How can one photograph the moon?

1. Fix the camera on a tripod to ensure the stability when shooting. If it is a SLR camera, you can choose to pre-lift the reflector to minimize the impact of the reflector vibration. If it is a micro camera, such as Canon EOS R5, R6 or Sony A7M3, you can directly view the scene in real time.

2. If the moon is photographed alone, the camera metering mode is changed to spot metering, and the moon is used as the metering point to ensure the normal exposure of the moon. Shooting parameters: set the lens aperture to f/8, the shutter speed to1125s, and the sensitivity to ISO 100-400 to shoot. As for the dark night sky around the moon, it can generally be ignored.

Many photographers have lenses with a focal length of 70-200mm. For photos taken with a telephoto of 200 mm, the moon will not be so big, and you can cut the picture properly in the later stage to get better shooting results.

Take a close-up of the moon

Taking a close-up of the moon is the first choice for many photographers. In fact, it is not easy to take a close-up of the moon, mainly because of the choice of equipment.

Although the moon is a satellite of the earth, it is far away. In order to take a perfect close-up photo of the moon, it is necessary to use a telephoto lens with a focal length of more than 400 mm. If the focal length is not long enough and you want to shoot the moon alone, you need to intercept the picture. At this time, high-pixel models often have advantages.