Category: long exposure

This photographer created phoenix wings by light painting with real fire

John Aldred

Light painting is something many of us try at some point in our photographic journey. Some of us just make a brief visit into this world, but others make it their home. One such photographer is Derek VanAlthuis, an avid light painter who’s produced some outstanding work. One such image is the one above. When I […]

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“Bored” RAF pilot sent jet into a 4,440ft plummet because he was “playing with his camera”

John Aldred

This story seems to have been going on for quite a while now. It started three years ago, to the day, in fact. On February 9th, 2014, RAF Voyager ZZ333 was en route from RAF Brize Norton to Camp Bastion Airfield in Afghanistan containing a flight crew of 9 and 189 passengers. Aside from a […]

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How to shoot long exposure timelapse with direct sunlight in the middle of the day

John Aldred

Shooting long exposures on a bright day can be a hassle. Even with your aperture at f/16 and ISO as low as it’ll go, you’re lucky if you can get slow enough to blur motion. This is where super strung neutral density filters come in. Jay P Morgan of The Slanted Lens takes us out on […]

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The new Super Dark variable ND from Syrp lets you shoot long exposure timelapse in bright sunlight

John Aldred

Variable neutral density filters are typically more common for video than photography, but there’s that grey timelapse area in the middle where the two worlds tend to often collide. I usually go with regular NDs for long exposures and timelapse, but having recently picked up a variable ND for video, I have found myself using […]

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How to shoot long exposures for only $1

John Aldred

I find long exposures to be great fun, especially once you start really stopping down the light and extending that shutter to ridiculous lengths.  The costs of getting started, however, can add up very quickly. In Mathieu Stern’s latest video, which features long exposure photographer Thibault Roland, we are shown how we can get started very […]

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Everything you ever needed to know about shooting and editing timelapse

John Aldred

If you ever wanted to get into timelapse, but didn’t know where to start then Bloomberg documentary filmmaker, Griffin Hammond is here to help. In these two videos, Griffin shares how he shoots and edits timelapse sequences from start to finish. While your camera and lens may be different to those chosen for these videos, the principles are […]

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How to photograph under moonlight and calculate long exposure times

John Aldred

Photographing landscapes under moonlight can be tricky, there’s no doubt about it.  You’re fumbling around in the dark trying to get everything ready to take the shot, and your exposures can often be so long that you might only get one or two chances to actually capture the scene you want. In this video, Karl […]

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Everything you ever needed to know about shutter speed

John Aldred

There’s a lot more to shutter speed than simply filling in a part of the exposure triangle.  The creative choices when it comes to shutter speed are just as important as the technical. In this video from PhotoRec TV, Toby Gelston tells us all about shutter speed, the issues that can arise from having one […]

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How to paint wings with light using the Light Painting Brushes’ new feather attachment

John Aldred

Light painting is a fascinating technique that’s evolved over the last few years from the humble flashlight into an elaborate array of tools, gadgets, gizmos, and even apps, with ever more wild and creative results being produced on a daily basis. In this video, Jason D. Page shows us how to use the new Plexiglass feather attachment […]

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