Timelapse Photography Masterclass

Photography Tips  •  Time-lapse Photography

It wouldn’t be wrong if we called timelapse photography to be the fusion of photography and videography. In this photography technique, you take a sequence of photographs within a certain interval of time and then play it in a timeline to give the effect of a video. In today’s insightful video, photographer Shiv Verma with B&H shares his tips and techniques for taking timelapse videos. He also shares some common mistakes, camera equipment guide, potential subjects, and composition tips to benefit timelapse photography:

The beauty of timelapse photography is that you get to see the nuances of an event in a relatively short period of time – such as a sunset. The benefit is that you don’t need to record the same scene continuously thereby saving a lot of power, storage space, and the camera sensor’s life.

Now, on the surface, the entire process of timelapse photography sounds very simple. However, there are a lot of challenges in the process. Verma does an excellent job of pointing out the most common problems associated with shooting a timelapse and also talks about how you can overcome them.

Moreover, there are some technical sides to timelapse photography as well. For instance, you’ll need to know how to work with an intervalometer and program it. Whether the feature is built into your camera or you use additional hardware, this is a must. You should also have an understanding of the frame rate and plan the duration beforehand so that you know how many photos you need to take.

And the process is not over once you take the photos. You’ll still need to convert those series of photos into a video. For this you can take the help of additional software. Verma likes to use LR timelapse but you can use anything that fits your bill.

Finally, for Verma the most important trait that you need to have to shoot quality timelapse videos is patience. Since you’ll be shooting a ton of photos over an extended period of time, it’s a must.

If you’re looking for resources on how to get started with timelapse, be sure to watch the complete video. There are a lot of other details that he shares in the video. Those information are quite valuable and will surely help you out a lot.