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Long Exposure Photography

Long exposure photography is a technique that leverages a slow shutter speed in order to create some very interesting photography effects including:

long exposure photography example showing car trails at night in New York City

  • Car Trails
  • Star Trails
  • Moving Clouds
  • Waterfalls & Smoothing Water

You can even use a long shutter speed to help make people disappear. Like when you're travelling and trying to shoot a popular location.

There are a few techniques used to pull these off and we've got a selection of articles to guide you through everything you need to know about long exposure photography.

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Light Painting Experiments to Improve Your Photography

by Matt Chesebrough | Last Updated: April 26, 2021

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In this article, through a couple of different experiments you’ll learn the basics of light painting and explain some of the science going on behind the scenes in this unique long exposure photography technique.

Long Exposure Techniques for Creating Interesting Effects

by Daniel Korzeniewski | Last Updated: November 21, 2021

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Locking your shutter open for an extended period of time can result in some really cool shots. Long exposure techniques can be used for things like car light trails, smoothing out water in waterfalls, rivers, etc, and can make clouds look like they’re moving and streaking across the sky. When needed, you can even make people disappear from your shot. Here’s how to pull of each of these long shutter speed techniques.

How to Create LONG exposures with a Neutral Density Filter

by Jim Hamel | Last Updated: April 26, 2021

Shot of the Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach using a Neutral Density filter
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If you’ve ever wanted to master the art of long exposure photography, taking photos measured in full seconds or multiples of seconds, you’ll need to know more about the Neutral Density Filter. Guest author Jim Hamel goes through selecting a ND filter and then the 5 steps to mastering it. Used properly, camera filters and the 10-stop ND filter will allow you to achieve effects that are not possible to add in post-processing. It will add a real “wow” factor to your photos especially when there is water, clouds, or moving lights involved

How to Create a Long Exposure Look Using Photoshop

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: September 21, 2022

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In this article by guest author Serge Ramelli learn how to create a fake long exposure look to your waterfall or other images using Photoshop. He walks you through step by step with screenshots or you can also watch the video. Some great tips you can apply to other things too.

Long Exposure Photography – New Monthly Challenge

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: March 28, 2019

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Challenge yourself this month to do some long exposure photography – 10 seconds or longer. There are tips for success and example images included in the article – read on for more on how to participate and enter to win a prize.

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