Shooting Time-lapse with Strobes: A lighting Lesson

In this video we look at creating Time-lapse using strobes as the light source. There are several problems that can cause time lapse to not work very well when using strobe equipment. This video looks at those problems and shows the solutions to creating good time-lapse using strobes as the light source. Its our first using the Tamron 18-270mm lens and we were very happy with the result. Keep on click'n! Jay P. Morgan

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[AtlantaTerry]

I don't know where on planet Earth you live but here in the United States the moon moves from left to right in the night sky.

Terry Thomas...

the photographer

Atlanta, Georgia USA

[TheSlantedLens]

@AtlantaTerry I guess you have not noticed that in my work I live on my own planet. Its very liberating, you should try it.

[timmis1971]

The aperture will close down to set value every time the shutter is released, every 5 seconds, in this demonstration. Or have I missed something??

[TheSlantedLens]

@timmis1971 The shutter does close down each time the shutter is released but it does not close to exactly the same position each time. It can be off by so little but it shows when they are streamed together in a video.

[sanoska206]

if only his video's doesn't involve me selling my kidney for equipments

[runeespe]

@AndyBJ Manual mode wont lock the Aperture. After each shot, it will still revert to full open to allow for a brighter view through the eyepiece between each shot. Jay P. Morgan is right, for any timelapse on a DSLR you need to do the twisting trick - effectively removing the connection from the lens to the camera, thus making it a 100% manual lens like old times. That, or find an old manual lens somewhere ;-)

[chosebine1200]

Wow, I like the pace of your video. A lot of information, visual and theorical, clear easy to understand. All that condensed in a short time.

[timmis1971]

@TheSlantedLens Thanks for the reply, that was all explained in your vid, I hadn't read the other comments properly on here, so my mistake for not reading properly!! Always enjoy your vids, demonstrate a thorough understanding of the craft, much better than 99.9% of stuff that people post on the net, look forward to seeing more!!  :-)

[The619619]

@sanoska206 like the others, but for shooting a bunch of candles too!

[boomsterbanjo]

@spelunkerd I have heard of another trick although i have not tried it. You push the preview button and then remove the lens completely. That locks the aperture. Then you replace the lens putting a tiny bit of plastic wrap between the lens and the camera covering the electronic contacts. This locks the aperture and protects your lens from falling off. As already mentioned, the aperture opens after each shot, even in manual mode, so the viewfinder is bright.

[hellwhichnickisfree]

@spelunkerd Just what I thought...