoy and learn something when you have processing videos.

[@epostiljon]

I dont care why they do it, I just like it. Thanks to all you guys that take your time and learn out tips and tricks to neewbies like myself :-) Hats of for you all

[@proriyami]

Thank you so much Nick for sharing these useful and professional techniques.

[@PatrickLantz]

I LOVE when you do tutorials like this, hearing your rationale for the processing decisions you make is like gold. Thank you for sharing!

[@nnisargpatel]

I was spending hours with precision masking never thought of use blending modes and selection techniques. Thank you so much this what exactly i needed to improve my work flow. Cheers from India.

[@thebeardedgeordiephotography]

This is EXACTLY what I needed to have to help me learn my way around editing my astrophotography stuff. I've struggled so much with blending and editing. Cheers nick 👍

[@chrisnigul]

Glad to see you back, Nick! Cheers!

[@NiniRockX]

I love this video. I lost my interest in landscape photography a little, but this one motivates me again. I think that's the best video I've seen on KZbin. I know a little bit about Photoshop. But this kind of blending is new to me. The individual steps that you take here are not known to me either. First of all, I don't look at many landscape photographers posting videos here. But I like your very calm character, plus your pictures are, of course, all phenomenal. I want to take another photo of the Milky Way soon and try to get it done in the same way. I saw your other one too. Just beautiful!

[@AstroCloudGenerator]

Outstanding. You make this look so easy. As if your abilities as a photographer weren’t enough you have a gift for teaching too.

[@normjames4451]

Wow! This hit so many of the buttons that I needed to have answered! Can’t thank you enough!

[@howardkoch289]

Thanks Nick I have missed these little tutorials over the past year. So today you have inspired me to get out and shot some night scapes with idea of blending. With luck the smoke will clear out over Alberta and Saskatchewan to try these imaging ideas. If not fall is approaching to reduce the number of fires burning. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your ideas and workflow. I hope we can meet in the future. Howard Koch

[@donhuff3795]

Thanks Nick. Great explanations and use of smart objects and layer mask not only for night photography but other genre too.

[@michaelcohen6177]

Nick, I just want to thank you for such useful video content. I got a lot out of this one and appreciate it. Thanks!

[@tjcuneo]

Great video. I have struggled with blending milky way images and this video has been extremely helpful. I will put many these techniques into practice. Thanks.

[@rajulathigra6469]

Top notch Nick! One day I will stand shoulder to shoulder to you with my processing prowess (wishful thinking.....)!!!!

[@eamonncullen5220]

Nick, great video; thanks so much for the post-processing tutorial to add to the earlier video of your workflow in the field. You manage to put across potentially complicated concepts is such an accessible, understandable manner. You're a star, man!

[@peteranspach3463]

Thanks so much for this video! I’m new to photoshop and have been trying, unsuccessfully, to blend an image. This really helped! Thanks again!

[@butchshaffer]

Excellent tutorial, the use of Photoshop is much better then Lightroom. Your presentation is very well done and easy to understand, thanks!!!

[@stever.8013]

I never get tired of these processing videos. I attended your boot camp with Greg Benz and have consumed endless tutorials, but I feel like I forget more techniques than I remember, particularly when weeks or months pass between editing sessions. Always great to be reminded of the best processes and to pick up a few tips (sky selection). It makes me more confident editing and helps speed up the process when I am not casting about trying to remember how to do something.

[@NickPage]

I hear you, I get rusty myself when it’s been a while and I go through slump swear I feel like I don’t process anything worth a crap… Just like any creative thing it ebbs and flows, and then when you combine it with how technically can be it’s easy to forget tools and techniques

[@ninacleven7889]

Thanks for a really great video on your processing techniques. Love your channel and hope you’ll be doing more videos more often. Your Astro photography is very inspiring.

[@gerryroncolato8895]

Superb as always Nick! I tend to use your techniques in post-processing. Still, having watched your tutorial over and over, I learn something every time. This was no exception. Lots of great tips and insights!! Thanks much.

[@perfectlylonely]

Watched this 3 times. Reversed another 6. Thanks for this video. Now if the Monsson season would retreat, I'd ready for next month.

