[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

2023-02-18 05:50:12 [Original by Zhongguancun Online] Author: Lanzhou White Pigeon

I saw the stars 30000 years ago
They rotate slowly over my head
Somehow I shed tears?
The day I died
The starry sky is still bright

Toshiro Tanigawa - "The Star Sky 30000 Years ago"

「 How can ordinary people shoot beautiful stars? "This topic was put forward a few years ago, and everyone's concern must be" how to shoot a beautiful starry sky with a camera? "

We all know The lower level crushed the person to death , with the development of intelligence mobile phone -The hardware upgrade of the sensor has gradually changed from the original 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch in the previous two years, and now to 1 inch. The foundation is getting bigger and bigger, and the shooting ability of low illumination is getting stronger and stronger, and the image quality is gradually available to be beautiful. Now ordinary users can also shoot the starry sky directly with their mobile phones, provided that the main lens of the mobile phone is large enough

Here's what I use iPhone 12 Pro Max、 iPhone 14 Pro Max， vivo X70 Pro+ Some photos of stars

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

one  Location selection

In recent years, VLOG videos of various Tibetan landscapes have become popular. It seems that you have to go to high altitude areas to capture the stars. In fact, this is not the case.

It's actually very simple to choose a place to shoot the stars, If you want to shoot a pure starry sky, find a sunny day with good visibility and avoid light pollution.

Based on this principle, we generally choose to stay away from the suburbs of cities or residential areas. Most of the rural areas in China where dogs and chickens are heard of can also see the sky full of stars.

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

At the Milky Way in Ulanqab in the first half of July, there are residential areas far away from the horizon, and the ground is illuminated, affecting the whole picture perception

Of course, Because the air is thin and pollution-free at high altitude, the visibility is better, and the star sky is really more beautiful 。

If it is Beijing, you can actually see the stars from around Beijing, like Bulaotun Observatory in Miyun ， Golden Sea Lake Bibo Island in Pinggu , you can shoot beautiful stars.

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

Not in the past, because it is completely far away from the city, the degree of development is relatively low, and the shooting conditions are very difficult.

In addition, the temperature in the mountains is very low. Remember to prepare more warm clothes, shoes, thermos bottles, tea eggs, bread and other food. Therefore, it is very important to be fully prepared to keep warm.

two  How to find the Milky Way?

For the position and accurate rising time of the Milky Way, we can use mobile phones to watch the stars Software To query.

Similar to StarChart and Star walk2, we can open the mobile phone APP to aim at the sky on the spot and easily find the general orientation of the Milky Way and constellations.

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

three  Shooting time

The moon is at its roundest and brightest on the 15th day of the lunar calendar every month. The moon is bright and the stars are rare. The visibility of the stars will be greatly reduced if there is moonlight. Therefore, it is best to take pictures at the beginning of each month.

Generally, stars can be photographed after it is completely dark, but there is still a certain time rule for photographing the Milky Way. Here I summarize some rules for photographing the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere, for your reference:

From February to April: The low hanging Milky Way Arch Bridge can be photographed for easy connection. It appears in the second half of the night.
May July: The Milky Way arch bridge and the vertical strip Milky Way can be photographed, and the difficulty of splicing gradually increases, appearing in the first half of the night.
From August to October: The vertical Milky Way and the starry sky can be photographed with a delay. It is more difficult to connect the film, and it appears in the first half of the night.
November - February of the next year: no silver heart shooting.

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

four  Mobile phone settings

Android system

Starry sky shooting can be done in either "Starry sky mode" or professional mode.

The mode similar to the above interface can be found in the camera function, which is usually named Professional. The shooting parameters can be adjusted automatically in the professional mode, similar to the M gear (manual gear) of the camera

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

IOS system

Apple can only use its native camera to shoot the stars after iPhone 11, and use the night mode to shoot. This mode can be understood as semi-automatic. Only the shutter time is adjusted. Other parameters are determined by iPhone Self matching. Generally, when the shooting environment is dark, Apple's camera system will automatically activate this function, and then you can adjust the exposure time by yourself.

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

five ▄ Auxiliary equipment

1. Mobile phone clip

This accessory needs to be purchased separately. It is used to fix the mobile phone on the tripod. The price is determined by the quality. Generally, 10 yuan is enough

2. Tripod

If it is just a mobile phone shooting, the tripod does not need to be bought too large. It is convenient to carry.

The camera tripod I usually use is higher and more stable, which is convenient for me to stand up and look up

3. Octopus tripod

Recommended for standby, light and compact. It is practical for mobile phone shooting, and can be fixed on railings, branches, or any other fixed place for shooting

When none of the above is available, you can take stones or mineral water bottles for emergency, or directly face down and back up, delaying 3 seconds for shooting

Some powerful mobile phones can be used for direct handheld photography, such as last year vivo X70 Pro +Showing the samples in Hemu Village, Xinjiang

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

six  Parameter setting

1. Select shooting mode

There are many mobile phone shots, such as portrait, night scene, macro, professional mode, etc. Generally, professional mode is used to shoot the starry sky, which is equivalent to the camera's M gear (manual gear), and the shutter, sensitivity, and white balance can be fully adjusted manually

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

2. Formatting

The general professional mode will provide two photo format options, one is JPEG, the other is RAW format

Normally, the system will output JPEG photos to you by default. This is a good finished picture of the phone after long exposure, noise reduction and details optimization;

