Sun Photography with Buildings | Step by Step Planning Tutorial

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Imagine that you wish to photograph a big Sun aligned with a subject you like (tree, building, human figure…). You know the shooting spot and the photo you want. But you don’t know when the Sun will be right where you want it to be in the frame.
Well…
In this video you’ll learn step by step how to use the Find tool of PhotoPills to figure out when the photo you want actually occurs. So you can go and take it!
TIME INDEX
00:37 Place Red Pin on shooting spot
01:22 Place Black Pin on your subject
02:02 Figure out the shooting date and time
10:05 Plan the field of view and the depth of field
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Need help when planning or photographing Sunrise and Sunsets? Comment below! 🤓 👉 To Download our super detailed Sunset Photography guide: www.photopills.com/articles/sunset-photography-guide 👉 To Download our super detailed SunrisePhotography guide: www.photopills.com/articles/sunrise-photography-guide

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[@DavidDavis-kh5sb]

Rafael. Photopils is such an amazing tool. I wish I had your knowledge of how to use it efficiently.

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Now you have it!

[@joelbrodrick1925]

Excellent! I had been afraid of using the find tool for years! But it’s so easy!

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Yeah! That's the spirit!

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Thanks so much Andres!

[@johnhillman2619]

A very nice, detailed, step-by-step video. Finally, I now understand how to get the FOV aligned. :)) Thanks, Rafa! Just one question - how is the Altitude Difference calculated - does PhotoPils know the height of the terrain at each pin?

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Thank you John. Yes, PhotoPills takes into account the terrain altitude automatically.

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[@georgeaustin3138]

Do you know of an app for a phone that can measure distance and height of an object?

[@PhotoPills]

Hi George, no I'm sorry :S

[@SuperApple1337]

In other videos, you've mentioned that the height from the black pin is measured from the center of the sun/moon. So, if your subject's height is 13m and you also set your sun's height to be 13m, wouldn't it result in having only half the sun? So, in other words, shouldn't thr sun's height be around 19m instead of 13m for the plan to work?

[@PhotoPills]

Hey! Good question. In this plan I want the center of the Sun at the same height of the lighthouse. If you want to have the whole sun above it. Then take 13m (height of the lighthouse) and add the radius of the Sun (you have it on Panel 2).

[@SuperApple1337]

@@PhotoPills alright. I'm only saying that because in Antonio's photo all of the sun is visible.

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

nice explanation. My question: how to find a shooting spot for your subject? You know which lighthouse you want to shoot the sunset, but you don't know the shooting position, is that possible? Thanks Hugo

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Hi Kyoto-Nara! I find the shooting spot by scouting in the field. Scout till you find a cool composition. And then use the Find tool to figure out when the Sun or the Moon will be where you want it to be in the frame.

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

@@PhotoPills okay thanks