Monday, July 7 @ 7pm
In-Person and Zoom Meeting – Bruce Herwig
At the beginning of the meeting, we will be announcing the winners from our 2025 Summer Competition.
Photographing the moon can be both a rewarding and surprisingly accessible experience for photographers at any level. In this talk, we’ll explore the fundamentals of lunar photography—covering the best phases to shoot, ideal weather conditions, and how to plan your shot using helpful apps and tools. We’ll also discuss how focal length and composition can dramatically change the mood and storytelling of your moon images, whether you’re capturing it rising over a city skyline or glowing above a mountain range.
We’ll dive into camera settings that yield the best results, including tips on exposure, focus, and white balance. You’ll learn how to avoid common mistakes like overexposure or blur and discover how to shoot a sharp moon with detail in the craters. Whether you’re photographing with a smartphone, DSLR, or mirrorless camera, this talk will help you confidently capture the moon in all its beauty.
Visitors are always welcome.
Both our In-person and Zoom meetings open at 6:30 pm for a social time before the presentation.
Presented by Bruce Herwig
An award-winning Redlands photo enthusiast, you will often find Bruce out and about taking pictures.
“I love photography because you have to ‘be there’ in order to take the picture. It’s a chicken and egg thing with me. Events get me out to take pictures and I go to events to take pictures.” Bruce likes spending time outside in nature, so landscape photography is a natural fit for him. In the last few years he has learned to shoot the Milky Way in Joshua Tree and other “dark sky” desert communities.
“For me, getting home after a photo shoot and loading the pictures into the computer has the anticipation of Christmas. While you know what you shot (subject matter), you don’t know what you got (captured with your camera). I enjoy editing my photos as much as taking them. It’s when you edit you really get to see the possibilities of what you’ve captured.”