Alex Strohl – Capturing Change – Master Time Lapse Photography
Award-winning filmmaker Colin Delehanty teams up with Alex Strohl to teach his techniques for planning, capturing, and editing spectacular time-lapses.
What Will You Learn?
Become a time-lapse master.
Pre Production Guides Learn how to find locations, work with shot lists, and scout the best angles to combine with motion.
Motion Time-Lapse Learn how to work with motorized sliders and pan tilt heads, and decide which camera is the best to use.
Astro Time-Lapsing The why & how of astro. Learn how to create smooth day-to-night transitions, and operate in cold & dark enviroments.
Post Production Leard why it’s crucial to batch process your images, how to render in After Effects. Retouch your photographs and remove time-lapse flicker.
Workshop Curriculum
1
Introduction
Welcome to the new timelapse workshop! We meet Alex & Colin and learn what they have in store.
2
Coffee Q&A with Alex
Alex & Colin sit down for coffee and go over some of Alex’s questions about timelapse photography.
3
Intro To The Workshop
Colin introduces what he will teach in the workshop.
4
What is Timelapse?
The 3 key values you need to know before head into the field to time-lapse.
5
Camera Gear
Take a look at Colin’s backpack and see which are his go-to cameras, lenses, fast memory cards…
6
Timelapse Gear
Special time-lapse specific equipment you will need. Includes tripods, pan-tilt heads, motorized heads, sliders…
7
Support Gear
Take a look at Colin’s accessory kit to be prepared or any situation.
8
Field Essentials
How Colin prepares for a shoot. Includes location scouting, mood boards, and destination guides.
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Key Takeaways
Key takeaways Colin has learned from his 7 years of experience.
10
Motion Timelapse
Learn how to use a motorized slider and pan & tilt head.
11
In the Field: Manual Exposure Ramping
How to manually control the exposure of your time-lapse.
12
Shooting Waterfalls with Motion
Using a longer shutter to capture motion in your timelapse.
13
Astro Timelapse
Join Colin in the field for a step by step tutorial on how to capture the best astro lapse.
14
Shooting Moonrise
Colin takes us on a moonrise shoot on Yosemite Meadows.
15
How To Do A Lens Twist
Why twisting the lens can reduce flicker in a time-lapse.
16
Day-to-Night Timelapse
Perhaps the hardest time-lapses of all- the day-to-night transition. Colin shares his approach and recipe to making a day-to-night lapse.
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Day-to-Night at Tunnel View
Using day-to-night timelapse to capture an incoming storm.
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Seeing Life In Timelapse
Using your imagination to find a timelapse subject.
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Finding Purpose In Your Timelapse
Questions you should ask yourself before starting a timelapse project.
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Mood Boards and Shot Lists
Using mood boards and shot lists to give your project creative imagination.
21
Production Schedule
How to setup a production schedule so you don’t miss a shoot.