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Rising 7,000 feet above the valley the jagged peaks of the Teton Range are one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the west providing a beautiful backdrop to the park.

The dark skies provide exceptional opportunities for Milky Way photography because of very little light pollution and clear, cold mountain air.

Grand Teton Details:

We’ll spend two nights photographing a few of the more popular landmarks.

Some of the more popular locations include:

Jackson Lake
String Lake
Oxbow Bend
Jenny Lake
The Snake River
The Moulton Barns
Schwabacher's Landing
Willow Flats

Grand Teton National park has numerous lakes that are exceptional for reflecting and illuminating the night sky!

Authorized Permittee of Grand Teton National Park

Milky Way shines bright over String Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Image 10 Photographic offering workshops in Grand Teton in 2023. Photo by Craig Wennersten.

Milky Way shines bright over the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Image 10 Photographic offering workshops in Grand Teton in 2023. Photo by Craig Wennersten.

Milky Way shines bright over Jackson Lake marina in Grand Teton National Park. Image 10 Photographic offering workshops in Grand Teton in 2023. Photo by Craig Wennersten.

Yellowstone Details:

Yellowstone National Park is known for big skies, clean air and sunny days that all add up to nighttime skies that are filled with brilliant stars.

Against this vast expanse of the starlit sky, the Milky Way provides a spectacular background to Yellowstone’s geysers, hot springs and steaming pools.

Each area of the park will provide you with remarkably unique night-scape shooting and lighting challenges to better hone your skills.

Within Yellowstone are half the geysers on planet earth. There are over 500 of them, and they erupt, spew, gurgle, gush, and yes even - explode - making them exceptional for reflecting and illuminating the night sky!

Each night our shooting will begin at sunset and continue for several hours of astrophotography to be able to maximize our time in the park.

Some of the locations we will shoot:

Upper Geyser Basin - Old Faithful Area
Midway Geyser Basin - Grand Prismatic Area
Lower Geyser Basin - Norris Geyser Area
Firehole River Area

Authorized Permittee of Yellowstone National Park

Image 10 Photographic Astrophotography Workshops Yellowstone National Park

Required Equipment and Accessories:

Astrophotography requires a professional level camera and lens in order to be successful and get the image results you are looking for.

If you do not have a professional level camera or lens, we would highly recommend purchasing or renting them.

DSLR or mirrorless camera with non-extended, "native" ISO to at least 12,800 and shutter speeds to at least 30 secs
Wide angle lens with a aperture of f/2.8 or larger and a full frame equivalent of 14 - 24 mm
A sturdy tripod (long exposures require it to be very stable)
Shutter release cord or intervalometer (best option for exposure blending)
Extra batteries
Headlamp with a red filter
Small flashlight

If you need to purchase or rent ANY of the required equipment - please, feel free to contact Craig at 520.732.1440 to help you get set up.

What You Will Learn:

Techniques we will be focusing on:

Single Shot Milky Way Astrophotography
Star Trails and Processing

We will also take a look at:

The best times to photograph the Milky Way
How to find the best dark sky location
Best equipment to use
How to focus in the dark
How to set exposure and ISO
Rule of 400 / 500 / 600
Identifying other lights in the night sky

What You’ll Need For Processing Class:

Digital processing is a crucial step in astrophotography for creating striking images.

We will also spend an afternoon on post-processing techniques that can help you create striking images using Lightroom Classic CC. Make sure you have the latest version of Lightroom Classic CC pre-loaded.