LONG EXPOSURE photography tutorial | Choosing the PERFECT SHUTTER SPEED

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  • Опубліковано 8 чер 2019
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    I am back in the Faroe Islands with James Popsys and talk about finding the perfect shutter speed for your long exposure shots of different types of water. The findings are really interesting.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 210

  • @robertbutler5058
    @robertbutler5058 Місяць тому

    Nigel. Big fan. I have watched all of your videos, again and again. One comment, which applies to so many of us amateurs and to so many of the professionals that post videos to UA-cam. At some point in your videos, on occasion, you will make a reference to stacking and other procedures in Photoshop. At that point, you leave a certain percentage of the viewers. I leaned in LRC and that's where I edit. So, for all the great instruction that you provide in your videos, you literally close the door on many of your viewers because of your reference to Photoshop. Believe me, I would love to become proficient IN Photoshop, but as yet, that hasn't happened. That said, I really love the work that you do and the videos that you post. Keep making videos.

  • @tjsinva
    @tjsinva 5 років тому +6

    Great lesson! Looking forward to your discussion with James. Love his humor.

  • @canuckdon
    @canuckdon 5 років тому

    Thanks, Nigel. Not only is it a please to view your images, but I pick up some good tips every time I watch your channel.

  • @dbhayesart331
    @dbhayesart331 5 років тому +4

    Excellent video Nigel. Fantastic long exposure shooting points you made. Truly big help to us. THANKS.

  • @robertstephens1868
    @robertstephens1868 5 років тому

    Thanks, Nigel, for this video. It’s the most helpful one I’ve seen showing the difference that shutter speeds make, & to find the critical point for movement/detail. It’s that critical point that I’ve been thinking about for a while now, & will have to experiment myself. For someone, like myself, closer to (but still a long way from) the South Pole, the images are really impressive.

  • @agariko
    @agariko 5 років тому +3

    One of the best and most underrated photography channels on UA-cam. Thanks for your effort keep it up....

  • @aokinnz6885
    @aokinnz6885 5 років тому

    Love all your videos and listening f to your thought process. Also love how calming the video is. Thanks so much. Can’t wait to see the calendar

  • @birgitsmetana
    @birgitsmetana 5 років тому

    Gorgeous shots, Nigel. I love taking long exposures, especially of waterfalls 😍😍😍

  • @hermilioquintana9178
    @hermilioquintana9178 5 років тому

    Fantastic images and a great tutorial . Keep those awesome videos coming. Thank you Nigel.

  • @gordroberts53
    @gordroberts53 5 років тому

    Excellent episode, Nigel! Your exploration of long exposure relative to intent/rate of subject movement is for me, a fresh look at this technique. Thanks for sharing and cheers from BC!

  • @JoDaniels
    @JoDaniels 5 років тому +2

    Fantastic video in a great place. Long exposure is one of my favorites. Thank you so much for your insprational sharing👌👌

  • @johncameron6853
    @johncameron6853 3 роки тому

    Thanks Nigel, looking forward to next weeks vid. 😎

  • @stevieboy1986
    @stevieboy1986 5 років тому

    Really enjoyed this Nigel. For folks like myself who don't know a great deal and just want to take some nice pics through life these are great, very informative and enjoyable to watch.

  • @harsevsingh6596
    @harsevsingh6596 5 років тому +1

    Brilliant Video mate, only just discovered your channel but been binge watching like crazy and learning so much, thanks!

  • @simonvidajewelry
    @simonvidajewelry 5 років тому +2

    Fantastic place to be, Nigel.
    I used to do a lot of landscape photography, but due to lifetime illnes/disability I can't go to longer trips .
    I didn't give up and choose different type of photography, maybe one day I could go to places like this one.
    So, I really enjoy watching your videos and in my mind I am there...
    Keep up good work.

  • @marthamoss2518
    @marthamoss2518 5 років тому

    The points you made here really made me understand the timing so much better. Thank you!

