The first successfully captured photograph of a total solar eclipse was shot on July 28, 1851, by Prussian photographer Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski. Your eclipse photos can look better than this, with a little advice from some of our friends.
If you live in North America or are a citizen of planet Earth, you`ve probably heard chatter about the upcoming solar eclipse starting the morning of August 21st. It`s a rare opportunity for a lot of folks across the United States to see and/or photograph a partial or total eclipse of the sun, and it`s all happening just under a week from now.
We`ve already published our guide to photographing the eclipse (and a plea to consider not photographing it), but the Internet has no shortage of great information on the subject, some of which goes very in-depth. In an effort to provide you with the totality of eclipse photography resources, we`ve rounded up some of our other favorite articles and guides below. Good luck, and remember to protect those eyes and sensors!
Canon eclipse guide - 16 articles on shooting the eclipse
Canon`s guide to photographing the solar eclipse is very impressive and thorough. It features more than 15 articles on the subject. There`s also a nifty `Solar eclipse pocket field guide` PDF you can download and print. The guide is slightly geared to Canon shooters, but we feel the information is useful to all photographers, regardless of brand of choice.
Read Canon`s eclipse guide
B & H eclipse guide- An easy-to-read complete guide
B & H also posted a really thorough guide on everything you should consider to safely and successfully shoot the eclipse. And unlike the Canon guide, these tips are all in one (long) article.
Read B & H`s eclipse guide
National Geographic - The creative side of photographing the eclipse
National Geographic`s guide to shooting the eclipse is less technical nuts-and-bolts and more about planning, composition and creativity. ...
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