How to take CREATIVE LONG EXPOSURE photos

How to take CREATIVE LONG EXPOSURE photos

One of the things that makes long exposure photography so striking is how it has the power completely alter your viewer’s whole perception of a place. With a long exposure, you are dealing with an extended passage of time, compressed down into a single image. It’s a form of photography that is very far removed from making images of the world we experience in day-to-day life. You can use it to create images that play with our perception of reality. Images can be more surreal, more dream-like.

Long exposure is also a great way to make your shot immediately say “This photograph is not a snapshot.” It gives your work a gravitas that commands attention. It can also bring out the best in you as a photographer, because it forces you to take your time and think about every detail of your shot.

But there’s a lot more you can do with long exposure than you might think. It’s so much more than just light-trail night shots of cities and black and white ‘art’ images of the sea. There are many creative and interesting ways you as a photographer can utilise long exposure to make images that really capture people’s attention.

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♫ Main Video Essay Music Score by Jamie Windsor (me) ♫
♫ Split-screen tutorial section: 'The Setup' by Gerhard Feng (with additional tracks by me) ♫

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[chicobicalho]

It is important to keep in mind that for the first 100 years since photography was invented/announced in 1839, every photograph was essentially a long exposure picture. Daguerre's first famous image of 1939 in Paris, had a man with his shoe being shined in the urban landscape, deliberately placed by the photographer himself to fixate a human figure (two in this case) during the 5 minute + exposure, not unlike the "Lucy & Simon" photos, for all the urban arena was blurred away so the steets looked completely empty but for those two people . And portraits required strange mechanical supports for people's heads so they remained still, while the eyes looked oddly blurred because of all the blinking during the 8, 9 minute exposures for a daguerreotype immage. So, long exposures, far from being a trend, were the norm for photography until the 1930s when the so called "rapid" film was introduced.

[gradypicinich]

Dude, you are easily one of the most influential photographers / thinkers when it comes to taking photos. You are so gifted at demonstrating a concept and communicating it interestingly

[BradJ]

I could watch your channel for hours. Such a well written, informative and put together video. Thanks Jamie and welcome back!

[ToddBannor]

Regarding long exposure noise reduction, my professional career was selling, among other things, CCD sensor based laboratory imaging systems. Imaging of light emitting lab samples (chemiluminescent western blots) could take several minutes to hours. All of the systems I sold could do what we called, “dark frame subtraction, ” but interestingly, they allowed storage of the dark frame files. It was generally thought you could use the stored files for the long exposure noise reduction as the chips noice characteristics didn’t change much over time. Interestingly, the FujiFilm system I sold had software that let you run a calibration routine overnight during installation that created all the dark frames needed for exposures of seconds to hours. It’s interesting that no camera manufacturer has included something like this.

[Needacreate]

Absolute premium content, Jamie. Focused, cinematic, and lots to learn from even when you feel you already know a thing or two about it. Makes me want to drop everything I was doing, grab my camera, tripod, and an ND and try my hand at some long exposure stuff. 😍

[henriprestesp]

Thanks for including my work, Jamie. Cheers.

[CapitanSombreroMotovlogs]

It's 3:30 am and 'm watching your video for the third time. I expected a tutorial, but you have given us a work of art. Your narration, your music, your edition have moved me so deeply. Thank you so much.

[SibaNL]

I am going to take a long exposure at the cinema, see how long before I get kicked out while explaining what I'm doing.

[StudioBonn]

As a soldier in Germany in the early 80th I teached other to use long time exposure for making beach-photos without too many people… you put me back 40 years…. This is a remarkable piece of art, just on the point! Thanks a lot… 👍

[scratchomat]

I never comment on youtube but this has to be one of the best photography videos I've seen so far. So informative, extremely well put together. So much information in such a short span. Absolutely incredible mate!

[FTrovatten]

Yes! Just got my coffee and pressed play! Looking forward this one Jamie! Lets go.

[davehandelman]

Jamie!!!! glad you're back!!! You were MISSED GREATLY!!

[gja]

I rarely comment on YT videos - but I want you to know I am SO GLAD you are back. I have been waiting for six months for this. Not only because your videos are the best on YT but also because I know you’ve been dealing with a lot of challenges lately and I considered a new video to be indicative of you not only dealing with but overcoming those challenges. Oh. And I’m not even a photographer. I just appreciate the quality, artistry and thoughtfulness of your videos and the messages they convey. Thank you for your body of work, Jamie.

[fremandg]

i have watched this now for the third time, it gets better each time, not just because it’s factual, yet surreal, but the clarity of your delivery keeps it fresh each time, and education leading to inspirational thoughts, a little like double exposures, the limits are only in your limitations of thought, the time that passes does so, even if you don’t do anything.

[ericholthaus]

This is probably the BEST overall quality educational style video on youtube. The importance of each piece of information, how well it's communicated, the edit, etc. great job. I'm going to try this stuff this weekend.

[JackBeasleyMedia]

I am a small YouTuber in the photography genre, and after watching a few of your videos, I know I have a very high bar to reach! You are now my inspiration for improving my story-telling, video editing, and visual effects. Excellent work!

[hakanceylan]

It's really good to see you back. Just a couple days ago I was feeling down about not seeing you for a while and thinking I'm stuck with my current perception. Now I just saw this one, seeing you is great and I'm literally packing my stuff to go out and try new stuff that I got inspired by the video! Thanks and welcome back, friend.

[scottx]

Once again proving yours are the best photography videos anywhere. Always top-shelf, you've done it again with this one.

[-sub-zero]

Excellent video Jamie - your editing gets better every time. I had no idea there was such a thing as a pro mist filter although now I've looked them up, they're more expensive than I hoped! Lucie & Simon's work is brilliant even for those with memories of lockdowns from 2020/21. It's intriguing to know that their work pre-dated Covid. Finally, great to see you photographing some familiar scenes since you moved out of London - hope the relocation has worked out well for you.

[GiftLee]

Never clicked a video so fast in my life. I'm a few days late but seeing that the views have already gone up to 70k makes me so happy for you. We really miss you! Glad you're back Jamie.