You need a camera with shutter speed and aperture controls and a zoom lens that is about 300mm or 10x zoom. A tripod is a helpful accessory. Standing far away from your foreground subject helps compress the distance between the foreground subject and moon for the lens. Zoom lenses usually result in a shallow depth of field, but when you work with such a huge distance, the quirk of zoom lenses that tends to flatten a scene becomes a plus. For the first series, use the largest exposure compensation set from -2 to +2. This means you take one shot at -2, one at -1, one at normal, one at +1, and one at +2. For the second series, set the largest compensation at -1.5 through +1.5. This way, your second series has images shot at -1.5, -0.5, normal, +0.5, and +1.5 (depending on your camera’s design.) The moon appears largest just after it rises, which is usually—but not always—just after sunset. (Several days each month, the moon rises shortly before sunset.) The first 30 minutes after the moon rises, it appears much larger in the sky than later. Your photos can capture more dramatic photos and more detail at this time.