  • @AlbeeSoaring
    @AlbeeSoaring 2 роки тому

    This video has been so helpful. I have a trip with my family and we plan to visit multiple waterfalls over a week long trip. I will be using so many of these tips. Thank you so much

  • @uwedepoortere174
    @uwedepoortere174 5 років тому

    One of the first that I see showing as well the focus point on their picture. Very usefull!

  • @kevinshipp7489
    @kevinshipp7489 5 років тому +1

    Found this so useful, picked up a couple of new ideas. Thanks Nigel 👍🏻

  • @Balconeswpg
    @Balconeswpg 5 років тому +2

    Very insightful. You’ve inspired me to conduct some experiments with my shots. Thank you!

  • @iczemi
    @iczemi 5 років тому

    Loved the photo with waves at the cliff. That is an extraordinary take.

  • @steve.ev.photography
    @steve.ev.photography 5 років тому

    Insightful video. I am just starting out with trying more long exposure photography. Your tips and personal opinions on the camera settings and timings have made me rethink my approach. In a good way. Short-long exposure photography. Less can be more pleasing. Thanks.

  • @bala1000mina
    @bala1000mina 2 роки тому

    Hi Nigel, Thank you so much for the great tutorial, I personally learnt a lot from your nice explanation. God bless you and keep photographing great pictures!

  • @yvonnep1779
    @yvonnep1779 5 років тому

    Great video Nigel. I binged all your video's and learned so much! You're an inspiration and just wanted to say thank you for that. 🤗🙏

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому +1

      Thanks Yvonne - really do appreciate the support

  • @erikjovanovic1276
    @erikjovanovic1276 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for all your explanations. I'm learning a lot. Great video !

  • @TheRedrusso
    @TheRedrusso 5 років тому

    That singer mate… ! Out of this world. Something about you man, totally different from the rest. You've become my favourite artist of this century. God bless you my friend.

  • @JJLewin1
    @JJLewin1 4 роки тому

    Some fantastic shots, love your work

  • @toomuchkit964
    @toomuchkit964 5 років тому

    Fantastic many thanks and very useful. Wish I had seen this before my holiday near some sea stacks, I definitely exposed for too long. Keep up the good work and inspiring photography.

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc 5 років тому

    Thanks for the practical tips. Your drone footage makes me long to be there - and the photographs you displayed (with the water details preserved) are spectacular! 👏

  • @hakujo
    @hakujo 5 років тому +4

    You got a glimpse of a unicorn, James with a tripod!!

  • @xpqr12345
    @xpqr12345 5 років тому

    That opening shot is a classic from just beneath Gásadalur! It's an awesome little village, and unbelievably cute.

  • @Biscuit761YT
    @Biscuit761YT 5 років тому

    That first landscape shot, amazing !

  • @scotty4418
    @scotty4418 5 років тому +2

    One of my favourite genres so absolutely loved this episode Nigel as the images were fantastic

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому +1

      Thanks a lot - appreciate that

  • @zakiahmed2017
    @zakiahmed2017 2 роки тому

    lovely cinematic, lovely music and a perfect tutorial

  • @Hirsutechin
    @Hirsutechin 5 років тому

    Lots of good advice there, Nigel, and a more intelligent approach than just bunging in a Big/Super Stopper.

  • @terrynewmanphotography
    @terrynewmanphotography 5 років тому

    Great video Nigel. Really enjoyed it and picked up some tips. I am guilty of always doing the longer shots. I love the blue sea in that shot. Faroe now on my bucket list too.

  • @4thkindofmadness592
    @4thkindofmadness592 5 років тому

    Appreciate the notations as well as the “live” tips. Gorgeous landscapes!

  • @markusviol200
    @markusviol200 5 років тому

    Amazing pictures in this new video, Nigel

  • @Jack-se2iz
    @Jack-se2iz 2 роки тому

    Excellent video. I’ll be compositing my waterfalls from now on here in Oregon, when needed. I like my waterfall images at anywhere from 1/5 to 1/20 in general, depending on conditions.I love some texture.

  • @JamesPopsysPhoto
    @JamesPopsysPhoto 5 років тому +16

    Great video mate! Looking forward to seeing what special effects wizardry you've used to 'catch' me using a tripod... 😂

  • @RoseKerin
    @RoseKerin 5 років тому

    Thanks Nigel. I am learning so much from you.

