How to shoot the stars for the first time?

Be sure to avoid the lights over the city when shooting. Light pollution in economically developed areas is very serious, and orange light shooting into the sky will devour the whole starry sky. After a long exposure, you will find that the night sky in the photo is the same as that in broad daylight.

So I suggest leaving the city and going to a remote place. For example, in the mountains or deserts, in short, the darker the sky, the more stars there are.

2. Shooting equipment

To have a high-sensitivity SLR, it is recommended that Quan Huafu, preferably a camera with outstanding high-sensitivity performance;

The most suitable lenses for shooting starry sky are large aperture and super wide angle lens. The larger the lens aperture, such as 24F 1.4, the wider the aperture, the shorter the exposure time.

Because of the long exposure time when shooting the starry sky theme, a stable tripod and pan/tilt are needed.

Step 3: Choose the scenery.

The key point of starry sky photography is the choice of scenery. If you only shoot the sky, the photos will have no characteristics. How to choose the appropriate ground scenery and combine it with the starry background is the key to the creativity of starry photography.

Generally speaking, we can take the scenery as a pure black silhouette, which can basically highlight the deep feeling of the starry sky. If you want to make photos more expressive, you should consider the lighting of the landscape. You can even consider the role.

4. Selection of shooting time

When shooting the starry sky, you must consider the shooting time. The best shooting time is 10 days at the end of the month (after 25th) and the beginning of the month (before 5th). Considering the shooting time and place, it is still very difficult to shoot the starry sky, including weather conditions. The best time to shoot the starry sky is summer and autumn, and the moon is also considered.

Step 5 shoot at the target

Many targets can only be captured after a long exposure by the camera. You'd better make sure the ingredients before you go. Recommended software: Stellarium (computer), goskywatch(ios), Star Map (Android) and starwalk (Android) all have augmented reality functions, which can directly lift the mobile phone to the sky, and the screen will directly tell you what stars you see in the sky.