How to Photograph the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th 2024 (And Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks)

[@PhotoPills]

Need help with planning or photographing the Total Solar Eclipse and Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks? Comment below! 👉 To Download our Free Total Solar Eclipse Photography guide: www.photopills.com/articles/total-solar-eclipse-2024-photography-guide

[@OdeMora]

04/08/0004, exactly 2020 years ago, a solar eclipse occurred in the Roman Empire when Herod died and the baby Jesus was able to return from Egypt with his parents. Venus shine like a sackcloth of hair. eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSE/5MCSE-Maps-05.pdf plate 240

[@Leo2355]

I struggle to understand his words in English. So a suggestion is to speak slower. Por Favour, Merci

[@Bogwan1]

Slow the playback speed from normal to 0.75 and you will be golden.

[@donnachong7814]

Watch with captions on

[@TommyRedmond]

I don't find it hard at all to understand

[@huf67]

​@@TommyRedmond ... That's because you're weird Tommy, just own it ;)

[@PhotoPills]

Hey Leo! No worries, here you have everything written: www.photopills.com/articles/solar-eclipse-photography-guide

[@Bogwan1]

Slow the playback speed from normal to 0.75 you will understand everything. Thank you for the tutorial!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@Tripstrilles]

Good idea, terrible English

[@ChristopherBonis]

I honestly couldn't tell if this video was in English or not at first.

[@PhotoPills]

It's a mix!

[@colleen1961]

Use closed caption. It’s mostly correct

[@Mrstarnelless]

Have slowed down the video to -75 as suggested, but still struggling to understand what is being said and maybe catching 5% of the conversation

[@PhotoPills]

No problem! You have everything here: www.photopills.com/articles/solar-eclipse-photography-guide

[@colleen1961]

You can also Use closed caption. It’s mostly accurate

[@JmbAtlanta]

Thank you Rafael from Atlanta, GA USA. We will be opening the oculus roof of Mercedes-Benz Stadium and shooting the partial eclipse from the field using the outline of the oculus roof as part of the composition. Of course I am using PP for planning. So thank you! Any suggestions?

[@PhotoPills]

Yeah! Thats coo!

[@user-kcrpine]

Why tell people not to use ND filters? Stacking 10 and 6 stops is effectively a solar filter. PhotoPills is so good it’s unfortunate to see such an oversight.

[@PhotoPills]

Even the strongest ND filter doesn't protect as a solar filter. But yeah, you can use ND filters... but just known there is a small risk

[@daisyl12]

Hi, Was wondering if you got many good shots of the eclipse and if you made of video of the results? Perhaps you have a video follow-up which I missed? Would love to see what you captured :)

[@PhotoPills]

Antoni got great shots of all the phases of the eclipse. We did a Live on KZbin Yesterday to share the experience... But it's in Spanish.

[@daisyl12]

@@PhotoPills Great, I will have a look. Thanks!

[@the_mini187devil]

it is going to help me

[@PhotoPills]

Great!

[@dyhrdmet]

can I use the AR button (or any other button) to look at a place that I'm not currently located? Like if I want to see what the eclipse/sun/moon would look like in front of a mountain or a bridge, but I'm not at that bridge to look at it directly with AR.

[@PhotoPills]

No, the AR button is useful on location.

[@pedzsan]

So, take off the solar filter during “totality”. Do you have an approximate time before and after the center of totality that is safe to remove the filter?

[@PhotoPills]

I'd remove the filter a 1 minute before totality begins.

[@saedhindash5169]

I would appreciate any advice shooting the solar eclipse's path with a wide lens to show the location where I'm at. Do I need to shoot all my pictures with the same lens, like a 15-35 or a 70-200, or do I need to shoot the scene with the wide lens and then shoot the path of the eclipse with the telephoto lens? Then combine them together? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

[@PhotoPills]

You can do both! If you have 2 camera bodies. Use one to shoot the landscape and the eclipse path with a wide angle lens. And then use the second one to shoot a close up of the eclipse with a telephoto lens. We capture both in 2017. Here you'll find everything you need: www.photopills.com/articles/total-solar-eclipse-2024-photography-guide

[@saedhindash5169]

Thank you for your response. I had already watched this video. Two more questions. Do shoot the wide scene. Do I need a solar filter, or can I just use a ND 16 stop filter? Last question - any advice on how to put together the composite image of all the elements. Foreground, and the fazes of the eclipse? Thank you!

[@rolsonn]

Thanks Rafael; excellent information. Hoping everyones' under clear skies and enjoys the event.

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@thegleamteamcleaningcompanyNC]

Great video! However, I am curious, is this a repost? I watched one of yours previously that seemed the same. Either way, great vids, great app, all around awesome!

[@PhotoPills]

Hey! It's not a repost. But the content is very similar since they are all Total Solar Eclipses :)

[@thegleamteamcleaningcompanyNC]

My bad... once I finished the video, I recognized the differences. Also, how was your trip for the eclipse? Did you have clear weather?

[@EyeInTheSkyProductions]

Thank you and perfect as always!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@shailendrraguptaa2083]

You are awesome my friend and keep up the good work. Take care,

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@RoaD_RasH_]

Thank you from Istanbul.. 😊

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@JeanBenoitLesage]

Love the app, and want to love this channel, but the voice audio is always difficult to hear. Maybe consider a different mic that better suits your voice? And please enunciate important details. Totally couldn't catch what you said at 5:13 about the ND filter used with the partial eclipse shot. I hope this comes across as positive feedback, I otherwise really like the content and want to see this channel grow 10x.

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much for the feedback Jean! Please, check our eclipse guide to complete the info: www.photopills.com/articles/solar-eclipse-photography-guide

[@chrislord9247]

What language is this?

[@PhotoPills]

Ah! That's a good one! If you don't understand my accent, here you'll find everything: www.photopills.com/articles/solar-eclipse-photography-guide

[@RiverDMD]

OMG! Slow down and enunciate! I can't understand a single word coming out of this guys mouth!

[@jeaninevitale2718]

You are not alone!

[@PhotoPills]

No worries! It's just me, being me hehe. Here you have it written: www.photopills.com/articles/solar-eclipse-photography-guide