Time-Lapse Photography - Frame-by-Frame Stop Motion: The Guide to Non-Traditional Animation Techniques - page 51

Time-Lapse Photography 1
Chapter Outline
Expand Your Awareness ............................................................................... 51
The Intervalometer....................................................................................... 53
Understand Your Subject ............................................................................. 55
Contrast ......................................................................................................... 56
Shutter Speeds.............................................................................................. 57
Time-Lapse Rates and Formulas.................................................................. 59
Time-Lapse Photography and Pixilation .................................................... 60
Motion Control.............................................................................................. 60
Expand Your Awareness
Time-lapse photography has been practiced for decades and it never
seems to grow old. From the early work of Dr. John Ott in the 1930s to the
phenomenal motion photography of Ron Fricke in films like Koyaanisqatsi
to Baraka in the 1980s and 1990s, time-lapse photography has allowed us
to see the world with a fresh point of view. This technique of stopping the
1 Opening image is a close-up of a time-lapse rig, created by Ken Murphy, History of the Sky
project. © Ken Murphy 2009.