A Complete Guide to Timelapse Photography

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Hi guys, sorry this video is coming a bit late... I just started university and things are a tad busy. I'll try to stay to my one video per. month, and as I find my groove I'm sure I'll be back to our regular scheduled programming. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this comprehensive beginner's guide to everything timelapse. Timelapse photography is a great way to spice up any video project, and the effect is a great way to tell your photographic story. In this animation I cover everything from the definition of timelapse, to the gear you will need, to professional techniques used to create timelapses, and to the programs needed to take them from a string of photos to a smooth video. This was by far my hardest video to create (over 1000 layers in After Effects, 50+ hours from storyboard, shot planning, script, voiceover, illustration, b-roll, and animating, etc.), so I would appreciate a like (if deserved), and your feedback, either positive or negative, on this video. I really try and deliver top-quality content, which is why I only upload once per month. Once I get more comfortable shooting and editing video (this project was my first experience shooting s-log and color grading), I might release some run and gun style vlogs, and over the next few months I hope to develop more of a relationship with my awesome subscribers! I appreciate all the support I have received and it's the main reason why I get up every day and look forward to working on these videos.
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Animation: Vincent Ledvina
Voiceover: Vincent Ledvina
Sound Effects: Created by myself and sourced online
Music: Home - Resonance, ODESZA - A Moment Apart, ODESZA - Meridian, Taska Black - Right Now, and Trinix - The Bridge
Images/Video: Taken by myself in Northern Minnesota
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[Apalapse]

Not sure why the first three seconds of the video were cut off... I noticed that on my previous upload as well, and it's not present in the final render on my computer... I will definitely have a talk with YouTube about this, but thankfully it doesn't completely ruin the message of the video. Anyways, I updated my icon and banner just to give my channel a fresh new look. Let me know what you think!

[Ювелир-уъ]

10:21
timelapsing yourself waiting for the timelapse of the shore and the sky to complete... Outstanding move.
Thanks for the great job btw

[IvoPavlik]

0:23 Explanation
2:39 Gear
6:43 Shooting
10:43 Post-production & Production
You're welcome ;-)

[sahirsujahudeen]

Fantastic tutorial, as always! Would love to see more astrophotography tutorials

[SenfSenferson]

Most comprehensive and quick Tutorial about Timelapse in general AND LRTimelapse ! Great Job

[MaherAyoub]

The amount of effort put in your videos is awesome! Great comprehensible content as always 👍

[wliu]

Aperture mode would rather introduce flicker than avoiding it, so it’s highly recommended that you use aperture mode to do the exposure test, to see what’s the proper shutter speed and ISO combination, then dial them in the manual mode, always shoot in manual mode, cuz you have a constant setting throughout the whole period of time provided the flicker is best avoided. This will also give us a good starting point if we are shooting day-night transition during which you will need to gradually change your exposure settings to follow up the daylight changes, and then smooth the whole sequence out in LRTimelapse

[wrus]

Fabulous tutorial full of really useful info. Superbly presented. Not a word wasted. Thank you so much

[KayCeePix]

Hello Vincent, even after 3 years this tutorial is so relevant for its practical explanation from starting to end. This is the most easy to follow video on Timelapse. Great work !!

[E-bkvk]

Brilliant recap for me! Used to shoot timelapses all the time but forgot it all due to work! Thanks.

[NATUREANDPEOPLE]

good video guide line, I will try it with my next step video.

[yorkunt]

How can i reach the A7 menu on the @1:27 ?

[andrescastro]

man, this video doesn't gets old!

[EugenioCasulo]

This is the best video I saw explaining this, very well done my friend! Perfect.

[luiscarlosrosalesbarbier]

Awesome video! Happy I found it! thanks for the quality and work put in to it! Cheers!

[steveloudon]

At 10:58 you said you manually changed the shutter speeds to make up for changing light. How is that done? You mean you stop the TL then restart it?

[startus]

Your channel is the best on YouTube to learn about photography, everything is really clear.
Thank you !

[tomschristy]

Great tutorial...thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us.

[Svenlangeberg]

Hey Vincent, I just wanted to compliment you on your great work. Your videos are very clear and visually appealing, so keep up the good work!

[gvgates]

Hi there, I really do enjoy your videos! They are very educational. Can you tell me what explainer software you use to create these videos? Please keep up the good work.