Photographing the Milky Way


Sep 10 2020 57 mins   16
I have met more photographers through Twitter than any other platform, and Jeff Harmon is one of those photographers. The wonderful part about Twitter to me is that I can reach out to people I might have never met before social media. It’s like being able to text someone whose number you might never have. In the case of Jeff, that social media conduit has led to me learning a lot about photography, and the tools and processes behind it. Jeff Harmon is a Utah based “hobbyist photographer”, along with his wife Suzie, but the term “hobbyist” is clearly mis-leading. Like so many other photographers I know, Jeff is an I.T pro, with a degree in Computer Science to prove it. He spent 20 years as a developer, and for the past 5 years he’s been doing Information Security – designing controls to keep the bad guys out of systems. Photography is his passion, and as you will see below, Jeff seems to attack his passion with….. ummmm… passion. Since 2015 he has been podcasting about photography, sharing the things the processes and technical info he’s learned along the way. This “hobbyist” knows more about photography, and the systems we use to create our art, than many of the pros I know that call me for tech help. Today Jeff is involved with two photography related podcasts. Master Photography is a weekly show he does with a few other photographers, and the Photo Taco podcast where he breaks down technical topics into a language an average photographer can understand. I was honored to be a guest on Photo Taco in April of 2019. Join photographer and podcaster Jeff Harmon and me as we dive deep into how captured this 40 image stack of the Milky Way, on this episode of Behind the Shot. Connect with Jeff Portfolio: jsharmonphotos.com Instagram: @harmonjeff Twitter: @harmon_jeff Facebook: @harmon.jeff Photo Taco Podcast Website: phototacopodcast.com Steve on Photo Taco: Concert Photography Tips With Steve Brazill Facebook Group: @phototaco Discord: discord.gg/QhQ4zcT Instagram: @phototacopodcast Twitter: @phototaco Master Photography Podcast Website: masterphotographypodcast.com Facebook Group: @ImprovePhotographyListeners Instagram: @masterphotographypodcast Jeff’s Print Store Deep Herriman Sky: jsharmonphotos.com/landscapes/eec4b5247 Jeff’s Photographer Suggestion Nick Page: nickpagephotography.com Apps Mentioned in the Show PhotoPills: photopills.com Sequator: sites.google.com/site/sequatorglobal Starry Landscape Stacker: Mac App Store