Royce Bair - NightScape Photography

<p>Welcome to Episode 143 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a photographer that probably needs no introduction - <a href='http://www.roycebair.com/'>Royce Bair</a>. Royce is one of the pioneers of the modern movement of NightScape photography and runs the popular Facebook Group, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightscaper/'>NightScaper</a>. Royce also organizes and runs the annual <a href='http://nightscaper.weebly.com/'>NightScape Photography Conference</a>. </p> <p>Royce and I covered a wide variety of topics this week, including:</p> <ul><li>Learning to say no and the Greg McKeown book, "<a href='https://amzn.to/2QKKzgU'>Essentialism</a>"</li> <li>How Royce got into night photography</li> <li>Royce's <a href='http://intothenightphoto.blogspot.com/2015/01/milky-way-nightscapes-ebook-preview.html'>Milky Way NightScapes eBook</a> - Listeners can use discount code TWAN for $5.00 off at check out</li> <li>Our shared authorship of the <a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepskycolors/secrets-from-the-stars'>Secrets from the Stars</a> Kickstarter hardcover book — 8 night photography masterclasses, each written by a world-class, award-winning astrophotographer</li> <li><a href='http://nightscaper.weebly.com/'>2020 NightScaper Conference</a> in Kanab, Utah - May 20-22. Podcast listeners can use the FSTOP100 Discount Coupon Code for $100.00 off their registration</li> <li>Nightscape ethics</li> <li>The importance of dark skies and the work of <a href='https://www.darksky.org/'>The International Dark Sky Association</a></li> <li>How to make night photography a more creative pursuit</li> <li>and a lot more...</li> </ul> <p>Over on Patreon this week, Royce and I recorded some bonus material where we talk all about the innovations of the past 10 years that have made night photography more accessible and some concrete techniques to improve your night photography. We also talk about the use of trackers for the night sky, Royce recommends the <a