[@mbnyus]

Wow what a great tutorial Nick, you covered so many aspects of editing, thank you very much..!!!

[@olmo47]

hey thank you, I might have to watch it several times to get your thought in my.

[@michaelmckeag960]

Impressive! So many useful lessons large and small delivered at a relaxed pace, efficiently, with such clarity, a hallmark of your tutorial style.

[@colinjohnston3080]

What a great video Nick. You make it look so easy. Thank you for posting.

[@2mcarp]

Thanks. Great video. I love to see other people's workflow.

[@mitchellmysliwiecphotography]

What I learned today: Lighten blend mode is your friend. Thank you for that nugget.

[@petersvacho1936]

Excellent tutorial Nick, very good job!

[@cbetylkata87]

Always a pleasure to watch such nice and useful workflow tutorials! Thank you for this!

[@paullengyell9057]

Nick, your tutorials are very helpful. It’s refreshing to see someone actually sharing ideas and workflow methods for us novices.

[@johnchambers6272]

Wow, outstanding tutorial, thank you so much for your time and sharing this knowledge. Several great tips included such as using 100% saturation while setting the Temperature and the Lighten blend Mode and all very well explained.

[@gubenedicto]

If you want to improve your post processing to the next level. Get Nick post processing tuturial. This guy is one of my favorite ladscape photogrpaher of all time. As always interesting video.

[@keithdraycott]

Awesome as always - Thank you for sharing your immense knowledge. My wife is buying me a space on one of your Oregon Coast Workshops. Can't wait

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Really great work Nick. Enjoy your work very much. Richard

[@larryroberts1635]

Great Video!! Your style of explaining your process makes it look so easy even a caveman can do it. I really appreciate your tutorial videos!!

[@SteveP_2426]

Thanks a lot Nick. I use ON1 Photo RAW not Adobe but I think I can translate most of those across. Some aspects are easier in ON1 others a bit harder. The sky mask accuracy was very impressive. Now all I need is some clear skies in my bit of England to actually see/shoot the Milky Way!!

[@corinbradfield4595]

Awesome video mate. Kept me riveted and I have the attention span of an insect. Appreciate your work.

[@ArefAlragehi]

Thanks for sharing the process of making that photo Nick And of course some Orton Glow for Clarance

[@timscanlanphotography]

Hi Nick. Brilliant tutorial. So helpful. Thank you!

[@twohitchedhikers]

Super helpful! Thank you for this awesome workflow tutorial!

[@JasonLorette]

Great video Nick...love when people take the time to really go through things properly, very appreciative.

[@thevijayraj34]

Awesome.. I just started astrophotography and today was my 3rd session. And few minutes back I started to explore the raw images in Luminar AI and able to make some good reasonable outcome with my novice editing skills. Your video is like gods gift for me, thanks for the share some details of your experience.👍🏽👍🏽🔥😎

[@fernandosantos8573]

Awesome tutorial. You should do more of these. Thanks.

[@rickpearson5139]

Great information Nick. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[@pauloricardoferreira2841]

You make things look pretty easy. Thank you so much for sharing, Nick.

[@martyd5819]

I like watching your editing ninja skills. My H.S. photo club advisor told me , 50 years ago, see the image...take the image...make the image.

[@hudsonjohnston1597]

Thank you for the information. Going to Lake Powell in Az this coming week and hope to get some night images to try these techniques out on.

[@s-ch4320]

Thank you for sharing your experience! Truly inspirational, now I've started thinking about places in my area where I can try something similar.

[@DM-ti1yk]

Natural teacher Nick - thanks

[@wilfriedklein6066]

Thanks Nick, great video, I again learned a lot from you.

[@rodbest5847]

Nice tutorial Nick! Really enjoyed it!

[@juancarlosmeseguertorres4265]

Muchas gracias por enseñarnos de una manera tan fácil y didáctica como hacer un blending de varias fotografías. Thank you for all.

[@jlid1]

You make it look so easy Nick! Too bad it's not...lol. For me it's not anyway, even taking your own advice and following along best I can. I'll keep trying, thanks for all the help!!!

