Milky Way Over the Kansas Night Sky
June 13, 2026
at
Lower Fox Creek School House
Join award winning landscape photographer Craig McCord Saturday, June 13th, for a wonderful evening photographing the Milky Way ove the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse in the Flint Hills of Kansas. This workshop is open to all skill levels.
Milky Way Night Shoot
During this workshop we will be in a new moon phase. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity for some night sky photography.
Focus techniques
How to determine best exposure
Composing using foreground elements
Light painting and blue houre blending
Best equipment
and more
Processing your Milky Way Images
A followup Zoom meeting is also included and will cover the folowing processing techniques with images taken during the workshop
Stacking techniques for reducing noise
Initial adjustments in Lightroom
Star reduction techniques
Enhancing colors of the Milky Way
Lodging: If you will require lodging, Emporia, KS is about 20 min away with a number of options.
Meetup: The workshop will kick off at 8pm pm on Saturday June, 13th at the schoolhouse. The location is just north of the Visitors Center for the Tallgrass Prairie Nature Preserve on Hwy 177.
Group Size: Only 5 Slots will be available for this workshop. So, it is important to sign up early.
Why Only 5: By keeping the group size small it best enables me to provide quality one-on-one instruction to participants based on individual needs and skills. This is not a photo tour, it is meant to be a valuable learning experience as well as an opportunity to bring home some fabulous images.
Tuition: $425 $375. This is a special low rate for this workshop. A $100 deposit will hold a spot. . Balance will be due no later than 7 days prior to the workshop start date.
Items Not Included: Lodging, transportation, and meals.
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