How to photograph a Total Solar eclipse

A Total Solar Eclipse is coming up on April 8 across North America. Here's how I'm going to photograph it.

Equipment I'll be taking to the eclipse (some links are affiliate links):

Manfrotto 190X Aluminum Tripod: https://amzn.to/4bI2kVg
Manfrotto 128RC Micro Fluid Head: https://amzn.to/3SZ1Bb8
Sony Alpha A6600 APS-C Camera: https://amzn.to/48jfoO7
Sony 70-350mm F4.5-6.3G OSS Zoom Lens: https://amzn.to/3OKL349
67-82mm step-up ring: https://amzn.to/49Ei7ma
Thousand Oaks Optical 6x6 Solar Filter Sheet: https://amzn.to/3OL9nTo
Super Glue: https://amzn.to/3OLAPQR

I'll probably take my GoPro and a second tripod, to set it up on the whole scene to remember our reaction to the whole thing.

Some of the resources I mentioned in the video:

Will Whang's Solar Imaging notes: https://www.willwhang.dev/SolarImaging/
Great American Eclipse website: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com
NASA's Live 2024 Total Eclipse Coverage: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/fut...
My experience and photography tips from 2017: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/201...
How I made my DIY solar filter: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/201...
Photography Life - Luck in Photography: https://photographylife.com/2023-ecli...

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Contents:

00:00 - Totally different
01:23 - Planing for the photo
02:52 - DIY Solar filter
03:33 - Practice with the sun
04:13 - Camera settings
05:32 - Totality
06:33 - Advanced techniques
07:34 - Luck
08:12 - Where should you go?