Equipment, speed, duration: there are plenty of things you have to keep in mind when working with timelapse photography. While there are a variety of tips and tricks for this innovative form of photography, by following a few simple steps you can bring your timelapse videos to a whole new dimension. Whether you’re trying to […]
The collaboration of photographer Rob Whitworth and urban exploration expert JT Singh, “This Is Shanghai” captures the unique identity of the Asian metropolis, from its glittering skyline and 4,000 skyscrapers (twice as many as New York City), to back-alley restaurants and graffiti-covered streets. For this timelpase/hyperlapse presentation, Whitworth and his team sought out both iconic […]
On July 6, 2015 NASA released an image of the Earth as captured by the EPIC camera. Since then EPIC has captured thousands of images of our beloved blue planet. Three thousand of these images have now been compiled into a timelapse sequence like no other you’ve seen. It shows a year in the life […]
With the advancements in digital photography, we have seen a great leap in the quality of timelapse photography. Brad Goldpaint has taken full advantage of these advancements and combined it with his own perspective and photographic prowess to create his own timelapse, “Within Two Worlds.” Complimented by Serge Essiambre’s piano melody, the two create a […]
With timelapse and hyperlapse techniques, photographer/videographer Mayeul Akpovi created this amazing video using over 45,000 photos taken over a shoot spanning 15 days in the city of Abidjan (located on the Ivory Coast of Africa). After an additional 15 days of video editing, the aptly titled Abidjan in Motion was born: From the busy freeways […]
With so many cameras adding in features for timelapse photography, it’s no surprise that many people assume it’s an easy skill to just pick up and shoot. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Like many forms of photography, shooting timelapse requires enormous amounts of patience. For instance, the timelapse movie Patience was captured by professional timelapse photographer […]
Most photographers shoot still photographs to capture precise moments in time. Timelapse photographers take hundreds or thousands of images at fixed intervals to portray the passage of time. The images are played back consecutively to condense hours into minutes or seconds. New Zealander Bevan Percival records surreal timelapse photography sequences in beautiful landscapes. Watch his […]
Timelapse videos are a dime a dozen, but every once in a while we come across one that’s truly well done—even stunning. This timelapse of the beauty of the Western states, made by Portland adventure photographer Leif Smith, might just be one of those: Shot mostly in the western United States and Canada, Smith’s “Vista” timelapse […]
Making a beautiful timelapse sequence involves quite a bit of work. It takes a methodical approach, extensive research, careful calculations, and of course planning. You need the right equipment, too. This video by DigitalRev TV covers some of the essential points to successfully making your first timelapse: Gear There are a lot of cameras out […]
Mark Thorpe has created a step-by-step video tutorial on how to shoot a day-to-night traffic timelapse. Read on for the tutorial, Mark’s top tips for starting out with timelapse photography, and his transition from wildlife to urban jungle: In this tutorial, Mark gets amongst the hustle and bustle of Japan’ s largest city, Yokohama, to […]
