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Award-winning time-lapse photography

September 4, 2019 Neil vN 12 Comments

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Time-lapse photography project with multiple cameras

November 21, 2018 Neil vN 1 Comment

Time-lapse photography project with multiple cameras

Earlier this year I shared details of one of the more involved time-lapse photography projects that I had been tasked with - multiple cameras over 3 days - Time-Lapse Photography project in New York: Cipriani. I recently shot another fairly involved time-lapse photography project for an agency that was creating a promotional video for MLB. The concept behind this was that they had 5 artists painting 6 murals of the 6 most likely drafts for MLB this season. The agency had a team there shooting video, and I had to do time-lapse  Read more inside...

Time-lapse photography video clip – Brooklyn waterfront, NYC

June 24, 2016 Neil vN 5 Comments

Time-lapse photography video clip - Brooklyn waterfront, NYC

Dipping ever deeper into Time-Lapse Photography, I recently bought the Dynamic Perception Stage One motion controller. What makes it unusual, is that it breaks down into 20" segments. The carbon-fibre rods are also light enough to carry around in a tall backpack ... just the recipe for adventures in Time-Lapse photography. One thing that you quickly realize with Time-Lapse is that there is a never-ending learning curve. Just as you have a good grasp on the ethnical aspects of shooting - the gear, and such - then you realize  Read more inside...

Time-lapse photography tips: Shooting sequences

September 27, 2012 Neil vN 7 Comments

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Time-lapse photography tips: Shooting sequences

After seeing the breath-taking Time-Lapse photography by MindRelic on Vimeo, I was inspired to buy a motorized Dynamic Perception Stage Zero dolly to also shoot time-lapse that has a cinematic quality to it. If you just keep the camera static, then time-lapse can look good ... but it is when you bring lateral movement to the camera while it is shooting the sequence, that it can look truly impressive. That movement just elevates it above the mundane immediately. The way that the new series of Nikon cameras like the Nikon D4;  Nikon  Read more inside...

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