A Complete Guide to Timelapse Photography

[@Apalapse]

Not sure why the first three seconds of the video were cut off... I noticed that on my previous upload as well, and it's not present in the final render on my computer... I will definitely have a talk with KZbin about this, but thankfully it doesn't completely ruin the message of the video. Anyways, I updated my icon and banner just to give my channel a fresh new look. Let me know what you think!

[@straightasl]

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[@Apalapse]

@Fx Yep, this is my own voice now. I'll be doing my own voice overs from now on, and regarding the monotonous tone, I had such a bad cold when I recorded this that I didn't want to risk cracking or anything. Even compiling this together took so long editing out weird clicks and cracks that I just settled for a voice over that got the job done. Thanks for the feedback though, I really appreciate it.

[@guilaindemoutiers5662]

Guess what @Apalapse even a French blogger wrote an article about your KZbin work! bit.ly/2NWpz5W

[@orionmalik3120]

Sorry to be offtopic but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot the login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me

[@sahirsujahudeen5558]

Fantastic tutorial, as always! Would love to see more astrophotography tutorials

[@Apalapse]

Thanks! I'm pumping them out as fast as I can. Now that I'm settled in my dorm and am developing a schedule, I should be producing more and more videos. There are also a lot of great photographers and cool equipment on campus, so I'm excited to see what creative opportunities await me.

[@MaherAyoub]

The amount of effort put in your videos is awesome! Great comprehensible content as always 👍

[@Apalapse]

Quality > Quantity and videos straight to the point without BS is my philosophy. Thanks for the feedback!

[@user-qg6gw9de3d]

10:21 timelapsing yourself waiting for the timelapse of the shore and the sky to complete... Outstanding move. Thanks for the great job btw

[@andrescastro5027]

man, this video doesn't gets old!

[@SenfSenferson]

Most comprehensive and quick Tutorial about Timelapse in general AND LRTimelapse ! Great Job

[@weiyeliu1968]

Aperture mode would rather introduce flicker than avoiding it, so it’s highly recommended that you use aperture mode to do the exposure test, to see what’s the proper shutter speed and ISO combination, then dial them in the manual mode, always shoot in manual mode, cuz you have a constant setting throughout the whole period of time provided the flicker is best avoided. This will also give us a good starting point if we are shooting day-night transition during which you will need to gradually change your exposure settings to follow up the daylight changes, and then smooth the whole sequence out in LRTimelapse

[@Apalapse]

Sorry for the late reply. I completely agree on your thoughts on manual mode being the best way to shoot timelapse, although in a lot of situations aperture priority is useful, especially when you don't have the time/ability to control settings. In fact, with Sony cameras, there's no good way to do manual-mode timelapses since when you plug in an intervalometer it freezes the camera and you have to stop the device, change settings, the start the device again, which can lead to inconsistent intervals (maybe my camera is just broken but I've heard NO one talk about this!). Also, LRTimelapse can pretty reliably remove the flicker from Av timelapses, plus there are great plugins like GBDeflicker for After Effects that completely remove flicker. Another source of flicker that will come from using modern lenses is from the aperture diaphragm itself - between shots the aperture blades in the lens sometimes shift ever so slightly, changing the exposure of the images. In the end, you will probably always see flicker in timelapses regardless of the mode you shoot with, but manually controlling the exposure then using LRTimelapse is the best method, as you said.

[@KayCeePix]

Hello Vincent, even after 3 years this tutorial is so relevant for its practical explanation from starting to end. This is the most easy to follow video on Timelapse. Great work !!

[@douceschizophrenie]

I would love to see some in the field tutorials from you, I am also starting university right now and completely understand how difficult it is to manage time. Good luck with studies and hope to see some more videos

[@Apalapse]

Yeah I want to do some photography "vlogs" where I shoot landscapes, but since I've moved to North Dakota I learned that there's not much around lol. I also need to get some vlogging gear.

[@stephanwenzinger2865]

Thx for rhis amazing tutorial 🙂

[@EugenioCasulo]

This is the best video I saw explaining this, very well done my friend! Perfect.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks! Sorry I'm just responding to this now. I've been getting back into KZbin recently and I got a load of comments while I was away! Hope everything is going well.

[@13startus]

Your channel is the best on KZbin to learn about photography, everything is really clear. Thank you !

