If you need help to get started with PhotoPills, you’re stuck with one determined feature or you’d like me to help you plan the shot of your dreams... join me in a Free Google Hangout, I’m here to help!

What is a PhotoPills’ Google Hangout?

We’re using Google Hangout system to run free of charge video calls with up to 9 PhotoPillers simultaneously. It’s a cool way to meet online and help you master PhotoPills.

You can book a spot in the following hangouts:

• Beginners: get started with the Planner and plan the sun/moon rise/set.
• Milky Way: learn how to plan the Milky Way with the 2D Planner and the Augmented Reality.
• Sun/Moon advanced: learn how to plan the sun/moon with the Planner.
• Plan your shots: let’s plan your shots together.

How to book a hangout

Just contact me via [email protected] and let’s find a date to meet. There are only 9 spots available per hangout and I’ll be running 2-3 free hangouts per week.

How to join a Google Hangout

To join PhotoPills’ Google Hangouts, you’ll need a Google Account. If you already have an e-mail account with Gmail, it's enough. You don't need another Google account, you just need to book a seat in a Hangout. If you don’t have any, you can create one here:

Create your Google Account

Once you’ve booked a Hangout with me, I’ll send you a link to connect a few minutes before the hangout starts.

More learning resources

Unfortunately, my time is limited, so I won’t be able to help you all when required. In the meanwhile, I recommend you to study our videos and articles. They are fantastic to get started with PhotoPills.

In my opinion, this is the best workflow to master PhotoPills:

• The idea goes first: deciding the photo you want to take is key to have the motivation to learn how to plan it. If you know the date of the shooting, let’s say you want  to shoot a sunset, PhotoPills will help you find the best spot and the right time for the shooting. On the contrary, if you want to shoot the sun, the moon or the Milky Way in a determined position in a given location, PhotoPills will help you find the date and time the scene you’ve imagined happens.
• Very important! Learn how to navigate the map, move the observer’s pin and change time. Without knowing how to do this, you will not be able to plan anything.
• Learn how to read sun, moon and Milky Way position on the map and top panels for a given date and time.
• Learn how to plan a sunset for a given date.
• Learn how to plan a moonrise for a given date.
• Learn how to use the Obstacle’s pin, take topography into account.
• Learn how to plan next full moon.
• Learn how to plan the Milky Way using the Planner and the Augmented Reality.
• Learn how to plan the sun/moon over a mountain.
• Learn how to plan the sun/moon at a determined position in the sky.

Win a PhotoPills T-shirt!

We’re here to have fun and learn how to shoot legendary photos, right? What aboutt getting something else in return?... a t-shirt for example!

Send us your photos via [email protected] and enter PhotoPills monthly contest. The winner will be awarded with his/her preferred PhotoPills’ t-shirt!

Find out who won July’s edition and how to enter our contests here.

Happy Shooting!

Rafael

The Bard