How To Do Long Exposure Photography

Long exposure photography opens up a world of questions and problems.

In this video, I’ll try and clear everything up for you and give you an easy process for creating beautiful long exposures.

The same rules apply, whether you are trying to get that foamy effect on water, glass effect on a lake, or car lights streaking through a cityscape.

I’ll also talk about camera settings, filters, and composition tips!

Enjoy!

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00:00:16 - What is a Long Exposure?
00:01:46 - When Should You Capture a Long Exposure?
00:02:57 - To Tripod or Not To Tripod…
00:03:29 - Long Exposure on a River
00:05:11 - Camera Settings for Long Exposure
00:08:03 - Long Exposure on a Lake at Blue Hour
00:08:50 - Using a Neutral Density (ND) Filter
00:11:30 - A Trick For Getting an Even Longer Exposure
00:13:50 - Camera Tips for Long Exposures

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Say hello!

[bettymcshane]

Love using your hand instead of a filter. What a great tip. Thanks

[skwerl]

That "handy" tip is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing, I'm all about anything that saves me a bit of cash 😊 Your explanations are also very clear and your voice is very soothing - thanks for the great content 🙏

[wanneske]

Good tip about using your hand as an nd-grad !

[tonyp]

That handy tip was a beudy William. Logical and I'm surprised at this self not thinking of that before. 😀

[capture_smartphotography]

I loved this teaching. Very well done and explained and demonstrated. You are very "punny" too and I laughed that you ended up saying little tips when your video was so educational.

[karyleianawildernesscapes]

"it's a 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 👋🏽 tip" 😂💯! It is indeed & I'll definitely test that out!

[ebrahimsheriff]

That was very informative. Particularly liked the tips on using the histogram versus doing the calculations. Also the hand tip was something new this video offered. Always fun to learn something new. Thanks!

[crxtxns]

Another great photography lesson video from the master.

[simpletexan]

Love the tips and love the trick with your hand! Super!

[glennricks]

Brilliant Will, I just two graduated ND filters I have had with me for years 😅

[macimages]

The poor man’s GND!! I use it all the time

[lidalahola]

Great video.... love a good tip!!! Thank you

[johnthomasdoyle]

Loads of information there, thanks Will.

[sarahbatsford]

Great tips. Glad your channel popped up, subscribed & ready to binge your videos😁

[TXTundra-exbw]

Thank you so much I’ve never done long exposure before lots of handy tips you got a new sub

[peterhewitson]

Cheers that was very helpful, picked up on a few things I was doing wrong .

[cazs]

Very helpful and clearly explained, Thank you !

[lindacruickshank]

Love the handy tip! Looking forward to trying it out

[CarolineOrdHume]

Thank you for another valuable video Will. Your time and tips are very much appreciated, along with the downloads. I love the New Zealand rivers too, so that was also an enjoyable location to see for your demonstration.

[Ben_CoombeNz]

Nice Centre column extension on the tripod mate 😝. Love long exposures man my favourite way to shoot.