[@NATUREANDPEOPLE]

good video guide line, I will try it with my next step video.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks!

[@Svenlangeberg]

Hey Vincent, I just wanted to compliment you on your great work. Your videos are very clear and visually appealing, so keep up the good work!

[@Apalapse]

Thanks, Sven. Sorry I'm just seeing this comment now, KZbin never notified me you commented which is a shame. I appreciate the compliment a lot and hope things are going well for you and your photography. I work really hard on my videos and it's great when someone recognizes that. Take care!

[@Numocron]

Wow man this is such an awesome video I love it.😃👍❤️

[@IvoPavlik]

0:23 Explanation 2:39 Gear 6:43 Shooting 10:43 Post-production & Production You're welcome ;-)

[@E-bk9vk]

Brilliant recap for me! Used to shoot timelapses all the time but forgot it all due to work! Thanks.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@luiscarlosrosalesbarbier4515]

Awesome video! Happy I found it! thanks for the quality and work put in to it! Cheers!

[@Apalapse]

Glad you liked it! Thanks.

[@vaunsphotography6820]

Thanks for sharing this fantastic tutorial!

[@wrus9]

Fabulous tutorial full of really useful info. Superbly presented. Not a word wasted. Thank you so much

[@Apalapse]

Glad you liked the video, Wayne. Take care!

[@markjaik]

I watched so many videos, but this video helped me the most. Great information about LRT and LR. thanks, my timelapses are way better because of this

[@Apalapse]

Thank you so much. I'm glad the video helped!

[@ODVP205]

Thank you so much. Your explanations are so good and smooth.

[@loco9112]

Best explaination i ever had keep up the good work i always recommend your channel to my friends.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@roozbehbey]

Thank you for the time you take to make these videos, great as usual.

[@aeshajabbeen8278]

I have never heard such a detailed video, Thanks a lot sir.

[@Apalapse]

You are most welcome.

[@kunaalmals]

Great vid.. well explained

[@omarahmed-us1mu]

Best photography channel so far

[@Apalapse]

Thanks, Omar. I try and keep my videos high-quality while getting straight to the point with no bs in-between. It's all about direct and effective education.

[@gvgates2010]

Hi there, I really do enjoy your videos! They are very educational. Can you tell me what explainer software you use to create these videos? Please keep up the good work.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks for the comment! I use adobe illustrator and adobe after effects. Everything is hand-drawn and animated :)

[@alexchong1979]

Always love to see yr video! Keep it up!

[@sutejotan5817]

this channel deserves more subs and likes and comments

[@leadjeans]

Wow! A ton of information.....great job!

[@50rri50]

amazing video! i never created a timelapse before. i will give it a try.

[@yayitseugene]

Super helpful video! Especially for newbies...thanks!

[@Apalapse]

Thanks a lot! I am glad you enjoyed the video and I encourage you to check out some of my other content. Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions about photography!

[@mdelmonte9440]

Excellent Videos All around!! Thank you for sharing the insight!! Greatly Appreciate it, my friend!! Cheers !!

[@Apalapse]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cdeneui3]

Awesome video man! Greetings from Minneapolis

[@georgepistikoudis]

Great work. Take you time, study your lessons and we will waiting for your next video.

[@Apalapse]

Hey, George. Yes I have been super busy recently. KZbin is just a hobby, not a job, so I have been pretty tied up with school as well as some new and exciting research opportunities I have had at NASA and moving into a new apartment as well, so things are definitely in the works, they will just be a little delayed. I have a website I'm rolling out too next year, so that will be great to launch and see the feedback on. Hope you are well and thanks again for commenting. Take care!

[@aurelienbozet1684]

Awesome tutorial 👍

[@Wampiroh]

This is an awesome tutorial, very well explained and detailed. I'm getting into timelapse photography and at the very beginning I was struggling with light changes and flickering. Magic Lantern is a very useful tool for this. Keep up the good work!

[@Apalapse]

I have yet to use magic lantern. What kind of camera do you have? I am tempted to download it for my Sony camera.

[@Wampiroh]

@@Apalapse I'm currently using a Canon T3 and a good old 50D, both running ML. I've seen Sony's Camera Apps and I think that for a thousand dollars camera, the less that they could do is give you full potential of the camera, not having to pay $10 extra, while ML is entirely for free. Dunno, that's just my opinion lol.

