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 Keep in Touch! Email: [email protected] Facebook, Instagram: @MikeShawPhotography Twitter: @MikeShawPhoto .