In Time

A single second in photography is a long time. Most of my images are shot with a duration of less than 1/80th of a second and sometimes as fast as 1/1250th or even 1/3,000th of a second. But around one second, the element “time” can be introduced and with it, movement. On our photography holidays in France I’ll be teaching you all the tips and tricks of how to remove camera shake and get your photographs to pass the 100% zoom test. However, there’s a difference between “camera shake” and “motion blurring” – and as regards the latter, I’m not talking about that Photoshop filter!

To add drama and movement to a photograph, you need a tripod, a shutter release, a big fat f/stop, say greater than f/16 and a time value of around a second or more. And in the case of these three images, you and your model need to be able to count to three! Why? Well…you need to know when she’s gonna start her movement and she needs to know when you’re press the shutter release and she can close her pose.  Simples!

During our workshops and photography courses at Studio Lavalette here in France, I’ll also be demonstrating how to use studio lighting and long exposures to capture that drama of movement.

Take a peak at our course dates and availability for next year, 2013?

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