[@Apalapse]

@@Wampiroh Yeah I was tempted to get ML because I didn't trust the Sony timelapse app lol; it kind of sucks. I had a bramper which plugged into my camera via. the micro usb then a dummy battery connected to a USB battery pack for my timelapses. Now, though, I'm lazy and just use a wired intervalometer but that means I can't use the micro USB to charge the camera while it's operating. I wish someone released a timelapse-specific camera engineered from the ground up, maybe just a brick with a sensor plus some really good timelapse software built in...

[@agrarianworld]

love it

[@acidsnow5915]

what a great and complete guide thanks for sharing this with us really enjoyed watching this

[@Apalapse]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and sorry for taking so long to respond to your comment, KZbin never notified me of yours and now that I'm responding to people I'm seeing a big group of unanswered comments from around the same time, so, again, sorry I didn't respond earlier but there was some issue with KZbin. Thanks for the comment and for the kind words. I always like to hear feedback like yours as it keeps me motivated to create videos. I hope you are well and let me know if you need any other photography help. Thanks!

[@tomschristy]

Great tutorial...thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@Apalapse]

My pleasure!

[@yorkunt]

How can i reach the A7 menu on the @1:27 ?

[@vigneshm6922]

Amazing Timelapse Guide bro!

[@Apalapse]

Thanks a ton!

[@PANKAJMANHASX]

You did a great job man...thanks for the video. liked it.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks, Pankaj. I appreciate the feedback, man.

[@jmorg1267]

Awesome info...!

[@Apalapse]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DrTarekahmad]

This was a very good video. Thank you.

[@OutChillinMedia]

Thank you for posting this ❤

[@puntofiat3513]

Great work. Thanks

[@Apalapse]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Apalapse]

Thanks for watching!

[@ullasonline]

Great Video 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@Apalapse]

👍

[@sudhamolks8427]

Ullas online😍😍😍😍😍

[@ajomathew9]

Amazing 👍🥰😊

[@karenlane7743]

I love the music. And have used it before

[@Apalapse]

Yes, it is great. Thanks for watching and commenting, Karen. Take care!

[@andrewk1318]

Amazing video!

[@Apalapse]

Thanks!

[@alphanimal]

Good video! For rendering JPGs to a video file I use mencoder, which is a command line video encoder that can do all kinds of advanced stuff. Here's an example command with parameters: mencoder.exe mf://*.jpg -o timelapse.mp4 -mf fps=30 -vf scale=1920:1280 -ovc x264 -x264encopts crf=25

[@sagrav84]

Good tutorial, but i was expecting a further explanation on how shutter speeds affect timelapses.

[@GreasyFox]

Great job. Just want to suggest a battery pack is also part of the essential tool list.

[@Apalapse]

Battery grips/accessories are definitely helpful if you have a camera with poor battery performance. My Sony a7r2 which uses the old batteries can barely shoot a 2-hour timelapse on one, so I have to add a battery grip and sometimes if I am on a really long project I'll use a dummy battery adapter or just charge it through the micro-USB port.

[@erasedphotography3942]

Great tutorial ! keep up the great work.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks!

[@tonyd.907]

About 28,000 views as I write this comment in 9/2019. Certainly deserves 10 million views ! Also the like to dislike ratio on this is off the charts good ! (and deservedly so)

[@Apalapse]

Thank you for your kind words, Tony. Yes, I am very happy people like you are watching and enjoying my video, I certainly put a lot of work into my content and it's so rewarding to see people commenting on it and giving feedback. Stay tuned for more videos soon, I am just getting back into KZbin at the moment after taking a bit of a break.

[@mmarano203]

So great!

[@Apalapse]

Thanks, Michael. Sorry I'm just seeing this now. I am really glad you liked the video, though. Take care.

[@kbruff2010]

How did you adjust parameters without touching the camera?

[@huzzpeace3720]

Hi. How to time lapse bombing a flower. Thank you.

[@Apalapse]

Hi. Do you mean a "blooming" flower? If so, you could set up your camera as normal and just have the interval between subsequent shots be extremely long. For example, for a blooming flower, it would be appropriate to have a shot every, say, 15 minutes.

