Primitive Skills | Intro to iPhone Astrophotography
Wimberley is designated as an International Dark Sky Community which makes it a great place to enjoy beautiful skies and learn how to take astrophotography with your iPhone. Learn from professional photographer Steve Irwin what you need, finding the right setting, and start taking your own photos of the beautiful Texas sky.
In the class you will learn the basics of landscape astrophotography with your iPhone and visit Spoke Hollow Ranch. Look forward to learning:
- How to plan for a night of shooting the stars (locating the Milky Way, Moon phases, composing the photo)
- Ensure you have the gear needed for iPhone astrophotography and why?
- Device settings
Schedule:
5:30pm | Overview of Astrophotography
6:00pm | Gear to use, Apps and Settings
6:30pm | Set up gear
7:00pm | Sunset and start photography
We recommend bringing:
- Snacks and drinks
- Weather appropriate clothes
- Equipment needed:
- Folding chair, cot or small blanket to sit in the field and observe.
If you’re interested in learning Astrophotography with your DSLR camera, check out our Intro to Astrophotography class here.