Long Exposure Photography Guide and Tips: How to Use a 10 Stop Neutral Density Filter

[@ericgeorge5483]

Love this guy. He's as nutty as a fruit cake and doesn't take himself too seriously, but his vids are really informative. Thanks for a great upload from North Yorkshire, England.

[@jimhood1202]

Great concise video. I especially like that you mentioned covering the viewfinder. It's easy to forget but when your exposure times get up into the several minutes range, light bleed through the viewfinder can be enough to ruin your shot. I cut a little temporary cover out of some dark plastic and I keep it handy in my filter case. Happy shooting.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Cheers, Jim. Happy shooting!

[@Heghineh1]

Awesome video!

[@Bigweave74]

Thank you for not having a seriously annoying voice! You have no idea how rare that is among photography videos on KZbin.

[@starskymedia]

Hey, great tutorial. In your example photo from NZ of the tree on the lake, how did you get the tree to remain so sharp and no blurring from the leaves swaying during the long exposure? Was there just no wind that day, or any other tricks?

[@jamesobrien9200]

I was wondering the same?

[@calebroderick2570]

Please don't stop posting anytime soon! Your videos are all SO helpful!!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Super-_- Nova, well thanks so much! And don't worry, my video master plan has a couple year's worth of content in it!

[@calebroderick2570]

Professional Photography Tips​ Also I just watched your whole collection of videos in about 2 days :p I learned something helpful in every single video. I really REALLY want to get into photography, but I do not have any money to buy a camera. All I have is my smartphone camera :/ I'm 16 so I just need a job but it's hard to have a job when you live 6 miles from the nearest town and don't have a license nor car :p

[@ungavaproductions]

Excellent presentation. Good step by step way to explain.

[@tube63017]

super video. Can you share the name of the mount system you used for the filter? thanks

[@samridhchawla]

i seriously din't know something of that sort existed and always used to think how to take a long exposure in day time..thanks man.. really helpful

[@percypan1527]

Best ND filter introduction video I've ever seen!!!

[@jawadsaleemastro]

Hi Joshua. Thanks for this great video. One question. The phot you took in NewZeland, how did you get the tree and leaves that still on a long shutter? Was that done in Photoshop?

[@danielm0rk]

While I'm not Joshua and I haven't seen the photo you're talking about. It's usually a good idea to shoot a picture without the filter (or even better, a few multiple exposure ones) to have everything that ISN'T suppose to move stay still and sharp. Then you can mix in the long exposure one in photoshop.

[@THELINK972]

Best question...exactly what I wanted to know. Even if you take other photos, and then mix them, won't the moving parts show all the same?

[@jawadsaleemastro]

+guy geffen with PS you would delete the parts obviously moving with probably fill content aware control and overlay the tree leaves you wanted. I'm guessing

[@THELINK972]

Hey man thank you for a very quick reply. Let me know if you can find any tutorial about this...I try to teach myself everything as these techniques requies plenty of practice I could use any example...Thanks!

[@Pedjo09]

thanks for this comment :P

[@JaredKent]

Discovered your videos late last night and immediately binge-watched all of them. Nice work and can't wait to see future updates!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Jared Kent Thanks so much, Jared! I'm currently traveling in New Zealand filming some more but I've got a few queued up to release while I'm here. Cheers!

[@JaredKent]

Enjoy the country! I moved here back in November and having been loving it ever since. It's a landscape photographers playground!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Jared Kent It is indeed!

[@joethiry2351]

Excellent explanation...thank you.

[@triscuba17]

Great video-easy to understand

[@aileenortega944]

Subscribed! Cool video, good info with humor and you're clearly a geek!

[@TonyTarantula]

Great video. Loved the lively delivery and quick pace. Liked, subbed and belled.

[@michellekeyte4447]

Great video! I've been experimenting with The Little Stopper. The Big one is next.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

*****. Two excellent filters to have!

[@hersh23]

Quick question! First off, I loved this video. Mainly because I've always been curious about ND Filters and you did a great job of explaining things along with a little bit of silliness thrown in. My question come from what you said at the @03:34 mark. You quickly mention that we should cover the view finder to prevent stray light from entering. How much covering should we be doing? Obviously we don't want to physically touch the camera to cover the viewfinder during a long exposure. Would simply hovering your hand over the view finder be enough?

[@herminigildojakosalem8664]

Hello.Canon cameras (not sure about Nikons) come with a viewfinder cover (rubber, Canon made) that slips onto the viewfinder (recommended especially when taking videos). Look for yours inside the box your camera came in. Slip it on before pressing the shutter.

[@kylemaddison382]

you can use phototshop to recreate that, it just saves alot of time to do it this way, something to consider is that doing it in post essentially lowers the iso

[@MsIrrealis]

Kyle Maddison that makes no sense. Please explain it to me

[@nilminideen5296]

I simply love this !

[@tysonator5433]

Very good informative video with a slice of humour. He has done a good job of voice over dubbing.

