Work, Life and general musings of a timelapse photographer
In late 2015 I was given the opportunity to capture seasonal change of Grow Wild's four flagship sites dotted around Great Britain covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The idea was to start filming in April 2016 and re-visit each site to capture the change in growth over a couple of seasons or so.
One of the questions I get asked most is what camera to buy for timelapse photography. It's a question that I can't answer as I've shot timelapse on everything from a Canon AE1 to the Phase One - it's all down to personal taste and experimentation. If you're starting out on a limited budget however, there's always the second hand market and it's not always bad news...
For the past few years there's been a lot of 'in my bag' posts where photographers list or take a picture of their kit. For me that would be a challenge in itself as most of my kit is big bits of metal or just too long to fit into your average picture.
Instead of a normal picture, I decided last year to show some of my kit in action on my 2014 showreel as a kind of mini intro to the video. For this year's reel, I wanted to go big...
Renowned for it's islands poking out of the Adriatic sea as if they were coming up for air, Croatia is a beautiful spot for touring around on a boat but for this assignment, we were bound for a mainland-only tour to capture it's equally beautiful land based areas! With a rainy start, would we get what we needed in time?
My previous post 'Timelapse mistakes and how to make them' proved to be pretty popular (even though people were still leaving their camera strap on for some unknown reason) so I decided to add another ten! Again, I firmly stand by making mistakes as it's the only way to learn in a practical environment so feel free to make them, as I have done so...
Wait what? You want me to actually make mistakes? Yes - an unusual title for some to comprehend maybe and if you've not done them already, you probably will at some point. We all make mistakes and it's the only way to learn in my view - practical knowledge is what gives us the experience. In this post, I'll be looking at how you can make mistakes to improve your technique.
Are you feeling lost in the continuing expanse that is Creativity? Have you just witnessed the most epic / stunning / must see / amazing timelapse you've ever laid your eyes upon but didn't capture it as you thought? At some stage or another a little voice in the back of your head will place doubt into your mind as to whether you're pursuing the right path in your career. Let me explain...
Tripods - the rock behind every timelapse - whether they're holding just a camera, a motion control track or breaking your back with their additional weight, you'll need one (or a monopod) to shoot successfully. I was fortunate to be given one at the Photography Show earlier in the year and here's what I think...
