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LONG EXPOSURE APERTURE

PHOTOGRAPHY f/2.8 f/4


Wide Aperture (more light)
f/5.6 f/8 f/11 f/14
Narrow Aperture (less light)
f/22

CHEAT SHEET Keep the aperture medium or narrow to avoid overexposed


or out of focus images at very slow shutter speeds.

iso
100 . .. 200 . .. 400 . . . 640 . . . 800 . . . 1600 . . . 3200

Lower LIGHT SENSITIVITY Higher

Keep the ISO as low as possible to enable longer exposure


and to avoid noise due to low light.

shutter speed

1/1000”
1/100”

1/125”

1/250”

1/320”

1/500”
1/25”

1/30”

1/50”
10”
30”

15”

2”

1”
Tripod Freeze
Blur Motion Handheld Ok
Recommended Motion

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For a longer exposure, use a slower shutter speed
(5 - 30 seconds), in order to achieve effects such as light
trails or soft and cloudy motion blur.

1 Stabilization
Solid tripod is a must if you want to
2 ND
FILTERS essentials
the

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explore long exposure photography!
It’s impossible to take sharp pictures If you want to experiment with long

MANUAL
at very slow shutter speeds exposures during daytime, you should
without one. consider buying Neutral Density Filters.
Landscape photographers use them to

FOCUS
achieve that soft misty effect.

Long exposures are often too


challenging for the camera’s
autofocus, so you might have to
rely on manual focus.

There are normal ND filters and


graduated ND filters and they
can vary greatly in their strength
Besides a tripod, it’s a great idea to - from 2 stops to 10 stops (the
use a shutter release as well, number refers to how much light
it blocks.) Try shooting multiple images and
because it can reduce any unwanted
move your focal point bit by bit until
vibrations and make your photos
you get it right.
even sharper. TIP:
TIP: To get the effect of ‘‘silky water’’ TIP:
you can use a 10-stop filter and
Once you have stabilized your a shutter speed that is 1000x If you’re shooting outdoors
camera, you’ll be able to take longer than the original one. at night, you should use Live
photos even in bulb mode ( 30+ View mode in order to set
seconds shutter speed!) your focus properly.

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