I've never taken advantage of that feature but that's about to change. The video did a great job of showing how easy and helpful it is.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

Great tutorial, Rafael. I get this question a lot too. And even us experienced photographers make the mistake of not planning and leaving our aperture too big. Sometimes you can't tell either the moon or your subject are out of focus in the viewfinder. And sometimes it is difficult to estimate the distance of the subject. Always good to check Photopills before shooting.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! It's better to plan till the very last detail. It takes just a few minutes once you know how to do it :)

You explain things so well! Great product and great video!!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Matthew!

Just bought my first telephoto lens and super excited to do moonshots and compositions! Love Photopills

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Ohhhhhh so clear and clever! Brilliant. Again! Thank you.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cat!

Thanks for chiming in for a refresher. Always welcome!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric!

Thank you. It finally makes sense to me now. I'm not sure I can do everything you did in photopills app (argh!!!) but I will try. At least I understand the concept now and I love how you explained that focal lenth and aperature control the distance away where focus to infinity occurs. Photopills is the best and thanks for the great video and explanation! Much appreciated!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Give it a try! It's easier than it looks :P

Great tutorial, Rafael. Thank you!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jorge!

Clear explanation. Photopills is wonderful app.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ravi!

What a great video :-) thank you for sharing this information. Sooo cool.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

excellent info, I never get into the maths and calculations but this explanation and visual guide is fantastic thanks!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

thanks for the gr8 app and the tutorials....its tremendous!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Amit!

Thanks for a very helpful and informative video. I'm looking forward to using this in the near future and did not realize that changing the focal length of my lens had such an effect. Great explanation.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Give it a try! And thanks!

Always informative and interesting videos Many thanks Rafael

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil!

Thanks Rafa, well explained.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm going to live demo (in a virtual meeting) PhotoPills to my local camera club next week - so this was a very nice refresher. I've been studying and you have so many great resources. The fine-tuning step was one that I've generally not used. And - the size of the moon vs. your other subject. Thanks.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much Terry!

Excellent video! Thanks!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias Dave!

Great Info as usual

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What an amazing app. I didn't realise there was so much information within it. I have only ever used it to locate the position of the sun or the milky way. I am unsure I will ever learnt to use it, but will have a go. Thank you ..

@PhotoPills

Жыл бұрын

Give it a try!! Also check our photography planning guide, it'll help you a lot: www.photopills.com/articles/photography-planning-guide

@shazzam532

Жыл бұрын

@@PhotoPills I will do. Thanks again 😊

@PhotoPills

Жыл бұрын

@@shazzam532 ;)

Great explanation !

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bryan!

Awesome. Thanks.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!!

Need help photographing the Moon? Comment below! 😜 👉 And check our super detailed Moon photography guide: www.photopills.com/articles/moon-photography-guide

Thank you so muck Rafael

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shawnie!

nice explanation..thanks sir..

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Rafa, fantastic demo & explanation, as usual.TIP: for a quick near distance 1/2 of the HFD = the near distance. Anxiously waiting for PP Camp 2022.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip! The Camp 2022 is approaching!

Hiperfocal !!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah!!

Two more options: In this case there was nothing to focus on beyond the lighthouse. But you could use your map to find a place that is the same distance as the hyper focal distance, focus on that, set your focus to manual, and switch back. A way in PP to draw a circle at the hyper focal distance would help doing this. A second option is to move to one side, take a picture of the moon beside your subject, focused only on the moon. Then take a picture of your subject without the moon, and composite in post. This can result in parallax problems if you are including the horizon. You can also shoot the lighthouse first at optimum light, then shoot the moon when it's above the light house, and 'move the moon' in post.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing more options!

What about two shots focusing on the moon & the subject then focus-stacking in post-processing.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! But if you want it in one shot... :P

Maybe it's good to show how to change the hight of the black (and red pin). Because it's possible that the position of the camera could be 10 or more meters above ground level (on top of a building). A total different situation if you want to shoot the moon right above or on top a building.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it by tapping More>Altitude (at the bottom right hand corner)

Hi Rafa! How you doing, bro? Let me ask you something about the Planner... When you use a teleconverter, how do you use to input the camera settings, as you have some changing on the numbers? Like focal distance, aperture.. How the planner handle this? Thanks so much in advance!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

When setting the focal length you'll see the teleconverter option in there :)

Do you have a video about dof near limit and fat limit? I'm still confused about what it is

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4Ccmo-io5zSh6Q.html

Besides your mobile app, has there been a desktop version created yet? It is sometimes quite difficult to do these movements with a phone, and a desktop version would make it much easier. Thanks and keep up the great work.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet! But we'd love to have it in the future :)

@creativeminded11

3 жыл бұрын

In the meantime, you could use an Android emulator on your desktop :)

@leighrieder3717

3 жыл бұрын

@@creativeminded11 I use iOS and Mac....is there anything similar for Mac?

Take a photo of your foreground then of the moon and blend in your software eg lightroom/photoshop etc.... wayyyyyy easier.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

That's too much work! (unless the dynamic range is so hight that you can't get the photo in a single shot) :P

What can happen once you determine your hyper focal distance and focus, and then you switch to crop mood ?

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Use the tool explained in the video. Change the camera to a Crop Sensor one and you'll see :)

@HarithSalinda

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhotoPills I’m using Sony a7iii but it’s crop mode is not showing in the list. And a7iii sensor size is 35.6 x 23.8, but in the list it’s 35.8 x 23.8

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarithSalinda You can select any Sony camera with a crop factor sensor. And we have the correct sensor size. Check the camera brochure here www.gim-international.com/files/236d56694619de7b901ac142412663df.pdf

I cannot seem to see the size of the moon by my black pin. Thank you, great video

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

You need to align the moon with the black pin and check Panel 2. Or maybe you need to update PhotoPills :P

@heatherwest1276

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhotoPills Thank you,

I tried to shoot the full moon today with one subject 1.2 km away from me using Canon 200mm focal length but didn't get the effect of massive moon in background with a subject

@pruthuvanara1243

2 жыл бұрын

Can you please help me with this and how to shoot it ??

@PhotoPills

2 жыл бұрын

The further away you go from your subject, the larger the Moon will appear relative to it. This video will help you: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXttx8Oaeq_ZdJM.html

@pruthuvanara1243

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhotoPills thanks alot, I visited your website and it helped me alott

You don't really relate that this is theoretically impossible have both in sharp focus. The problem is that people see the composites every amateur does and puts in their portfolio or 2 different photos and think they can do the same with just one exposure. Even using your suggestion, you need at least a 400mm ( cheapest canon $600 used) and a really steady tripod. Not happening for most.

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is only 1 plane that is 100% in focus. The rest is "acceptably sharp".

So this is just promotion and use of an app?

@PhotoPills

6 ай бұрын

Hey! In our PhotoPills channel you'll find many more videos on how to use the app to plan your photos. Happy 2024!

Spiegazione troppo veloce per una metodologia troppo complicata!!!

@PhotoPills

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sergio, on youtube you can slow down the video. If you prefer reading, here you have everything you need: www.photopills.com/articles/moon-photography-guide