All too often, novice and intermediate photographers see an image like the one above and think that it’s just too advanced for them to replicate. Images of the Milky Way are stunning and impressive, to be sure, but they really aren’t that complicated to create, assuming you’ve got decent instruction regarding how to capture and edit them.
Luckily for us, Kenneth Brandon, also known as the Dark Sky Chaser, has an in-depth yet quick tutorial on how to process Milky Way photos in Photoshop. In the video below, he takes you through his entire workflow, from starting with the raw image, through each editing step, and ending with a breathtaking shot that shows off our home galaxy.