[@FlorianDO]

Well, I've always searching a good tutorial for doing great timelapse and you grant it to me, i love you keep going you do some really good tutorial video photography !!!! I have a question, when you said we can adjust shutter speed when we are in manual mode, do you change it remotely or on the camera ? Thank you for your work

[@udaygowda5782]

Awesome. I like the way you break the concepts into as simple as possible. Out of curiosity, how long you spend on each video from script to animation. ?

[@Apalapse]

It varies quite a bit, but I would say anywhere from 20-40 hours per. video.

[@sajithkarunaratne8965]

Can you please tell me how to take a flower or plant growth viedios?

[@mzzzzz2179]

How does the battery last all night long?

[@steveloudon7491]

At 10:58 you said you manually changed the shutter speeds to make up for changing light. How is that done? You mean you stop the TL then restart it?

[@J-Young_photography]

I have been taking timelapse with simple tools such as gopro and osmo pocket

[@Apalapse]

Awesome! I have used the osmo pocket to do timelapses and it works fairly well.

[@amitkumardas4543]

Really nice and helpful video.

[@Apalapse]

Thanks for the kind words, Amit. Hope it helped!

[@alexlandherr]

I use my Osmo Mobile 3, got some great panning time lapses of rain and clouds.

[@Apalapse]

I also have an Osmo Mobile 3 and it's great. I haven't used it for timelapse, yet, though - excited to try it out.

[@tonymontana897]

I have a Canon 650D, I think off memory.., Doesn't it have a delay option rather than having to use an intervalometer ? Or, do we still need to use one despite this ?

[@cj5326]

Great vid - thanks

[@Apalapse]

Chris J glad you liked it!

[@adarsh_ajay]

Great tutorial!

[@Apalapse]

Thanks!

[@beatsandbeat]

Is there any Android camera app for raw Clicks timelapse

[@thomsonsunil7394]

Nice effort

[@MRpeterDu]

Great video. Btw. is there a filter holder on the market which gradually adjusts position of a ND graduated filter as sun sets/rises? Just like a slider for the whole camera. I couldn't find something like that on the internet on my own. I think it can be useful.

[@Apalapse]

Yes. I have looked into this, actually. The best similar item I could find was an ND filter adapter for my Sony camera that adapts certain lenses to Sony E-mount while containing an adjustable ND filter inside the adapter itself (see: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1041731-REG/fotodiox_vzlx_thrtl_eos_nex_pro_vizelx_nd_throttle_adpter.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=Cj0KCQiAw4jvBRCJARIsAHYewPNvz8Kgeg-b8dRodYjyQ1gjrHztuAuPk5_lsLw3TcjcDytv7QTJjKoaAmJCEALw_wcB) The problem with this is that it cuts out about 1-stop of light even when it's at "zero ND" so if I wanted to do a day-to-night timelapse I wouldn't be letting in enough light to effectively capture the milky way or other stars.

[@anything7087]

Bro i want to buy canon dslr so in what models manual timelase mode without external controller and crop also gets cool shoot or ff is best is there your comparison?

[@lobodonka]

Very detailed tutorial, but I must say, it's not a beginner tutorial.

[@gvgates2010]

Hi there, I really do enjoy your videos! They are very educational. Can you tell me what explainer software you use to create these videos? Please keep up the good work.Hi there, I really do enjoy your videos! They are very educational. Can you tell me what explainer software you use to create these videos? Please keep up the good work.

[@Apalapse]

Hey, thanks for the comment. Sorry for the late response, but to answer your questions for animating I use Adobe Illustrator to create the visuals then Adobe After Effects to animate them.

[@ahmedaldawood5678]

Hi first of all thanks for the valuable information, i would like to buy a new camera just for time lapse i want to shoot a photo every 10 minutes on a specific object, for 3 to 6 months continually so it shall have a power source plugged so i dont have to change the battery, can you suggest me a camera with this specifications😅😅😅

[@IvoPavlik]

Are there any recommended poor man sequence-to-video software options? I'd like to avoid buying expensive professional tools for trying a few timelapses...

