As I have are documenting landscapes and cityscapes with time-lapse Photography the past few years I have some important lessons, many times learned the hard way. If you’re new to time-lapse here’s a quick definition of my eBook photograph the 4th dimension-the time slow shutter & video techniques discusses:
Time-lapse videos are produced when hundreds of consecutive images appear in rapid succession. The line between still picture and video is directly connected to the functioning of the human visual system. Images are kept in our visual memory for about a fifteenth of a second. 1 as a result that we can distinguish still pictures when they got us with a frequency of 10-12 frames per second (video lingo are frames per second or fps) are played. Standard video playback frequencies are 24 and 30 frames per second, which both easily our visual system, via the phenomenon Phi crazy show continuous motion relative to still images.
To save you the hardship of enduring the same errors I have made here years 10 movement control time-lapse tips to get you shooting like a pro including some recommendations gear.
1. Setup early
To avoid a last minute rush should or worse missing fleeting light conditions you set up early.