Exploring Time
Learn How to Create Your Own Stunning Time-lapses
Dr. Mike Shaw
Bryan Peterson School of Photography [email protected] Last Week – Ramped Time-Lapses You will learn: • What is a time-lapse • What equipment is needed, best camera settings • How to create your input files • How to assemble your input files into time-lapses • How to cope with things that often go wrong • Advanced methods of assembling time-lapses • Advanced time-lapse subjects (day-to-night, astro, etc.) • How to include motion Week 4 – Advanced Topics You will learn: • What is a time-lapse • What equipment is needed, best camera settings • How to create your input files • How to assemble your input files into time-lapses • How to cope with things that often go wrong • Advanced methods of assembling time-lapses • Advanced time-lapse subjects (day-to-night, astro, etc.) • How to include motion Advanced time-lapse topics
Methods
Starbursts
Smoothing
Subjects
Milky Way
Aurora Borealis
Moonrise
Motion
Slide
3D Starburst time-lapse “Shooting Star” Time-lapses
1) Sequence of starry sky images can be used to make a star trail image
2) Star trail option in StarStax: “comet mode”
3) Option: “Save intermediate files”
4) Use intermediate files to create a shooting star time-lapse! Use StarStax to convert input files
original images
Starburst star trail image “comet mode” intermediate files Simply use these files for time-lapse! Can combine original/starbust images Advanced time-lapse topics
Methods
Starbursts
Smoothing
Subjects
Milky Way
Aurora Borealis
Moonrise
Motion
Slide
3D Blur motion in LRTimelapse
Show three examples – G Tetons coming at us
None Low High
LRTimelapse Render Screen Advanced time-lapse topics
Methods
Starbursts
Smoothing
Subjects
Milky Way
Aurora Borealis
Sunrise
Motion
Slide
3D Basic Night Photography Setup • Usual gear/setting: • Camera, tripod, manual focus, manual exposure, fixed white balance
• Recommended exposure settings (dark skies away from city lights: • ISO 6400 • f/2.8 • 20-second shutter speed
• Recommended exposure settings (dark skies away from city lights: • ISO 3200 (adjust as-needed) • f/4.0 (adjust as-needed) • 20-second shutter speed
Check out my BPSOP course: Star Trails and Night Photography for much more! (https://bpsop.com/star-trails-and-night-photography/) Milky Way example
Settings Aurora example
Settings Moonrise example
Settings Advanced time-lapse topics
Methods
Starbursts
Smoothing
Subjects
Milky Way
Aurora Borealis
Sunrise
Motion
Slide
3D Advanced time-lapse topics
Methods
Starbursts
Smoothing
Subjects
Milky Way
Aurora Borealis
Sunrise
Motion
Slide
3D Advanced time-lapse topics
Methods
Starbursts
Smoothing
Subjects
Milky Way
Aurora Borealis
Sunrise
Motion
Slide
3D Week 4 – Advanced Topics You will learn: • What is a time-lapse • What equipment is needed, best camera settings • How to create your input files • How to assemble your input files into time-lapses • How to cope with things that often go wrong • Advanced methods of assembling time-lapses • Advanced time-lapse subjects (day-to-night, astro, etc.) • How to include motion Week 4 Assignment
• Option 1: Explore the effects of different motion blur with one of your earlier projects
• Option 2: Create a starburst time-lapse
• Create a time-lapse of an astrophotography scene
• Option 3: Create a time-lapse video incorporating motion
• Upload the video to our Vimeo channel. Follow the instructions given in the Welcome Announcement on the first day of class; also you can watch a video on how to do that here: vimeo.com/239895534 (password: bpsop#2018) Exploring Time – Conclusion You have learned: • What is a time-lapse • What equipment is needed, best camera settings • How to create your input files • How to assemble your input files into time-lapses • How to cope with things that often go wrong • Advanced methods of assembling time-lapses • Advanced time-lapse subjects (day-to-night, astro, etc.) • How to include motion Thank You!
Dr. Mike Shaw Bryan Peterson School of Photography
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