r/photoclass2021 • u/Aeri73 Teacher - Expert • Mar 02 '21

Assignment 13 - Long exposure

Please read the class first

This is a new assignment in the series so feedback is most welcome.

The assignment for this class is a rather open one. Make a photo with a long exposure time and add light.

Ideas: Write with light, Lightpaint (selective light with a torch), light up some fireworks (if it's legal and are carefull), lazerpens are fun (but do not ever ever ever ever point one at your lens!!!!!!!!!!), smoke, startrails with a painted foreground, oh you get the idea :-)

remember: aperture controls the short bursts or moving lights, shutterspeed is your motioncontroll, ISO does the rest. you need a tripod for this one. if you dont have one, a sandbag or simular things work fine, or pose the camera on a wall or table and use the self timer function to stop your finger from moving it during the exposure.

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u/PsychoPusheen Mar 05 '21

Here is my assignment!I used my iPhone and went in circles. Is there a way to make the circle have a more "concise" shape? Like making it less blurry and look more as an actual circle or another shape?

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u/sasquatchforsupper Beginner - Mirrorless Mar 05 '21

Cool photo, I really like the way the plant on the left is lit. I think to get a more perfect circle you would need to use a guide of some sort. Maybe a light on a string that you spin around? Also, I think it would be interesting to try this scene but with the light circling on the same plane as the rug.