If you’re interested in trying out astrophotography, it’s a fun, but very different genre to get into. This helpful video will give you some quick tips to ensure you get it right and get those entrancing shots of the stars.

Coming to you from Mango Street, this quick tutorial will get you up and running if you’ve never pointed your camera toward the night sky before. As mentioned, it’s normally best to use a wide angle lens. Try to make it a prime so you can get a wider maximum aperture; in fact, Rokinon’s lenses are absolutely fabulous for astrophotography, and you can get them quite cheaply since they don’t have autofocus (which you won’t need anyway). Here are two additional tips:

• When using the 500 rule, you need to use your lens’ effective focal length if your camera has a crop sensor. 
• Get away from cities, even towns. Use this tool to find locations near you with the lowest light pollution. Only then will you start to see the glorious range of objects in the night sky.

Astrophotography is definitely its own beast, but even knowing the basics can provide you a useful skill that you can implement into the genres you normally shoot. So, get out there and have some fun!