Learn how to capture stunning photos of the eclipse using your smartphone with these tips, tricks, and tools for both partial and total phases.
How do I take pictures of the eclipse with my phone? You can use your smartphone to take a photo of the eclipse—partial or total—on April 8, but you need to know precisely what you’re doing to get anything approaching impressive.
I took both of these shots last year during solar eclipses—one during October 14’s annular solar eclipse in New Mexico and the other during April 20’s total solar eclipse in Australia.
Many people have long aspired to photograph a total solar eclipse, but even those who have never considered it before can’t resist trying to take some kind of photo when they see one.
The trouble is, holding a smartphone up and simply taking a photo of the sun while it’s being eclipsed will result in something wholly unusable and unimpressive.
It’s straightforward to do with a bit of preparation, though exactly where you are for April 8’s total solar eclipse in North America will make a huge difference to what you can see and photograph.
