This is a collaboration with Eric Paré and Kim Henry, who are known for their beautiful light painted portraits in the landscape. In Part 1, Eric and Kim explain how they were able to capture this challenging night image using one of their special light tubes, Eric's planning and Kim's ability to stand perfectly still. In Part 2 I show how I went about post-processing the image starting from the raw file. Night sky images are challenging to develop due to the dark exposure and high ISO settings. I use raw adjustments and multiple smart object layers in Photoshop combined with luminosity masks to showcase the Milky Way and the light painting while trying to retain as much image quality as possible. The biggest challenge was trying to maintain sharpness and clarity while also reducing noise in the night sky.
LINKS
Eric' website: https://ericpare.com/
How to light paint like Eric and Kim: https://lightpaintingtubes.com/about
Eric's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU_P...
360 Degree Time-Lapse Video: https://thexangle.com/
Eric on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericparephoto/
Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimhenry.da...
Tutorial where I show more Milky Way post-processing tips using luminosity masks: https://youtu.be/ARlwXNeXxbg