Sunlight. Moonlight. Starlight. Precision planning for outdoor photographers.
The best alignments are rare. The optimal light quickly fades.
See exactly where the Sun, Moon, and more will rise, set, and move at your location.
See light direction, shadows, and sightlines.
“Head and shoulders above the crowd is The Photographer’s Ephemeris. Odd name, great app.”
“One of the most useful apps for any nature photographer.”
This is the first in a series of brief introductory articles on architectural photography. We’ll cover everything you need to know in order to plan, execute and process your images of buildings to a high standard. In this part, we’ll consider perspective and how it applies to architectural work.
Seeing and Transparency, along with light pollution and smoke, are two of the most important considerations for astrophotographers in determining where and when to plan a shoot. We’re pleased to be offering new Seeing and Transparency forecasts with Photo WX, our weather service for photographers.
We’re approaching the 12-month countdown to the 2026 total solar eclipse, which most viewers will see from either Iceland or Spain. It’s always interesting to ask, “ What if we had the same weather on eclipse day as we’re seeing this year? ”
With April 8 fast approaching, levels of interest in the last total solar eclipse to cross North America in the next 20 years are skyrocketing. There’s a lot of terminology that gets bandied around relating to eclipses, so here’s our guide to some of the main terms you’ll likely encounter.
When planning a night photography or astrophotography shoot, the weather is a critical factor. It’s not just the obvious things such as the absence of rain and clouds, but many other factors that conspire to make great conditions, or not.
Lighting is a critical aspect of architectural photography and something you should plan for in advance. Depending on the circumstances of your project, you may be able to pick and choose your time freely (e.g. personal projects, planning future travel), to exercise some choice within a finite time window…