Summary: Jeff Harmon is joined by Brent Bergherm to talk about shooting a solar eclipse. For the first time since 1979 a total solar eclipse will be visible from locations across the continental United States and Jeff goes over 6 questions with Brent about how a photographer can prepare now to be ready to capture such an event:<br> <br> 1) What is the event, when is it happening, where is the best place to see it?<br> 2) What can photographers do with the gear they likely already have to get a good shot?<br> 3) For those who want to do all they can to capture this solar eclipse what kind of gear can they rent to do that?<br> 4) What are the basic settings to start with as they go into this shot? (shutter speed 1/640, aperture f/11, ISO 400)<br> 5) If a photographer wants to get something more than just the eclipsed sun and combine some foreground elements can they do that in a single shot or will it require compositing?<br> 6) What are the dangers of doing this kind of shooting for both the photographer and the gear?<br> <br> Links mentioned in the episode:<br> <br> Solar Filter ($10): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DS7IFQS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1<br> Photo Taco - Histogram Explained: https://improvephotography.com/38081/photo-taco-historgrams-explained/<br> Full, Non-Eclipsed Sun Photo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ImprovePhotographyListeners/permalink/1699372753698721/?match=c29sYXI%3D<br> <br> <br> Other Photo Taco Resources:<br> <br> Vote for Jeff’s “Cull” module idea to be added to Lightroom: http://bit.ly/cullmodule<br> <br> Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/<br> iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2#<br> Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/<br> Photo Taco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phototacopodcast/<br> Photo Taco email: phototacopodcast@gmail.com<br> <br> Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff<br> Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/<br> Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com<br> Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonjeff/
