1 A zoom lens is essential for capturing the moon’s surface detail. Our 50-500mm Sigma lens is ideal.
2 A tripod will keep your camera still, and a remote shutter release will reduce shaking further – if you don’t have one, set the camera’s self timer to a few seconds in the Setup menu.
3 Switch your camera to Manual mode and your lens to manual focus.
4 When choosing your camera settings, there are two key factors to remember: the moon is bright, so a low ISO is fine, and it’s actually moving slowly, so a fast shutter speed is called for. We chose 1/200 sec, f/10 and ISO200.
5 “Don’t make the mistake of photographing the moon by itself with no reference to anything,” Bill Ingalls, NASA senior photographer, is quoted as saying. “I’ve certainly done it myself, but everyone will get that shot. Instead, think of how to make the image creative—that means tying it into some land-based object. It can be a local landmark or anything to give your photo a sense of place.”
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