Eclipse Photography
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You've photographed the eclipse. Now what? Gabriel Biderman discusses how to finesse the detail in your corona images in Lightroom Classic, as well as how he captured his own photo in the first place.
0:00 - In This Video
1:08 - Settings, Gear, and Bracketing
8:02 - Cropping
9:45 - Basic Panel
18:42 - Detail Panel
20:55 - Before/After
How did your eclipse photos turn out? Let us know in the Comments section, below.
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Preparation is the key for photographing the total solar eclipse. Mike Shaw gets you totally prepared for totality with his tips on safety, gear, camera settings, and more!
0:00 - Introduction
0:28 - Safety (Glasses and Filters)
1:59 - Path of Totality
3:46 - Photo Ideas (Settings, Composition)
6:12 - Practice and Study!
8:05 - Enjoy
8:58 - Websites to Help Your Prepare
Are you excited to photograph the solar eclipse on April 8? Share it in the Comments section.
Mark those calendars, stargazers! On April 8, 2024, several states in the Continental United States will be treated to a rare astronomical event: a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, darkening the sky and causing it to resemble dusk or dawn. It’s a special, cosmic event that last took place in 2017 and is not set to happen again for another 20 years. To celebrate this historic occurrence, Atlas Obscura is hosting
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Where will you be on April 8, 2024? If you don’t already know, you’d better figure it out fast, particularly if you’ve got an interest in observing—and ideally photographing—the awe-inspiring phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
To get you up to speed on essential eclipse details, tune in to our chat with science writer Rebecca Boyle and Gabriel Biderman from B&H’s Road Marketing team. Boyle shares tidbits about Earth’s silvery sister, gleaned from research for her book Our Moon, while Biderman discusses preparations (and practice!) for
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Get ready! The Total Solar Eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024, so it's time to start prepping. In this video, Gabriel Biderman, from National Parks at Night, offers tips on photographing a solar eclipse. You’ll learn everything you need to know, from how to expose your photos to how to compose them.
0:00 - Introduction
0:57 - Tip 1
2:27 - Tip 2
4:51 - Tip 3
7:38 - Tip 4
9:49 - Tip 5
Are you an astrophotography aficionado? Share your own tips on shooting solar eclipses down below.
Solar eclipses are awesome spectacles of nature that are irresistible to photographers. Besides eclipses, the star at the center of our solar system is an amazing photographic subject—even when it is not being partially or totally blocked by the moon. If you want to photograph a solar eclipse, or just photograph the source of our fragile planet’s warmth and light, you need a
Save the date! On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Americas will be treated to a spectacular annular solar eclipse. Many of you might remember the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse that crossed the United States from the Northwest to the Southeast. That was a grandiose total solar eclipse during which the sun was completely obscured by the moon. The October 2023 event is an annular eclipse, producing a “ring of fire” that will cross from the West Coast and head Southeast through Texas.
SAFTEY FIRST!
Do NOT view a solar eclipse with unprotected
Save the date! On Monday, April 8, 2024, North America will be treated to a spectacular total solar eclipse. Many of you remember the 2017 Great American Solar eclipse that crossed the United States from the northwest to the southeast. This solar eclipse will cross the country from the south and head to the northeast.
Eclipse photographs © Todd Vorenkamp
Safety First
Do NOT view a solar eclipse with unprotected eyes. Permanent damage to your vision may occur. Special eclipse viewing glasses are needed to protect your vision. The protection
Before you venture out to photograph your first lunar eclipse, you should get some practice taking photos of the moon. If lunar photography is varsity-level stuff, lunar eclipse photography is all-pro. There are some unique challenges to the art, and great ways to get creative results, but the basics of lunar photography apply. Unlike
The neutral density (ND) filter is one of those tools that should be in almost every photographer’s camera bag. However, ND filters are mysterious to some, and many folks just don’t understand how, where, and when to use them. Beyond that, manufacturers seem to vary in their preferences as far as how they name ND filters—adding to the confusion. In this article, let us navigate the world of the ND filter together and see if we can make sense of the
My car companion for the last two hours, and B&H Social Media Manager, Michael Hollender handles our SUV deftly around a bend in the dry dirt road. As we clear the hill, we see the recently vacated cow pasture below us. Nestled in the desert valley is a colony of dedicated workers frantically erecting stages, scaffolds, and tents of all sizes. The gentle whir of a generator can be heard across the field.
Above photograph © Michael Hollender
The closest you will ever get to an out-of-this-world experience while standing on terra firma is during a total solar eclipse.
I have experienced two partial eclipses in my life before August 21, 2017, and both were memorable, but they were nothing like what happened on the 21st. Here is what I experienced, as well as some photographic lessons learned.
The Setup
My girlfriend, Jaime, and I end up in Nashville, TN, standing off to the side of the EN Peeler Park’s model airplane runway. We arrive an hour before the start of the eclipse to set
When viewing or photographing the sun, or any phase of a partial solar eclipse, remember that you MUST observe safe practices to prevent damage to your eyes and/or equipment (but mostly to your eyes).
NEVER look directly at the sun with your naked eyes. Permanent damage to your eyesight, up to and including blindness, may result.
During a total solar eclipse, eye protection is NOT required during periods of totality when the viewer is in the path of totality. Totality is bookmarked by the “diamond ring effect.” Annular eclipses, even
Is the solar-photography filter a one-trick (or eclipse) pony? After the solar eclipse, does your solar-photography filter become a paperweight, a forgotten photo accessory in the bottom of your drawer, or is it destined for the classified section of a local newspaper in the path of the next eclipse? Before you retire your solar filter, know that you can use it for a few interesting things before the next eclipse!
Generally, a neutral density (
The Sun, our source of light and warmth, is a notoriously poor photographic target, due to its extreme brightness and constant emissions of damaging ultraviolet and infrared radiation. However, with the right equipment, the sun can be a challenging and rewarding photographic subject.
The sun, like the moon, is above the horizon and in our skies half of the time. However, unlike the moon, when the sun is above the horizon, it is always visible (unless it is cloudy). The moon progresses through different phases as it orbits our planet, from new