7 Mistakes to Avoid when Photographing the Moon (And the Supermoon)

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In this video I’m sharing 7 mistakes to avoid when photographing the Moon and the Supermoon.
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Need help when planning or photographing the Moon or the Supermoon? Comment below! 👉 To Download our Free Moon Photography guide: www.photopills.com/articles/moon-photography-guide 👉 To Watch our Free Moon Photography videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2myfYepgLl3rbs

[@dannydriscoll9744]

Thank you for taking the time to do your videos in English, it’s very much appreciated 🙂

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much Danny!!

[@coolskydream]

As always, thanks for making this valuable contents for photopiller.

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@andrewhayes4246]

Brilliant video Raphael. Thanks!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Andrew!

[@lesley9901]

thanks Raphael. I always forget about hyperfocal distance, thanks for reminder, according to Photopills the supermoon is 14 July here in Australia . Lee

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Lesley! Yes, the exact date depends on where you are on the Planet. PhotoPills gives you your local info :)

[@photonsonpixels]

Great tutorial Rafael. Thank you.

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Jorge!

[@georgedeardorff4071]

Great video. thanks for sharing. Your website is the best in the world.

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much George!

[@brianreed9955]

usual fantastic stuff

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Brian!

[@dietreueneishockeyfcsalzbu4395]

Perfect again thx a lot!!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@samvelsargsyan77]

I have a two of your mentioned mistakes. 1 Is when I was on place of shooting there to late and dark. 2 Moon is it small than object. Many thanks for App and video to avoid them at this time!!!!!

[@PhotoPills]

Awesome! Thanks so much!

[@jinakatakuto8141]

So Interesting!!!! Merci!!

[@PhotoPills]

:D

[@whoofoto]

Try and try again is a good motto because sometimes the weather will not cooperate. Here in Hawai'i the moon in June stayed hidden behind a bank of clouds far out at sea as the moon rose out of the ocean and though it came out later it was no longer an impressive photograph. Fortunately we get a second chance July 13th 2022 to try for the same shot of the moon risimg out of the ocean behind the edge an island 800 meters off the beach with people silhouettes inside the rising moon. Your suggestion for the ideal sun position I had to learn and would have been helpful when I was struggling with moon shots. Thanks for the great lessons.

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much Warren!

[@jcaff6963]

Thanks, Raphael, we are photoing the supermoon at Coronado Bay Bridge on July 13. This video will help with the planning and execution. BTW, just photographed the Grand Alignment of planets just before sunrise on June 25th after a milky way shoot the night before. Oh my! Thanks, again. John

[@PhotoPills]

Awesome!! May the force be with you :P

[@gardeni]

Please post a link to your pics, if you can, John! Thx.

[@philroberts166]

I will be on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon next week. My hopes are high.

[@PhotoPills]

Plan & Pray!

[@JDLVHIGHROLLER]

As always - valuable information. Rafa - you really should consider putting some sound absorbing material in your room that you are shooting the videos is - it will reduce the “echoing” you are getting and will make It much easier to hear and understand you. Hope all is well!

[@PhotoPills]

Hey John! Yes, I know... I need a better mic too

[@cguerrieri4866]

An additional thought (at least for canon users ) would be to use live view or mirror lock up to prevent the additional camera shake of the shutter mechanism.

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Galaxie_Oursblanc]

Sa me for Nikon!

[@EdCatlett]

Weather is not looking promising at all near Manhattan, NY unfortunately but I have a plan just in case.

[@PhotoPills]

Plan & Pray!

[@Galaxie_Oursblanc]

Thx Raphael. One question so far. When you shoot the moon and the country at night or early in the morning, I've something I cannot solve : if the first plan is quite clear, moon is to bright to have structure, if you use a faster speed (even under 1s) the moon has structure, but the first plan is darker, and sometimes black... Any suggestion ?

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Laurent, after the blue hour (if your subject is not lit) there is not enough light to capture in a single exposure detail on the Moon and Foreground. You'll have to go for a full moon silhouette (exposing for the moon) or shoot a double exposure. The alternative is to plan your Moon shots for the golden hour and blue hour. Here you'll find all you need to learn how to do it (check the planning section): www.photopills.com/articles/moon-photography-guide

[@zonibjd]

Another way to make sure your moon AND subject are in focus, is to focus on the moon instead of the subject. Everything HALF the distance from the hyperfocal distance will be in focus. (Sometimes you may not know the distance of a subject (for instance, a mountain range).

[@PhotoPills]

Hey DJ! Thanks for your tip. Yep... it all depends on what you want to have super sharp in the photo... your subject or the Moon :)

[@vitorazinheira2195]

I have the app and find it very hard to understand. We need to get a college degree to get everything correct. Have to find another app

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Víctor! It is easier than it looks. I'm sure this masterclass will help you a lot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJOummipmbZra5o

[@eladiofernandezsalas]

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[@PhotoPills]

Hola Eladio! Aquí lo tienes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4XRkphsmpukfbM

[@BobWebb1066]

Disappointed first experience using planner....including out scouting location. Even with visual calibration your app let us down tonight by showing the totally incorrect information for where the supermoon would be rising. It was approximately 15 degrees off in a westerly direction. Completely ruining the planned captures...But all was not lost due to this, as the clouds did not even allow us to see the moon, just the lower half & for less than a minute too. If there had been no cloud though we would not have been able to move to a new location further up the road in time, as we would lose the composition due to the moon rising away from our foreground subject. Paul McCartney's windmill recording studio which sits on a slight hill in the correct orientation for our rising moon. Photopills showed me perfectly where to be .... a few feet from a very ancient pub carpark on an opposing hill 20 meters lower than the mill according to PP. When we eventually did see the orange glow of the moon rising..it was through the trees approx 15-20 degrees to the right of where the planner had me set up with both black pin & red pins in place. I also zoomed in the make sure the dotted line was central to my positioning for the tripods, as well as to see how large the moon should appear as the AR showed it enormous during my daytime scouting to the location...sadly 4 times smaller in reality though. I may not be doing something correctly here as this is the first time I have used the planner I did however follow along from your tutorials on how to plan a shoot.

[@PhotoPills]

Hi David! Planning the Moon is the most difficult thing to do. Please, don't get frustrated, it's a matter of practice. Send us your plan via [e-mail], and we'll have a look at your plan and give you feedback.

[@gcarmichael]

3:52 - fake shot, right? No way is the moon ever that large.

[@ppww6076]

It's forced perspective. Watch more videos. Of course you need a long lens too.

[@PhotoPills]

no fake! The further you are from your subject, the larger the Moon will be vs the subject. Check our Moon Photography guide to learn more on how to get this shots in a single exposure:www.photopills.com/articles/moon-photography-guide

[@Mr371312]

Samsung can take fake moon photos for you these days, no planning required.

[@PhotoPills]

Hey! We're not into faking, we're into living ;)