[@ragnaravery9578]

Wow Nick, this was super helpful. Thank you

[@roadshoulderphotography683]

Thanks for Video - really taught me a different and maybe easier way of editing my Astro photography - Thanks Again

[@JDon8110]

Great video thanks. Man - select sky! Who Knew. Wow Ive spent hours refining the sky edge before. I'll give that a go next time.

[@nicksaunders106]

Thanks Nick, that was a superbly explained process!

[@paulg.2347]

Great tips Nick. Thank you for sharing.

[@amalieemmynoether992]

Great tutorial, Nick, thank you. I learnt a few new tricks😁

[@sleekimagesphotography]

Love the video, you make it look so easy. Wish I could get half as good as you !! Keep up the awesome work Nick !!

[@ChrisSmith-gf3ge]

Superb Video Nick, I've just started using Smart objects and you have explained it in the most simple terms, Thanks very much!

[@andrewbeckett]

Fantastic work Nick, great to see tour approach to editing.

[@sallyjberry805]

Excellent! This video came at the right time for me to start editing some recent astrophotography. You made the process so easy to understand - much appreciate your teaching style.

[@r.derrickthomas2909]

Great content and super informative video. I always struggle with creating these dynamic night scenes and you've provided some great tips! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and step-by-step process.

[@peacockmick2]

Fantastic work again Nick

[@markmozley5604]

Outstanding tutorial and great presentation. Thanks you for sharing your knowledge on this .

[@SimonWillig]

Very interesting, thank you! There is soooo much in Photoshop to learn...

[@robertdemint5750]

I have to say bud, its nice to hear your voice and see your face again. Awesome tutorial, and presented so well keep em coming and hope to bump into you out at Mesa Arch some time, I'm guessing that's where this was taken lol.

[@SteveZodiac777]

Great video - thanks Nick for sharing these techniques!

[@chasehoff6492]

Great video! You’re a fantastic teacher

[@chuckjasonphotography]

Excellent video Nick! Just the video I needed, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your videos make it easy to learn from.

[@IanMacDonaldPhoto]

Thanks so much for these tutorials Nick! Gives me the motivation to try something new and challenging.

[@anupbokil]

Just too good and so grateful for this!!

[@johnmagneeilertsen9566]

Great video Nick. Thank you for sharing

[@YardLimit]

Outstanding tutorial. Thanks Nick!

[@Winjunkie1]

Great job! 👍 It really helps me a lot! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@davidakoubian3025]

Well done Nick. Thank you!

[@bjornletink5336]

Super useful video Nick..thanks for sharing!

[@wendynewing8834]

Thank you so much for a brilliant and highly informative tutorial.

[@johnpunnett1426]

Wow this is an awesome video! - thank you. Just got to try that Sky select feature - Many thanks for sharing - John

[@benjaminthorpe7990]

That was such a high quality tutorial

[@miketschappat6402]

Excellent video! I love this kind of thing.

[@gauthier13]

Thank you for this clean tutorial !

[@pattyhertogh9294]

Thanks for the video Nick!! It’s really informative. 🙂

[@Calypso-rb9sf]

This is great information! I have a couple astro shots from our trip to Grand Teton last year that I haven't edited yet because I wasn't sure how. Now I'll give it a go and see what I come up with!

[@ashleemadden-jacobi9325]

- Lovely tutorial, Nick!

[@slosmoke1]

Awesome video! Thanks!! This will really help in the future!

[@seanmiller1854]

Super helpful and well explained. Thanks!

[@ibp2007]

Enjoyed very much. Thank you Nick.🇫🇷🇪🇺🇫🇷

[@jordanwheatley602]

This is awesome Nick! Thank you!!!

[@hemantsharma1967]

Absolutely illuminating tutorial Nick. I would certainly like to attend one of your astro workshops.

[@Chris.Plunkett]

So helpful; big fan. Keep up the great work brother.

[@jmackimagery]

Thank you very much for this excellent tutorial! Just what I needed to take my astrophotography to the next level.