Time-lapse photography might seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be a challenge. With the right gear and the right photography advice, you can master it in no time.
Have you ever wondered what melting ice cream looks like in slow motion? Probably not. The cold creamy substance is best in its frozen state, and we try so desperately to keep it that way before it turns into a soupy mess, either in our bowl or down our arms. But through the wonders of timelapse […]
While timelapse photography is no longer a niche genre (everybody seems to be doing it these days) few photographers take advantage of the RAW shooting capabilities of their cameras. In this video Tom Baurain shows why this is a much better option. He even breaks down the whole process of shooting, post-processing, and rendering the […]
It was June 30, 2014. Ominous clouds closed in on Chicago as the day waned and by dusk, rain was falling in sheets and the sky was alive with electricity. Perched high on a rooftop terrace, videographer Craig Shimala was feeling supercharged, too. See, back in 2010, he had filmed a triple lightning strike to Chicago’s three […]
You’ve heard of timelapse photography–a technique often used to accentuate the movement of the sun, clouds, and stars. You may have also experimented with 360 degree panoramas. But how about combining the two? That’s just what Vincent Brady did: To get this effect, Vincent had to custom-create his own camera set-up: 4 cameras with fisheye […]
Timelapse photography has been used to capture all sorts of natural phenomena, from cloudscapes and stars to people moving about in a cityscape and plants growing, but this four-year compilation from the Hubble Space Telescope made history: On January 6, 2002, an unknown star in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn) underwent a huge explosion, briefly […]
Ever wanted to just drop everything, jump in your van, and travel across North America photographing its incredible vistas? Well that’s just what timelapse photographer Joel Schat has done. And he has turned out some awesome compilation videos, including this latest demo reel: Made to be Seen is a compilation covering the last two years […]
Tilt-shift photography is a technique that make scenes appear to be miniature by blurring part the top and bottom slices of the photograph. The effect is traditionally done using special lenses that allow you to tilt them in different directions to shift focus, but tilt-shift can also be replicated using programs like Photoshop. In the […]
Göran Strand, a photographer who has been featured by NASA and National Geography and whose movie work has been used by the band Coldplay and the Discovery Channel, has been waiting an entire year to shoot a certain sunset: As he stood at the Swedish National Biathlon Arena in Östersund, Sweden, the sun passed directly […]
There’s a lot of chatter about Apple’s iOS 8, the mobile operating system that’s scheduled to make an appearance this in the fall of 2014. The rumors, speculations, and confirmed details of the release are of special interest to photographers, as a few new camera-related features have been suggested. One of those features happens to […]
We’ve covered some basic timelapse tutorials in previous posts here on PictureCorrect, but given the complexity involved in the process, it never hurts to have just a little more knowledge. In the informative video below, Corey Rich talks about some of the realities of timelapse photography and offers sound advice on how to go about […]
