Demystifying PhotoPills

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Demystifying PhotoPills

with Erik Kuna

lessons: 18 Course Lessons

duration: 1hr, 54min

published: 2019

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Demystifying PhotoPills

with Erik Kuna

Learn how to get the most out of PhotoPills when planning your next outdoor photography adventure! Join Erik Kuna as he explains exactly what this app can do, why photographers should care about using an app like PhotoPills, and how best utilize all of the features and functions within the app. In this class you’ll learn the basic terminology needed to use the planner, how to use the app to plan a photo shoot based around the position of the sun, the moon, or the milky way, how to discover when the next eclipse will occur at a given location, how to perform useful calculations, and so much more! Erik even breaks down all the steps he used in planning for a variety of different photographic scenarios. By the end of the class you’ll have a whole new appreciation for the ability to plan around celestial events using PhotoPills. BUY COURSE

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lesson 1: What is PhotoPills? (free course preview)

The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.

4min, 17sec

lesson 2: Why Should You Care?

Light is one of the keys to photography, and PhotoPills can help us plan for natural light events.

7min, 6sec

lesson 3: Basic Terms

Before using the app you’ll want to understand some of the basic terminology used in the planner app.

15min, 41sec

lesson 4: The Planner Pill

Time to dive into the app and get familiar with the planner.

10min, 31sec

lesson 5: The Sun Pill

Learn everything you need to know about the sun pill.

4min, 45sec

lesson 6: The Moon Pill

You can use this section to plan your next photo session with the moon.

5min, 23sec

lesson 7: Augmented Reality

Using AR you can overlay the sky over your location to help you plan.

3min, 12sec

lesson 8: Eclipse Planner

A function of the planner is to discover all of the eclipse events that will happen at the location dialed into the app.

2min, 23sec

lesson 9: The Find Tool

This tool helps you find a location where in the future the sun or the moon will be at a certain direction and elevation that you can shoot.

9min, 13sec

lesson 10: Saving Locations

Learn how to save locations for later, for sharing with others, or for transferring to other devices.

5min, 47sec

lesson 11: Shoot Breakdown: Part 1

Erik goes through some past shoots to see how he used the app to plan the shoot.

6min, 26sec

lesson 12: Shoot Breakdown: Part 2

Erik continues to direct past shoots that benefited from planning with the app.

6min, 52sec

lesson 13: Planning a Rocket Launch

The same principles apply to planning a shot of a rocket launch.

6min, 36sec

lesson 14: Planning a Future Shoot

Erik walks through the steps for how to plan a milky way shoot in the future.

5min, 24sec

lesson 15: Widgets

Utilizing widgets can supercharge your mobile device.

1min, 40sec

lesson 16: Calculations

There are times on location where you need to perform certain calculations to help you get the shot.

4min, 42sec

lesson 17: Additional Tools

There are a few additional tools you should know about in case they are useful.

8min, 32sec

lesson 18: Tracking Weather

Learn about tools to help you track the weather and plan your outdoor event.

6min, 1sec

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meet Erik Kuna

Space Flight Photographer

Erik is the Vice President of Operations for KelbyOne, and a passionate rocket launch photographer. His goal is to create images that help educate people about the space industry, and inspire them to learn more about the beauty of space exploration. His passion was ignited in 2015 by seeing the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster land successfully. He felt like from that moment, he had to be part of documenting and capturing the beauty and inspiration of spaceflight and has never looked back. He has recently pushed his work farther by working with Plotaverse to heighten his images with motion.

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