How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse

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Choose your viewing tools.. Go someplace where you can view the eclipse.. Obtain a pair of certified eclipse glasses.

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Steps

1

Choose your viewing tools.

Step 1

Choose your viewing tools.

2

Go someplace where you can view the eclipse.

Step 2

Go someplace where you can view the eclipse.

3

Obtain a pair of certified eclipse glasses.

Step 3

Obtain a pair of certified eclipse glasses.

4

Fit your camera with a protective solar filter.

Step 4

Fit your camera with a protective solar filter.

5

Stabilize your camera with a tripod.

Step 5

Stabilize your camera with a tripod.

6

Set the camera to "manual.

Step 6

Set the camera to "manual.

7

Equip a lens with a long focal length.

Step 7

Equip a lens with a long focal length.

8

Select an appropriate aperture setting.

Step 8

Select an appropriate aperture setting.

9

Adjust the shutter speed to its fastest value.

Step 9

Adjust the shutter speed to its fastest value.

10

Practice shooting with the settings you've worked out.

Step 10

Practice shooting with the settings you've worked out.

11

Shoot at many different exposures.

Step 11

Shoot at many different exposures.

12

Turn off the flash.

Step 12

Turn off the flash.

13

Remove the solar filter during totality.

Step 13

Remove the solar filter during totality.

14

Don't miss out on viewing the event for yourself.

Step 14

Don't miss out on viewing the event for yourself.

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