{"id":1252,"date":"2018-05-22T08:58:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T08:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2018-05-22T08:58:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T08:58:53","slug":"photoshop-astrophotography-image-processing-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/photoshop-astrophotography-image-processing-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Astrophotography Image Processing Guide."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from the success of Photoshop hands-on workshops, my full guide to Photoshop image processing techniques is now available to order.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Star-Gazing Guide to Photoshop Astrophotography Image Processing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My step-by-step guide covers the following Photoshop Tools:<br \/>\nCurves, Levels, Light Pollution Removal, Layers, Colour Saturation, as well as Layer Masking and Unsharp Masking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1233 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/9781999773236-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/9781999773236-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/9781999773236-600x859.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/9781999773236-147x210.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/9781999773236.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>\u00a38:50, plus \u00a31:50 Postage and packing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Click the Paypal Button below to order your printed copy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=E9SP5CA47Q2L4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5251 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eagleseye.me.uk\/Sky\/Wordpress\/Blog_Images\/2016\/04\/PaypalButton.jpg\" alt=\"PaypalButton\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>(Please contact me before ordering if out of the UK for postage costs).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07D6TSK9Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Or click here to buy on Kindle from Amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My guide shows, in easy to follow step-by-step workflows, how to use Photoshop in as simple a way as possible to get the best out of your astrophotos.<\/p>\n<p>The workflows shown include:<\/p>\n<p>Curves. &#8211; To stretch the image to reveal the faint data.<\/p>\n<p>Levels. &#8211; Similar to the above, and to help balance the image.<\/p>\n<p>Layers. &#8211; Using layers to build up an image, and the use of luminosity Layers.<\/p>\n<p>Saturation. &#8211; Revealing colour from within images.<\/p>\n<p>Plug-ins. &#8211; Some free and paid for plug-ins that are definitely worth-while investing in and will help get the very best out of astronomy images.<\/p>\n<p>This latest edition has also been updated to include details of:<\/p>\n<p>Layer Masking. &#8211; Using a layer mask to prevent the bright areas of objects from becoming over-exposed as the image is stretched.<\/p>\n<p>Unsharp Masking. &#8211; Using an unsharp mask to reveal more detail within the objects captured.<\/p>\n<p>All the images that have been used in this guide can be downloaded from my Web site.<\/p>\n<p>Following the instructions within this guide will soon get the keen astrophotographer on their way to producing stunning astrophotos.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Learn how to manipulate a stacked image that looks something like\u00a0this:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5949\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eagleseye.me.uk\/Sky\/Wordpress\/Blog_Images\/2017\/01\/StackedImageWeb.jpg\" alt=\"Picture saved with settings embedded.\" width=\"274\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;into\u00a0something that looks more like this:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5950\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eagleseye.me.uk\/Sky\/Wordpress\/Blog_Images\/2017\/01\/GreenBiasRemovedWeb.jpg\" alt=\"Picture saved with settings embedded.\" width=\"259\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>\u00a38:50, plus \u00a31:50 Postage and packing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Click the Paypal Button below to order your printed copy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=E9SP5CA47Q2L4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5251 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eagleseye.me.uk\/Sky\/Wordpress\/Blog_Images\/2016\/04\/PaypalButton.jpg\" alt=\"PaypalButton\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from the success of Photoshop hands-on workshops, my full guide to Photoshop image processing techniques is now available to order. 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