  • @RockLakeMama
    @RockLakeMama 5 років тому

    Love the print! The water looks incredible!

  • @giselesmith7795
    @giselesmith7795 5 років тому

    Nicely done video. I am just starting to experiment with long exposures so this was very interesting to me. I love that you always provide good examples of your work to explain what was done. Looking forward to next week.

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому

      Thanks Gisele - appreciate the kind words and glad you enjoyed it.

  • @obscurity7
    @obscurity7 5 років тому

    This is hands down one of the most useful videos I've seen in a long time. Not from you, I mean from anyone anywhere. Really really great information, and absolutely helped me understand what I need to be aiming for with long (or not) exposures. Also, I love when slightly more serious photographers pal around with jokers. You and James, Thomas Heaton and Gavin Hardcastle. In both cases, I am not implying that James and Gavin aren't serious about their craft, they absolutely are, they're just silly in the process.

  • @asimeshpal
    @asimeshpal 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful as ever !
    Shall try out experimenting with various shutter speeds .

  • @Sae-or1ng
    @Sae-or1ng 5 років тому

    Picturesque! One of your best videos!

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto 5 років тому +9

    J-Pop with a tripod?? Talk about being out of one's comfort zone. Can't wait for the next video!

  • @tofudrifter
    @tofudrifter 5 років тому

    the risks that you take for LandscapePhotography! Kudos Mr. Danson!

  • @athulparameswaran9389
    @athulparameswaran9389 5 років тому

    Very good tips for long exposure... Really liked it...😍

  • @alanminshall1824
    @alanminshall1824 5 років тому +1

    Another excellent vlog full of brilliant information. I loved the first shot showing where you focused, would have loved to have seen you point of focus in the other shots. Long exposure really is an art form on its own.

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому +1

      I was going to put it in but didn’t think it was necessary - will do more of that in future

  • @lakesrhino1
    @lakesrhino1 5 років тому

    Thanks really enjoyed your vlog. It has made me think differently 're long exposures especially as I am doing a bit more seascapes. I think mine are to much the same. I will definitely be experimenting.

  • @jerryhutchinson2543
    @jerryhutchinson2543 5 років тому

    That was really good. The insights into "long" exposures are very helpful. James with a tripod??!! What??!! Never....

  • @markferrell2470
    @markferrell2470 5 років тому

    ~~~What a beautiful place, great video, thank you and finally some good background music ~~~

  • @andychattaway5620
    @andychattaway5620 5 років тому

    Great video & stunning photographs 👍

  • @Alexw1100
    @Alexw1100 5 років тому +1

    Loved the Puffin at the end!

  • @mohammedaareeb5341
    @mohammedaareeb5341 5 років тому

    Super Video, Nice information

  • @pilot-plane-coffee1678
    @pilot-plane-coffee1678 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the great content, learned a lot of you!

  • @chrishunt2707
    @chrishunt2707 5 років тому

    Excellent tutorial thanks. I really need to improve my long exposure work. Would love to see how you combine different exposure shots in photoshop. 👍

  • @walaoabc1234
    @walaoabc1234 5 років тому

    Wonderful video!!!

  • @freddytrejo3613
    @freddytrejo3613 2 роки тому

    Amazing places you get to see

  • @claudec2588
    @claudec2588 5 років тому

    Very informative and encouraging. thanks.

  • @johnkrummrich4948
    @johnkrummrich4948 5 років тому

    Thank you so much
    What a great learning experience

  • @clickandprayphotography
    @clickandprayphotography 5 років тому +6

    First time I seen a vid where the focus point in shown ... I like that :)

  • @user-vt5hx1kz7l
    @user-vt5hx1kz7l 3 роки тому

    Forgotten how good your tutorial videos are 👍🏼

  • @michellekeyte4447
    @michellekeyte4447 5 років тому

    Thank you for another brilliant video. You really do look very happy in the Faroes!

  • @achimrecktenwald9671
    @achimrecktenwald9671 5 років тому

    This was a really helpful, educative video with great pictures of yours, as well.

