Long Exposure Shots...

[Dannii]

I'm a newbie to all this...
What's the basic jist of getting a long exposure shot?
Or can anyone direct me to a tutorial?

Thanks!

 

[DaveKing]

Hi Dannii,
You will need to shoot in low light, you will need a tripod (or similar) to keep the camera stable, and you will probably need to focus the lens manually.

 

[Mr G]

Mount your digital camera on a tripod

depending on what kinda picture you are taking, with night time lights car headlight trails Set your shutter speed to more then 2 seconds, this differs from different manufactures. Consult your instructional booklet for more information on setting the camera modes. Experiment with the different settings and choose one that you like.

if you dont have a shutter release use the self timer on the camera

Take the Picture

thats it in its basic set up, I am sure someone will come along with a more detailed explanation

 

[Dannii]

Hi Dannii,
You will need to shoot in low light, you will need a tripod (or similar) to keep the camera stable, and you will probably need to focus the lens manually.

thank you Dave

 

[Dannii]

Mount your digital camera on a tripod

depending on what kinda picture you are taking, with night time lights car headlight trails Set your shutter speed to more then 2 seconds, this differs from different manufactures. Consult your instructional booklet for more information on setting the camera modes. Experiment with the different settings and choose one that you like.

if you dont have a shutter release use the self timer on the camera

Take the Picture

thats it in its basic set up, I am sure someone will come along with a more detailed explanation

thanks Mr G, that's a lot of information anyway thanks! Detailed isn't always best but some more help would definitely be appreciated either way

 

[milou]

Long exposures - first of three guides on the site: http://www.bwvision.com/photography-techniques/the-ultimate-filter-guide-for-your-long-exposures/

 

[markosparko1994]

low light, tripod, high apperture, low iso preferably, and obviously a slow shutter speed

 

[MWHCVT]

Also what kind of long exposure are you looking at? What are you wanting to capture?

Matt
MWHCVT

 

[Dannii]

light trails from cars, car photography... it's a photo of the month challenge for my boyfriend.... yawwwwwwn

 

[MWHCVT]

light trails from cars, car photography... it's a photo of the month challenge for my boyfriend.... yawwwwwwn

Light trails from cars really are not easy to do well

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwhcvt/4978570318/in/set-72157622801523928/

This is my best example this was hand held depending on what you are trying to achieve I would recommend setting up the tripod on the back seat getting it totally secure as you are going to have to contend with the bumpy roads without having to worry about the camera moving around also, I would suggest a trigger and then settings in the region of ISO100, f/11-22 and from 5-30 second exposures

Matt
MWHCVT

 

[gad-westy]

Do you mean light trails of cars (rather than taken from inside a car)? A good starting point would be to find a busy stretch of local motorway/dual carriage way with a bridge over it that you can set a tripod up on. Ideally a stretch that is not covered in streetlights.