Whether your intent is to photograph the moon as the subject or as the background, these tips should help you next time you have your camera out.
Step 1: Tip #1
Use a telephoto lens to zoom in as much as you can on the moon.
If you don't have a telephoto lens, even just using a smartphone camera and a telescope can have great results.
This photo was taken by holding my phone against the eyepiece of a telescope.
Step 2: Tip #2
Although the moon is the brightest and most apparent at night, photos taken during twilight can be equally stunning.
Step 3: Tip #3
During a foggy or cloudy night, the light from the moon has a beautiful effect.
Step 4: Tip #4
Use the moon to attain a silhouette of an object, as I did here with a drone.
Step 5: Tip #5
Use the moon in the background during long exposure pictures.
11 Discussions
10 months ago
Thanks, I've always wanten to now how to taken goed picture of the moon.
Reply 10 months ago
Sorry, the Phone I'm using 'corrected' my spelling in reference to the language that it's set to (Dutch) and I realized it to late...
Reply 10 months ago
Glad I could help!
10 months ago
You get my vote! My favorite of the six entries
Reply 10 months ago
Thanks!
10 months ago
Very helpful tips!
Reply 10 months ago
Thank you!
10 months ago
Wow great work! I'll be sure to use these steps in the near future
Reply 10 months ago
Thanks! Glad I could be of help.
10 months ago
I can't beleive you got those photos of the moon with that knife in the last step! Do you know how long your exposure was to get that to work?
Reply 10 months ago
The exposures were 4 seconds, 15 seconds, and 5 seconds, respectively.