Channel: AstroBackyard

Category: Howto & Style

Tags: star reductionimage processinghow toimage processing tutorialstar minimize techniqueastrophotographyhow to make stars smaller astrophotographybetter astrophotographyphotoshopastrophotography too many starseasymake stars smallerastrobackyardphotoshop layersfastastrophotography tutorialadobe photoshopbeginnerastrobackyard tutorialphotoshop star reductionimprove astrophotography

Description: In this video, I show you three examples of star reduction techniques in Adobe Photoshop! Index: 1:34 Making a Star Selection 3:04 The Select and Mask Tool 4:30 The Minimum Filter 4:59 The Before/After 6:20 Dealing with Tough Selections 7:47 Removing Areas of the Selection 9:00 Saving a Star Mask Layer 11:05 The "Make Stars Smaller" Action 11:52 The "Enhance DSO and Reduce Stars" Action 12:50 Using StarNet++ Reducing star size in Photoshop can help better reveal your deep-sky object that lies underneath. The amount of star minimizing is up to you, but I have found this technique to make a dramatic difference to my personal astrophotos. Here are the links I mention in the video: Astronomy Tools Action Set: bit.ly/astroactionset StarNet ++: astrobackyard.com/starnet-astrophotography My In-Depth Image Processing Guide: bit.ly/astro-processing Thank you for watching, and clear skies!