The Photographer's Ephemeris is a map-centric planning tool designed for landscape and urban photographers to calculate precise Sun, Moon, and Milky Way positions. It enables users to visualize light alignment for specific locations and times, supporting complex shoot planning through integrated data analysis.
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The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Professional and amateur outdoor photographers planning shoots based on natural light conditions.
What does it look like?
Key features
Provides precise celestial data for any location on Earth to assist in planning outdoor photography.
Uses AR technology to visualize how light will fall on a scene at a specific location.
Allows users to analyze terrain and light alignment for accurate shot composition.
Enables users to find and plan for specific celestial alignments at future dates.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
Crookneck Consulting
2 apps tracked · Photo & Video
Photographer's Ephemeris 3DUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for The Photographer's Ephemeris
How's the Photo & Video market?
The rivals identified
By PhotoPills S.L.
Both apps target the same niche of landscape and astrophotographers with map-centric planning tools for celestial events. They compete directly on feature sets like Sun, Moon, and Milky Way calculation and augmented reality visualization.
- PhotoPills includes a community-driven awards feature to showcase user work, which is absent in this app.
- PhotoPills provides extensive in-app educational video tutorials to guide users through complex planning workflows.
- PhotoPills utilizes a one-time purchase model, avoiding the subscription friction reported by users of this app.
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Key takeaways for The Photographer's Ephemeris
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
While highly regarded for its technical utility in light planning, the app faces user friction regarding subscription transparency and interface navigation.
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