[@MetalDEmpire]

Id call it more a photography technique used in cinema

[@goodvibesonly926]

Hi, Im travelling north to capture the geminids the next week. How long would you recommend the interval between photos? Setting my shutter to anywhere between 16-20s with ISO 1600 based on previous snaps taken

[@Apalapse]

Hey, Derrik! I am sorry I am just seeing this now, for some KZbin never notified me of your comment :( For gemenids I would just take normal star exposures and do the interval 1-2s longer than your exposure to allow your camera to process and save the files. So, given the shutter speeds you gave me, at 20s you would probably want your interval at around 22s, 16s at 18s, etc. Hope this helps and I hope you got some nice images last year!

[@svouros40]

Good evening. I need your help if possible. How can i make a video timelapse with photos, for example i have taken 431 photos and i want to make a video, how can i do that, i mean which programme or software can i use and how can i add music? my second question is the following: i have framelapse app in my phone and i take videos, so how can i add music to this video? thank you very much and i look forward to your help.

[@Apalapse]

Hey, sorry for the late response. If you're still wondering, I would take the photos and import them into Adobe Preimere Pro or Adobe After Effects as a "JPEG Sequence," where it will take each JPEG and interpret the entire sequence as footage which you can then edit like you would a regular video taken from a video camera. As for your second question, I am not familiar with the framelapse app, sorry.

[@oneeyedphotographer]

Isn't that the most expensive software option? I have no part of Adobe CC.

[@Apalapse]

I'm really unfamiliar with Lightroom alternatives... but from my experience, most photographers use the Adobe suite, so that's why I chose to use it in this tutorial.

[@GiorgioHouse]

Hi. Do you have any advice about a )not expensive) camera , even a compact camera, with an electronic shutter? I don't want to "burn" the mechanical shutter of my dslr for making time lapse. thanks

[@Apalapse]

I believe the XT-2 and XT-20 from Fuji can shoot in full electronic shutter.

[@GiorgioHouse]

Thanks!!

[@marvinracer88]

Sometimes you go too fast, as a complete newbie I don't know many of the terms you use so I got lost after 12:48

[@peterhenriksen845]

Outstanding workflow for time lapse but the steps for creating the time lapse video went a bit too fast for a beginner.

[@Apalapse]

thank you for the feedback

[@adsc1]

not the forza song

[@NeoJSsk]

What is time-lapse? someone give me examples I still have no clue what is

[@Apalapse]

There were some examples in the video, actually, around 6:40. A timelapse is just a video of a particular scene, usually formed by speeding up video or forming a video from many images.

[@rpm_kinshuk]

It's a very nice video but please give more videos on smartphone photography as smartphones are the most used cameras =)

[@Apalapse]

This is true, and I have been thinking of doing a smartphone photography tutorial for a long time. The only problem is that there are already so many great smartphone photography tutorials on KZbin so I'll try to cover a topic not already spoken for. Thanks for watching and for the great idea!

[@Perfixel]

Is that your voice?

[@Apalapse]

It is!

[@LUKAS-bb4jc]

4:33 be sure to do that time lapse quickly, your camera is only at 1% lol

[@Apalapse]

Haha, just noticed that XD

[@visualdreamer8194]

great tutorial mate! thanks for taking the time ... for all the lazy ones out there just buy a cheap action camera, set it to time lapse mode and enjoy ... a small sample here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYuoaaSlaqZngZo

[@Apalapse]

Thanks for the comment, and sorry for taking so long to respond. Yes, a cheap action camera will usually do the trick, but beware! Sometimes the "timelapse" mode on the action cameras is really just a sped-up video, and that kind of format will not have the same quality as a photo-timelapse will, so while it's really convenient, there are often some sacrifices you have to make on the quality-side of things. Anyways, hope things are well for you, thanks for the idea and the helpful advice, take care!

[@straightasl]

Umm, I tried to following up your tutorial but I’m getting lost. Half of these are working, other half of these aren’t working because all you did is too fast to follow up. Please try to be a little slow and give us time to follow up with your tutorial. Thank you

[@Apalapse]

Hi! Sorry for taking so long to respond to this, but I just wanted to apologize, I didn't realize that the videos are too fast, still. I have been trying to make them clear and concise without drawing out the length but maybe I need to slow down and make sure people understand what I'm saying before I jump to a different subject. As for the follow-up do you mean a follow-up video or just re-iterating the facts within the video itself. Let me know if you can. Thanks for the feedback and I hope you are well.

[@s3k1m]

terrible tutorial

[@nikhileshroy7610]

Great video!