Want to capture what the eye can’t see? With these long exposure photography tips, you’ll be a quick expert in star and car trails. Don’t forget your tripod.
This entertaining tutorial brought to us by Digital Rev demonstrates some creative ideas along with the basics of long exposure photography. This shoot becomes really fun as the narrator begins experimenting with flash, motion blur, and other techniques, combining them with the stillness of a long exposure to create interesting juxtapositions between his subjects and […]
It is said that cameras “freeze” moments in time. But this expression is only appropriate if you use a shutter speed that’s fast enough to stop any movement within the scene. This eBook is designed to explore some of the techniques that photographers use to harness the emotive power of slow shutter speeds. A question […]
Long exposure photography is about capturing space and silence, like visually holding your breath; it is about capturing the beauty and calmness of a scene. The aim of this new e-book is to cover the process of capturing long exposure photographs from start to finish. It documents simple steps that can be employed anytime you embark on a long exposure photo shoot. We were able to arrange a 25% discount for our readers which expires at the end of the month.
In this short video, photographer RJ Hidson demonstrates a fairly simple set up to get very striking multiple exposure images using Nikon SB-800 and SB-900 flashguns: The key points to shooting these images are as follows: Set the camera up on a tripod and use a long exposure time of around 3–4 seconds The exposure […]
Light painting can be done using a variety of techniques. One of the more common methods involves a very dark setting and a handheld LED light that’s used to write or draw into the air while a photograph is being exposed. If done correctly, the resulting graffiti-like photograph can look visually stunning. While light painting itself […]
Many new cameras will come with built-in shutter speeds of up to 30 seconds or longer, which is enough for most long-exposure photography. Other cameras will have a B (bulb) setting that will keep the shutter open as long as you keep your finger on the shutter release button or a T (time) exposure setting that will keep the shutter open until you press the shutter release button a second time.