While RAW format photos can record more picture details and have more late stage space. Vivo has SuperRAW, Apple has Apple ProRAW

Vivo SuperRAW integrates the self-developed RAWHDR multi frame algorithm After opening, 10 frames of picture information are recorded in one picture, and super high bit fusion and noise reduction processing are carried out, and finally output 14bit RAW In theory, the file can carry 4.39 trillion color information, and can achieve a dynamic range of up to 15EV, while Apple ProRAW is just 12bit, which is great

seven  Shooting steps

Android system (with vivo X80 Pro Professional mode as an example)

1. Shutter

The normal setting is 15-30 seconds. I usually choose to shoot for 30 seconds

2. Sensitivity

Generally, it is 1600-6400. In order to make the picture as pure as possible, the sensitivity should be 1600 or 3200

3. Focus

Infinite distance is enough. Adjust the focusing progress bar to the right. Infinite distance is the end

4. WB white balance

It is generally set to 4500. If RAW format is selected for shooting, the white balance can be adjusted later

5. Shooting countdown

Because the phone shakes easily when I touch the shutter, I usually choose to count down to 3 seconds for shooting. After setting, click the shutter to start shooting

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

Of course, if the above is too troublesome, vivo has a special shooting option of "starry photography" to vivo X80 Pro, for example, finds "starry sky" in more. After clicking on it, vivo will carefully introduce "how to take a good picture of the starry sky?"

As I mentioned earlier:

1. Shoot in a clear night away from urban light pollution;

2. Use a tripod to fix the phone and keep it stable during shooting.

Put it on the tripod, shoot for a few seconds, and you can record the bright Milky Way on the vivo mobile phone.

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

The first time I used this function was when I was in Hemu, Xinjiang in 2021. It was dark at 11pm, and I could use it easily vivo X70 Pro+took a picture of the cabin in front of me, which shocked me. The camera recorded all the details that could not be seen by the naked eye

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

Figure 1 is seen by the naked eye at the scene, and Figure 2 is taken by hand after the star mode is turned on. After six seconds of exposure, I can only say that the picture is too awesome

If using vivo X90 Pro+ It's expected to be better. This time vivo X90 Pro +Its image configuration is really luxurious, and I really want to get a

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

Main camera: 50 million pixels Sony IMX989 one inch big bottom sensor Compared with the 1/1.3 inch Samsung GNV sensor of the vivo X80 Pro, the area is directly increased by 77%, the overall photosensitivity is improved by 43%, and it has more light input and sensitivity space.

Ultra low dispersion and high transparency glass lenses are used to form 1G+7P lens module. The key is that these seven lenses also use ZEISS T * coating from ALC. Vivo is one of the few that emphasizes lenses and coating, which are also inseparable elements of strong mobile phone imaging quality.

F/1.75 Large aperture, greater light input, and support for OS optical anti shake, can bring a purer night view without soaring ISO.

Including self-developed chip V2 and other configurations

In order to enable ordinary users to better take pictures of the stars, vivo also added a new self-developed Separate control anti shake system ， AI PD polar night focusing technology ， Bionic night sky enhancement algorithm Computational photography has always been regarded as the "starry sky photography" on a high scale. This time, you can use the vivo 90 Pro+handheld to shoot the starry sky. This experience is really not great

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

Have a look vivo X90 The star sky sample of Pro+is filled with details directly. The sun shines on Jinshan, stars and rivers, as well as atomized water. The photographer in the lower right corner points to the sky with a light, which is very beautiful. The whole photo is 100% enlarged, and it is also very transparent. No noise can be seen in the dark details. This one inch bottom really attracts me.

IOS system (take iPhone 14 Pro Max as an example)

1. Shooting with 1X main camera

2. Confirm to open RAW format, there is more space for later stage, which is convenient for increasing exposure and adjusting color in later stage,

3. Turn on the night view mode and stroke right for 30 seconds

4. Click the shutter to start shooting and wait patiently for 30 seconds

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

When Apple turns on the night mode, it can also shoot by hand, but because there is shaking in the hand, it is generally achieved by increasing the ISO sensitivity to reduce the exposure time, so the picture quality of the shot will not be particularly good.

The maximum exposure time is 10 seconds when iPhone judges that the phone is still slightly shaking. A tripod is required for unlocking for 30 seconds. After using the mobile phone holder, the phone can be opened for 30 seconds long exposure when the phone is completely stationary.

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

eight  How to make it more beautiful

Technology determines the lower limit, aesthetics determines the upper limit

Only shooting the starry sky, the picture will appear very monotonous, such as this picture

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

If you want to take a good picture of the starry sky, you need to find an NB foreground, a distinctive foreground. When your foreground is prominent enough, the starry sky is just a foil, a background

[Aperture Secret Technique] Mobile Star Photography Guide | How can ordinary people use mobile phones to shoot beautiful stars?

Finally, with the rapid development of science and technology, ordinary photography lovers can easily take pictures of the stars with their mobile phones. It is so beautiful. I hope you can take the stars after watching this photography tutorial.

nine  Star photography mobile phone recommendation

If it comes to the selection of starry sky camera phones, I think the most suitable Android phone for starry sky photography must be vivo X90 Pro+, One inch outsole sensor, Ultra low dispersion and high transmittance glass mirror Slice, f/1.75 large aperture, OS Optical anti shake, self-developed chip V2, etc., as well as special handheld star mode, which is really suitable for shooting stars, and one inch big bottom mobile phones such as Xiaomi 13/13 Pro.

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