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.
Cape Kiwanda in Oregon is well known for experiencing spectacular wave action. This makes it an ideal place to spend some time during the evening hours. The beautiful sunset along with the coastal waves will ensure that you’ll have and amazing time before you call it a day. Photographer Ryan Dyar took the following image […]
Whether you’re a professional landscape and nature photographer or you’re just taking pictures of your family camping trip, you have to think about your environment to get the perfect shot. This is especially true when you’re shooting long exposures at night, which is a really great way to capture the camping atmosphere. Watch as Daniel Norton […]
Today’s tutorial kindly comes to us from Gim Liu, author of the new book After Dark Photography (readers outside the US can also get the book here). In this lesson, you are taught how to create a photo where the motion of hot embers from steel wool flying through the air are displayed as streaks […]
As captivating rivers, seas, and precipitation are to watch; they can be rather elusive to photograph. A master of the five elements, Mike Perea, knows a thing or two about capturing water. In this seascape long exposure tutorial, he shares his top tips on how to capture this unique and ever-changing landscape. Pack The Right […]
The San Francisco Bay area is by far one of the most beautiful places on earth to photograph. With the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, stunning skyline, gorgeous natural spaces, and dynamic weather, there’s pretty much something for every type of photographer. But, what happens when you go above the land? Landscape photographer Nicholas Steinberg takes […]
Long exposure photography is a technique in which you use a slower shutter speed to capture motion trails. If there’s no ambient light, you can use this method to create and capture light trails using a light source and create magnificent-looking images. We also refer to this as light painting. In today’s video, photographer Kyle […]
While using long exposures in the field, have you ever captured a ghost within your photographs? While you may not be haunted by spiritual specters, objects in motion often appear transparent and obscured by blurring when the shutter is opened for an extended period of time. While some individuals aim to create dramatic results by […]
There’s perhaps nothing more dreamy than a well-crafted long exposure of a body of water at sunrise or sunset. We’re even more convinced of that fact after viewing this stunning photograph of Abalone Cove, which was taken by landscape photographer Matthew Nurre: Well known for its teeming tide pools and beautiful bluff- and ocean-level views, […]
Hannu Huhtamo uses light to make art out of the darkness in his photographs. He’s a light painter known for his work in Finland. Huhtamo uses flashlights and other sources of light to create glowing lines of artwork in his pieces. They’re long exposure photographs without any need for Photoshop or editing software. Great Big Story shows […]
Light painting is a long exposure photography technique that you can use to creatively capture photos in the dark. By using light sources as brushes, you can draw shapes and patterns. COOPH has put together this video with five hacks that you can use for light painting: 1. Laser Scanning You can get a cool […]