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому

      Thanks - appreciate your kind words

  • @edwinscox
    @edwinscox 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for another informative video, Nigel. My best takeaway is that a "Long Exposure" is simply one that allows me to capture the motion that's in the image. It could even be as fast as 1/2000! as you showed with the back-lit waves with the off-shore wind.

    • @wordreet
      @wordreet 2 роки тому

      It certainly can accentuate motion, I hadn't thought of it that way before! 👍

  • @erichstocker4173
    @erichstocker4173 5 років тому +30

    I personally do not like that cotton candy look to water that has become so cliche in water photos. I like the ones you took that have a faster shutter speed that still show some detail in the water and not just that washed out cotton candy look. So, I really appreciate your inclusion of comparison photos.

  • @Michaelcolliermedia
    @Michaelcolliermedia 4 роки тому

    Great video and very informative 👍

  • @metebasarbaypinar157
    @metebasarbaypinar157 Рік тому

    Thank you for opening a new page for me.

  • @crowtheri
    @crowtheri 5 років тому

    Fabulous tips, Nigel. Experimenting with shutter speeds is fun 👍🏻 I knew you couldn’t get through the film without your favourite saying, “it doesn’t get any better than this”! In the Faroe’s it genuinely doesn’t! I would love to go there but not sure I am good enough - eeekkk!

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому +1

      Of course you are good enough! Just go 👍👍👍

  • @Noealz
    @Noealz 5 років тому

    good to see you enjoying your time there Nigel

  • @RickMentore
    @RickMentore 5 років тому

    The images were magnificent!

  • @jarman1970
    @jarman1970 5 років тому

    Another inspiring video Nigel. In the beginning I was excited just to get that misty water look that has that dream quality to it. The more I shoot the faster my exposure time are getting. I went to a local water fall and shot the same frame in 10-15 different exposure times. I processed them exactly the same and was able to narrow down the exposures that worked best for me in those conditions. Over time with practice I am able to take an image and capture the energy in the water in a way to match the mood I am trying to portray. Still a work in progress but even if the composition was not that successful if I learned about my exposure times then I feel I have accomplished something.

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому

      Great idea - Mason... Thanks for the kind words

  • @StephenBridgett
    @StephenBridgett 2 роки тому

    Very helpful Nigel

  • @tomwestbrook
    @tomwestbrook Рік тому

    For digital it’s pretty easy to do some bracketing. I once did a 10 exposure series on 4x5 film on the Big Sur coast near Monterey in 1/2 stop intervals (including reciprocity, it was dusk) to see what time worked best to my eye. Really worth doing for you photo notebook.

  • @herbertcatania5464
    @herbertcatania5464 5 років тому

    Brilliant .... thank you

  • @Petesmotoadventure
    @Petesmotoadventure 5 років тому

    Another great video.

  • @sander5086
    @sander5086 5 років тому +1

    Great information again, from an amazing location!!
    Looking forward to James video "how to shoot a long exposure without a tripod"

    • @brabs2754
      @brabs2754 5 років тому +1

      hmmm becoming easy with m43 IBIS up to 3 seconds no problems, bracketing handheld as well ... but Im sure James will tell us :)

  • @ShawNshawN
    @ShawNshawN 5 років тому

    I like the analysis on the water and various shutter speeds. The ironic thing is many painters copy straight from the high shutter speed not using the nice abstraction of the waves, so its more "photo" like than a good photo that has some balance between blur and sharpness.

  • @mattodea24
    @mattodea24 5 років тому

    Hands down one of the best water long exposure tutorials I’ve seen. Going on a trip to Japan next week and photographing the rivers and waterfalls there. This will help me a lot to get the perfect composition. Cheers man

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому

      Thanks a lot - appreciate your kind words

    • @pilot-plane-coffee1678
      @pilot-plane-coffee1678 4 роки тому

      @@NigelDanson I've watched 6 other videos on this subject, and after watching yours, I finally get it!!! I was getting pretty frustrated, as I was trying to shoot waterfalls at 30 seconds...lol, didn't turn out so well...

