Long Exposure Photography Quick and Easy: Photography, #5

By Stefan Lenz

Discover the magic of long exposures!

Do you often see breathtaking shots of light trails or silky water surfaces?

Are you fascinated by great pictures taken with long exposure times?

Are you wondering if you would be able to take such spectacular photos yourself?
 

Here you'll find the tried and tested recipe for success for your perfect start in the world of long exposures!

The photographer, blogger and author, Stefan Lenz, explains in this book everything you need to know about working with long exposure times in photography. His knowledge will be conveyed to you very clearly using many of his best and most recent shots. Here you get comprehensive knowledge and learn from a professional!

Among other things, you will find the answers to the following questions:
 

• What equipment do I need and what should I consider when buying it?
• What technical basics and settings do I need to understand?
• What are the best subjects and sceneries for long exposures?
• What is the ideal workflow to achieve the highest quality results?
• What do I need to pay special attention to in post-processing?

You'll also get inspiration and creative ideas, as well as practical tips and advice that will help you, especially as a beginner in this area of photography. Additionally, you can benefit from the personal support that the author offers to the readers of his book!
 

This compact guide will make it incredibly easy for you to take spectacular photos and to impress your family and friends with your own stunning long exposure shots in the future!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stefan Lenz
• Release date: Nov 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201237073

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About the Author

Travel photographer and blogger Stefan Lenz launched his author career in 2018, and his debut book Solo on Tour quickly established itself as one of the most widely read guidebooks in the field of solo travel. However, Stefan became best known for his passion for crystal ball photography. His guidebooks on this topic quickly became bestsellers in both Germany and the U.S., earning Stefan expert status in this field of photography. In addition to this area of expertise, he constantly fascinates his thousands of followers on social media with spectacular long exposure shots. The enthusiasm for his photos of this kind finally moved him to summarize his knowledge and experience of photographing with long exposure times in the form of a guidebook, thus providing his readers with a starting aid and source of inspiration in this area of photography.

www.stefanlenz-photography.com

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Stefan Lenz, born in the German city of Eisenhüttenstadt in 1983 and raised in the south-east of Austria, is a passionate travel photographer and constantly on the move to gather new inspiration for his photography

Introduction

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Have you ever thought about the meaning of time? It determines our lives and is an incredibly precious commodity for us. Nevertheless, we cannot control it, influence it, explain it or even begin to understand it. It is not tangible for us but still, we know that it accompanies us constantly. The nature of time challenges our minds. We know neither its beginning nor its end. We do not even know if it will ever end and what is even more paradoxical: Both an end of time and the possibility that it could be infinite are beyond our imagination.

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You may be wondering why this somewhat philosophical thought should be at the beginning of a book about photography. Well, on the one hand, the term long time exposure contains the word time, and on the other hand, time plays an essential role in photography as a whole. Surely you know examples of photos for which the shutter button was pressed at just the right moment. A brief moment was captured and made visible to us for a longer viewing period.  We find such photographs fascinating because they show us a world that we cannot perceive in this form in everyday life. Because for that we would have to stop time.

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While such snapshots usually require a particularly large portion of luck, there is another area of photography that presents us with the essence of time in a completely unfamiliar way that is imperceptible to the naked eye. Unlike lucky shots, this area can be planned and easily learned by anyone interested in it. Of course, I’m talking about the subject of this book - long exposure photography.

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Long exposure photos have been inspiring me for many years. They offer a unique way of capturing movement in pictures and thus show us the flow of time. In fact, they are also the only way to clearly show on a photo which picture elements are in motion and which are not. In recent years, I have intensified my love for long exposures more and more. I've experimented with different techniques, different accessories, and various post-processing options to give my images the look I want.

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In this book I would like to introduce you to this exciting and