How would I get a picture like this?

First off - the only downside is I cannot find a picture like what I want to do.
If anybody has one that they think is what I am trying to do, please post or
link to it! Pretty please!! I'm desperate for this type of photo.


Now to dive into the history of things. The two people I consider my best
friends are dating. I met both about 2mo apart and introduced them.
Now that work schedules are no longer a issue, I get to see my buddy again.
Nice! And also, finally, he has broken down and agreed to pictures of him.
As a late Xmas slash birthday present (his & her's are bout 2-3 days apart)
I want to do a his, hers, and couple photo books for them. I honestly am
waiting for them to announce their getting married. Their that great of a couple.

One of the photos I want to try and attempt is to have them either in a
grassy field or on the beach/lake's edge. Have them holding each other
close and either looking up or kissing. Have the Moon in the back drop.
Probably around 1/4th or so full, so it doesn't blow out my picture. But
I can take 2 pictures (one for them, one for the moon) if its full.

So any idea how to get this sort of shot? I plan to be shortly buying a
MPEX 'Strobist SW1' Kit (link: HERE) with my tax money. I will be using
my Canon Digital Rebel XT & 50mm F/1.8 lens for the equipment.

Thanks in advance to any/all replies
*EDIT - Looking to get a silhouette of them.

Doesn't sound complex to me. Not sure why you'd need help. Mother nature would have to cooperate and give you a clear view of the moon, that's all. Flash is your friend, assuming it's not a silhouette you're after.

Oops! Sorry. Forgot to add (editing post now) that I am looking for a silhouette.

If you want a silhouette, you don't even need a strobist kit...or any flash at all. Just expose for the moon and make sure there's enough separation between the couple to tell they're a couple....ie if they kiss, have them kiss lightly instead of mashing their faces together. Alternatively, have them stand side by side a few feet apart, holding hands together and distinctly in the middle.

Works best if you can shoot from slightly below, putting them against the sky where they won't blend in with the background. Better still if they're on a hill.

Sweet I'm not sure of any hills in the area; I'll have to explore some.
Also I'll ask my friend of any in Orlando (where they just moved to) by their place.
Worse comes to worse, I'm thinking a wide-angel shot using the pier @ the beach...

Thanks
PS: still getting the kit It'll be a fun experiment and add to my regular photos.

If you want the moon to be large in the frame then you're going to need a long telephoto and you'll have to be a long way from the couple, to get the perspective right. Might be tricky.

How long is long? I know someone with a 70-200 F/2.8L IS USM lens.
I wonder if I can find a way to borrow it with something to give as collatorial (sp?)
pending safe return of his lens...

At 200mm the moon fills maybe 7-10% of the frame. It's not a lot. I did have some photos of the moon at 200mm but I think I've deleted them. If you want it to be significant then you're going to need 400-600mm I would think. The astro photographers will be able to help you more than I can.

To get the best possible fill for the moon you should wait for a full moon. Why? Because at a full moon, the moon rises shortly after sun-down and when it's low on the horizon like that is when it looks the largest (due to the way the atmosphere bends light). At any other time you're having to wait too late into the night (it rises about an hour later each night) or it rises during the day. And like already stated, you'll want to be all the way out on the longest lens you can get. Don't know how far away until you actually compose the shot, so do that ahead of time with them doing the posing so you can catch the moon just as it's rising behind them. (and due to the timing, you can catch some really beautiful sunset light on them.)

Of course, there's no reason why you can't make this composition with photoshop. Take a photo of them backlit and silhouetted and replace the background with the moon. Cheaper than a super telephoto