How to take photos during the Mid-Autumn Festival How to take beautiful photos during the Mid-Autumn Festival

1. If you use the camera’s average metering, most of the photos will be overexposed. This is because the overall light brightness is not enough and the metering system increases the exposure factor.

2. Set the correct aperture. When shooting the moon, you cannot use the default maximum aperture of many cameras. Generally, you should use an aperture of F5.6 or smaller.

3. Use spot metering. Measure the light against the brightest part of the moon. This way you can try to get the correct exposure factor.

4. Adjust EV value. When shooting the moon, you usually need to reduce the EV, generally by 1 or 2. Shoot at different apertures and EV values, play it back immediately, make adjustments based on the results before shooting. These are all easy to achieve on DC, greatly improving the success rate of shooting.

5. If the shutter is set around F5.6, the shutter speed should generally be set at 1/125S or faster. In addition to preventing overexposure, another important reason for using a high-speed shutter is that the moon, as a celestial body, is constantly moving. If you use a shutter speed that is too slow, your shot will be blurry.

6. When shooting the moon, generally choose the smallest sensitivity value, ISO50 or ISO100. Too high an ISO will not only overexpose but also make the picture rough.

7. For zoom, the bigger the choice, the better. The reason is very simple. The bigger the zoom, the bigger the moon will be. However, it should be noted that the larger the zoom, the more likely it is that blurry shots will occur due to hand shake. So it’s best to use a tripod when photographing the moon.