How to Shoot the Moon? A Tutorial for You

When will the bright moon appear? Holding up a wine cup I ask the blue sky. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, today we bring you a tutorial on shooting the moon.

1. Shooting Time

The moon will rise around 6 p.m. (local time) on the 15th day of the lunar calendar and set around 6 a.m. the next day, so you can see the moon almost the whole night.

However, it should be noted that when the moon has fully risen, its brightness will be relatively high, so it is difficult to ensure balanced exposure between the landscape and the moon. Therefore, if you are not just shooting the moon, it is more recommended that you shoot during the rising stage of the moon, that is, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (local time).

At this time, it is close to the autumnal equinox solar term, and the sun just goes down around 6 p.m. too, so when the moon rises, it is just at the blue hour, with soft light, and the sky and the landscape still have a certain brightness, and you can also take a pleasing blue-tinted atmosphere.

2. Shooting Method

If you just want to shoot the moon and see the details of the lunar surface, then these points need to be noted:

First, prepare a tripod and equip it with a telephoto lens;

When shooting, fix the camera firmly, focus the lens to infinity (manual focusing is recommended), and then lock the moon;

Adjust the camera's metering mode. To ensure that the exposure of the moon is not affected, you can use spot metering or partial metering to keep the moon within the metering range;

Shooting the moon is different from shooting the starry sky. The ISO can be set a little lower, and correspondingly, the exposure time can also be flexibly adjusted, and generally about 0.5 seconds is fine;

If there is no jitter during the shooting process and the focal length of the lens is long enough, basically the details can be captured.

3. How to Shoot a Poetic Moon Scene

Almost all the elements in the sky, such as the setting sun, the moon, the stars, the clouds, etc., almost all need to be matched with the ground scenery to look better. Here are a few sceneries that are suitable for matching with the moon for you:

(1) Water

The moon is very suitable for matching with the water surface. The scene of the bright moon rising above the sea, we share this moment together though far apart is also relatively rare, and this scene is the most spectacular only in the evening of the middle of the lunar calendar. If the moonlight is bright enough, it can also produce a sparkling effect. Interested friends can go to the water in the east in the recent evening to explore the location.

(2) Buildings

In the city to shoot the moon scene, you can try to match it with the buildings. And to make the photo look better, the moon needs to form a special positional relationship with the building, such as the moon is better located at the top of the building:

The moon is tangent to the building:

Or being sandwiched by the building, etc.

Different building styles can also give the moon scene different flavors, and the one that is undoubtedly more in line with the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival is undoubtedly the traditional ancient building. Friends with such buildings around can pay more attention and find the shooting location in advance.

(3) Plants

The moon is also suitable for matching with plants to highlight the feeling of tranquility and harmony.

The specific shooting skills are the same as those of the building. You can let the moon form a special positional relationship with the plants to increase the interest of the photo:

You can also use the plants as the foreground and the moon as the background to make the photo have a natural feeling. This shooting method is very tasteful whether focusing on the moon or the plants in the foreground.

Finally, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, and that's all for today's content.~

This article comes from the WeChat official account: WeChat official account (ID: null), author: AGER