The 2024 solar eclipse is coming up next week. While there are thousands of places on the internet to find out about the gear needed and settings to use, very few give you practical tips on shooting the eclipse. So, this week Blake and Matt team up to bring you some not-so-typical thoughts and tips on getting ready for the big day.Â
NOTE: If you listened to the podcast, but want to see the video we’re referencing, you can scroll to 3:25 in the video below and watch for about a minute. That’s the only visual we reference throughout the podcast.
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PRO TIP: I typically listen to podcasts on my phone while driving or in the gym. And I usually set most podcasts to 1.25x – 1.5x speed to get through it faster.
Since this IS NOT A TRAINING tutorial, and it’s just us talking, I think you can speed us up and get through it faster so feel free to give it a try. I can’t help you find that setting, but again… most podcast apps have it, so poke around. If you can use Lightroom and Photoshop I have no doubt you can figure out how to use a podcast app ?
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.
Another great episode. I’m listening on Monday the 15th while sifting through two weeks of emails. I drove down to Texas from Idaho (4050 miles) knowing that you can’t predict the weather. It was VERY crowded so you couldn’t drive to another location, even if you did have a jeep. The clouds completely moved over our area about an half hour before totality, it didn’t matter, the day still turned into night for close to 5 minutes. The quite, animal sounds were pretty cool, as was the air temps. When the moon moved and the sun started to light up the afternoon again, the entire city began to cheer. That was a moving moment for all of us, we were all in the moment together and experienced an event we will never forget. Like Blake I planned the trip around a number of places to check out. Big Bend Natl Park was incrediable, and if I had to do it all over again knowing the eclipse was going to be cloudy, I’d do it just for that park and landscape alone. I hope Blake got the photos he was hoping for, and you made a hole in one during totality Matt. Thanks for the podcast. Steve
Great episode. I listened today on the 10th. I was expecting to take “zillions” of photos but I also brought a telescope with appropriate filters. Had more fun pointing out the various features thru the scope to the nieces, nephews and other family members. As Blake said, it was the experience that counts. My pictures were similar to the thousand others posted, but watching and answering a nephew’s questions was more fun than anything else.
Thanks for this! Even though it isn’t a technicals video, I got some great points out of it about focus, locking down the tripod/camera. I shot the 2017 eclipse in Washington and still have the individual photos I took but haven’t fully edited. Going out this year again and hope to capture at least some of the eclipse, even though we won’t get but about 25% coverage. Still, if it’s sunny here, could present some good opportunities!
The 2017 eclipse was my first to photograph and I must say that my photos came out really nice. It was an enjoyable backyard experience. I’m not photographing this one, it’s supposed to be cloudy here anyway. Enjoyed this podcast! ????
Matt- Take a picture of your golf ball and cast a shadow over it — lol !!