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My Favorite App for Shooting Sunrises and Sunsets

Posted by Richard Harrington on April 1, 2013
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I’m getting ready to go shoot time-lapse photography, and one of the most important things I need to know is where the sun will be (closely followed by where is it going). Even if you’re just shooting sunrise and sunset its still useful to know where the sun will be coming and going.  In fact, I find myself opening this app on just about any shoot that not happening in the middle of the day.
I present to you, the essential and indispensable Sun Seeker: 3D Augmented Reality Viewer By ozPDA.  It has saved my bacon time after time. This app can tell you both when the sun will rise and set, and even more importantly… WHERE!?!

Features

This app does several things that let you know a lot of detail about the sun and its position.
1. You can use the GPS and magnetometer to find your location and determine sun data based on your position.
2. You can see a compass view that shows solar position, angle, and elevation for both day & night.
3. A map shows you elevation information for each hour in the day.
4. You can see details about sunrise, sunset, dusk, and twilight
5. You can compensate for time shift and enter a future date to use the app while scouting but see into the future
But the COOLEST feature is by far is the 3D Augmented reality view.  You can open the camera on your iPhone or iPad and actually see the horizon with an interactive display.  You’ll see a helpful arrow to shot you where the sun is (even if its hidden).  You also get a rich overlay which shows you where the sun is moving with times called out.  This makes it much easier to frame your shots for time-lapse as well as now where and when the sun will rise or set.

The App sells for $8.99, but is an absolute steal. This hands down makes my time-lapse shooting better as I know how to frame my shots as well as when I need to be in position.  Check out the app here to buy or read more reviews. It is currently available for iPhone and iPad. It’s also available for Android devices too here.

 

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I’ve Got a Time-lapse Workshop in Las Vegas

Posted by Richard Harrington on March 22, 2013
Posted in: Technique & Tutorials. Tagged: , , , , . 1 comment

I’m teaching a two-part Time-Lapse & Panoramic Photography Workshop at the NAB show. Join me for a classroom tutorial and hands-on afternoon field trip to Red Rock Park where you will capture shots of the park and sunset. Attendees will learn the best practices and techniques for shooting time-lapse video and panoramic photography in one of the most scenic settings in the country. Space is limited.
Saturday, April 6, 2013

Time 12:00 — 9:00 (lunch and snacks included)
Register Here

Using a Go Pro Hero for Time-lapse Shooting

Posted by Richard Harrington on January 13, 2013
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I had a chance to use a few GoPro cameras on a recent time-lapse shoot.  I just wanted to share the rigging that let this camera run all day from its perch.

  • Matthellini Clamp to attach to the wall at the convention center.
  • Stem Head and Pin to create a mounting surface.
  • GoPro Tripod Mount
  • GoPro Hero3 Black Camera
  • Rogue FlashBender to block the light
  • iGeek Large Capacity Portable Charger (USB Battery that was only half trained after a 12 hour shoot day).
  • Camera ditty bag to hold battery and cables
  • Safety chain

The finished product hasn’t been released by the agency yet, so you’ll have to wait to see the footage. I can tell you though that the camera performed very well.

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Make A Time-Lapse Using Adobe After Effects & Bridge

Posted by Richard Harrington on November 8, 2012
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An Introduction to After Effects and Time-lapse Photography from Richard Harrington

Learn how to use Adobe Bridge and After Effects to assemble time-lapse shots. This tutorial is the first in a series, and focusses on getting started (more advanced techniques to come). For more on time-lapse, be sure to visit http://www.3exposure.com.

Want to know how Rich put’s together time-lapse shots in a way that’s both quick and powerful? Learn the essentials when working with Adobe Bridge to browse and order time-lapse shots. You’ll then see how to assemble and color correct the footage. You’ll even learn automatic ways to smooth contrast and add movement to your shots.

There’s many more advanced techniques to learn, but this is a great place to start.

You can download a free trial of Adobe After Effects here – 
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=after_effects

The demo shot

Lighthouse at Sea from Richard Harrington

Shot from a floating platform (aka a boat).

Two second interval…. processed with After Effects

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Bosque del Apache Time Lapse

Posted by scottbourne on November 27, 2009
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I shot this Time Lapse Thanksgiving day at Bosque del Apache near Socorro, NM. I used a Nikon D3, set up on an Induro tripod with Induro Arca/Swiss style ball head. I used manual focus set on a Nikon 105mm F/2.8 VR lens. I set the mode to Aperture priority and let the camera set the shutter speed. I made 999 exposures and imported them into Lightroom. I ran a simple preset on all 999 images designed to auto-tone, balance and color correct each image. I then used Quicktime Pro to make the time lapse movie at 15FPS. Enjoy.

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A Different Kind Of Time Lapse Photo

Posted by scottbourne on February 13, 2009
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If you’re looking for a fun photo project, here’s an idea. Photograph the same thing or place at different times of the year, at different times of day, in different kinds of light and in different kinds of weather. Then, make a photo album, composite print, slide show or poster that displays all the photos in a group that tells the story.

Copyright Scott Bourne 1999 - All Rights Reserved

Copyright Scott Bourne 1999 - All Rights Reserved

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Remote Shutter Time-lapse

Posted by scottbourne on April 6, 2008
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Here’s a nice bit of kit that I wanted to point out to folks – The Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Controller.

At its most basic it’s a remote shutter controller – something you can use to trigger your shutter without actually touching the camera (and running the risk of shaking it if you’re shooting something that requires absolute stability). But it’s a lot more than that too – it allows you to control the timing and duration of your exposures to a much greater extent than a standard Canon body gives you. For example, with just about every modern Canon the longest exposure you can take without holding down the button in ‘b’ (bulb) mode is 30 seconds. This timer lets you take arbitrarily-long exposures, if you’re trying to get one of those cool night-sky pictures, for instance.

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