  • @rockychocbill
    @rockychocbill 5 років тому

    Fantastic images and good pointers Nigel. I was recently in Mexico and was trying to catch images like your last one with sun and spray @ 1000/sec.

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому

      It is great fun isn't it - and you can take as many as you want with digital.

  • @clairebrooksphotography
    @clairebrooksphotography 5 років тому

    Good point about not actually needing a very long time to get an effective LE.... All relative to the speed of movement of what you're shooting 👍

  • @stefankuhn6887
    @stefankuhn6887 5 років тому

    It’s a nice end for a video: puffin walking out of the frame 😄 again a helpful video: I often make the mistake to use a to long shutter speed. I think I have to do some exercises... 📸

  • @gurunath1710
    @gurunath1710 5 років тому

    Another tips packed video Nigel with wonderful examples. Loved it. Would have loved to see some examples of moving clouds also there to complete it. Maybe another video to cover that?

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому +1

      I don't really like moving clouds as love the texture in them. Sorry! Glad you enjoyed this video and thanks for the kind words.

  • @MrArdis19
    @MrArdis19 2 роки тому

    Great video

  • @richiehall4832
    @richiehall4832 5 років тому

    I love this channel, I really fancy a trip to the Faroes now lol

  • @cdduffy
    @cdduffy 5 років тому +1

    I normally shoot waterfalls at 1/6th s, gonna try faster this weekend thanks for the tips. 👍

  • @32rabara96
    @32rabara96 5 років тому

    That ending shot was awesome ;-)

  • @ingmarhosenfeld7132
    @ingmarhosenfeld7132 5 років тому

    Fabulous video, thanks so much! I do love your pics (and your accent). One question though: I think I have a fair grasp of the whole ND-filter thing - but I'm not sure about the advantages of a polarizer... Do you have a vlog dedicated to that?
    And finally one idea to lessen your pain with chosing only 12 pics for a calender: Just allow yourself to a 13th pic as a cover photo!

  • @SimonGodfrey
    @SimonGodfrey 5 років тому

    This is great, thanks Nigel. I really want to do long exposures so need to invest in some ND filters I think. Also, on the calendar - I love images to relate to the season I'm in so this might give you food for thought :-)

  • @mr.hackerman9144
    @mr.hackerman9144 5 років тому

    I took a good photo of a waterfall with long exposure and it made the water look like silk, that was on my iPad.

  • @dronetechie969
    @dronetechie969 5 років тому

    Wonderful video

  • @WastedWastelander
    @WastedWastelander 5 років тому

    Nice work man

  • @peterfryters3565
    @peterfryters3565 5 років тому

    Love your videos. Can't wait for your 2020 calendar pics. I have the 2019 which I love. One suggestion is to make the month's numbers a little darker.

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому

      Thanks Peter - and thanks for the tip on the calendar

  • @josephcole3187
    @josephcole3187 5 років тому

    How do you feel about combining in post 2 separate shutter speeds, say 1/200" with a 1/4" overlaying them as a layer and changing the opacity to let one or the other be more pronounced? it creates a different looking effect... Thanks for covering this topic Gary Gough is usually the only one who gets into this particular genre.

  • @joenaccache8745
    @joenaccache8745 5 років тому

    Beautiful scenery. Where is the first location with the archway in teh rock? Faroes are on my bucket list. Will you have a workshop in 2020?

  • @ardentdfender4116
    @ardentdfender4116 5 років тому

    Rewatching this video again. I must have missed the part you takes about filters. Have yet to get any filters for my Sony A7. You said to get Polarizing Filter first then a ND if can. But which ND do you recommend I get first considering I dint have any.

  • @waltersjonathan
    @waltersjonathan 3 роки тому

    Great video, fantastic images. I would have gone too slow - not now 👍🏻

  • @Jonathan.Cajica
    @Jonathan.Cajica 5 років тому

    Excellent video as usual Nigel. Your tips and techniques are a big help to the community. Do you have more details on focus stacking your course?

    • @NigelDanson
      @NigelDanson  5 років тому

      Yes - there is a video on focus stacking on my course. Thanks for the kind words.