How To Take Good Pictures Of The Moon With Iphone 11

Open the iPhone camera app in photo mode.

How to take good pictures of the moon with iphone 11. Tips for taking night sky photos with an iPhone 11 or iPhone 12. To minimize the risk of water moisture spoiling your picture allow some time for your device. Hold your iPhone still until the shot is complete.

Adjust the capture time. The Night mode is switched on automatically. If possible brace the iPhone against a solid object to steady the shot.

You CAN adjust the exposure on an iPhone by touching the screen where the bright object in this case the Moon is and it should at least get the exposure correct for the Moon but everything else in the photo will be hugely underexposed ie nearly black because the dynamic range of the iPhone is WAY less than that of an expensive DSLR camerawhich in turn has way less. Now swipe down with your finger to make the photo darker. If you need to make the moon more prominent in your image now is the time to do this.

Your camera moved while taking the photo. You need only witness one of these to know that the Moon in an iPhone photo does not look like the Moon. When you take a photo in Night mode a number appears next to the Night mode icon to indicate how long the shot will take.

The earths rotation moves the moon quite a distance in a couple of seconds which can show up in a photo. Moon photos tend to be too bright rather than too dark. This ensures that the pictures and selfies you take in a dark restaurant night parties festivals etc.

If youre using a phone youre going to want to tap the moon and drag that exposure slider down probably as far is it can go. Focus by tapping the brightest star or an object in the distance. To try longer Night mode photos tap the Night mode icon.