[@himanshumachhan4448]

Nice video. I am using Sony dsc h400 camera do you have any video for us please.

[@itsByShan]

great tutorial , thanks Joshua

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

shahramuae My pleasure

[@sharonb5965]

Good explaining. Thanks!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

+Luca Garzino, my baseline exposure is 0,01 sec (1/100 sec), so times 1000 it's 10 seconds.

[@nicholassymons8516]

Professional Photography Tips were do u buy the nd 10

[@MrFaust1985]

But effect of this filter is easy to create in photoshop... (CC extend) stack mode in inteligent objects.

[@rolandrick]

Bartek Witek , also the fluffy clouds and water? In an equivalent quality?

[@marcjtdc]

You are smart and hilarious! Thanks for the laughs!

[@CrazyMalawian]

How the times have changed. New to ND I was able to focus with the filter attached--I guess that's the star power of mirrorless.

[@maurofranca7746]

Great video! Thanks for the lesson!

[@Cinas1407]

Great tutorial !!! I just have started my journey with Hitech IRND 10 stop filter and I have problem with white balance. What should I do to get natural color of picture instead of blue tone?

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Marcin Grześkowiak Hey Marcin, try using Auto White Balance or a custom 10,000K White Balance.

[@ericc7936]

grreat vid. do i only increase shutter speed and leave f stop the same as well as iso? thanks

[@ericc7936]

say what app are u using to calculate new shutter speed? thanks

[@whoeverwhoever400]

wait, how do you make smooth cloud? i just can;t make the trees not moving.

[@mcveighphilip4]

Enjoyed your video. What about Graduated ND filters and not forgetting Full and Graduated Colour Filters as well?

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Philip Mc Veigh Hey Phil, cheers. There will be more videos about these kinds of filters coming out in the future, so stay tuned.

[@lordisitmine1]

Great video Josh, no problems with the sound at this end mate, crystal clear !!

[@icarusicarus9039]

Love your videos, thanks!!!

[@chenzheren11]

great video! just wondering what brand of filter do you use? thank you

[@amith1251]

OK, i watched like 10 videos before that video, and that is the only video that explained it properly , thank you very much ! subscribed :)

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Amit H Right on! You know what they say, 11th time's the charm. :)

[@KemalKestelli]

Brilliant video!! Loved your style and subscribed immediately!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Kemal Kestelli Thanks so much, Kemal!

[@MasteringHow-To]

What camera app were you using

[@Nolie023]

thanks bro ... you help me capture in way I never thought possible with my 135mm prime at F 2.8 ISO 100

[@MasteringHow-To]

What kind of nd filter should I get? D810 with a 24-70mm lens

[@MikeTaylorPhotoArts]

There are screw in filters from Hoya, Tiffen and slip in square filters from Cokin and Lee. The Cokin and Lee require a mount that attaches to the lens.

[@leniehulse1621]

My grandson went to Wanaka and saw that tree. So cool!

[@TheConanwarrior]

Great tips, I'm going to get one neutral density filter for myself. where did you take this shot in nz? I'm guessing if it is nearby queenstown

[@SamScholes]

Great video. You managed to be fun and informative.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Sam Scholes Thanks, Sam. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrunoMacedoPhotos]

I love your tutorials! Funny yet very informative!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Bruno Macedo Cheers!

[@Cracklemere]

I have no idea how I got here. I know nothing about photography but this video was so well presented I finished watching it and know how to use a 10 stop neutral density filter... Thanks guy. :D

[@NityanandaMukherjee]

love the way you deliver with great humor sense.

[@katysmith1641]

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[@michellereyes2628]

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[@aldenboon2399]

THANK YOU. I've been reading up on all these terms and no one explains it as clearly as you do.

[@lorithorpe3502]

i really love that smoothness you see in some pictures , but never sure how to do it as i'm a newby to photography , when you're phorographing rivers & you want it smooth , where abouts do you focus ? the middle or the back ?

[@tklatko]

awesome work at being informative and entertaining!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Trevor Klatko Thanks Trevor! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Lautaro_Guindulain]

Great video. Thanks. Can I ask you.. When you are doing your composition before pudding the big stopper, On which mode are you in the camera?

[@msjj000]

A real ND filter video - great work

[@praveenkirsur]

Thanks for the great information. Also could please tell me how worth and efficient it is to be used for video making?

[@sarahmitchell7390]

Excellent tutorial. Extremely well explained. Loved it.

[@wullieg7269]

When I were a lad we only had 125 asa fp4 and a polerizer and red filter,and skies like lead.1/15 at 5.6 was a sunny day.

[@richardpureza4221]

Hi. Your video is very nice and informative. Just wondering how could it became possible that after using the 10 stop ND filter, only clouds seemed to have motion (which is dramatic by the way) but the grasses and other supposed movable objects did not? Thanks.

[@QRaterAU]

+Richard Pureza Its possible there was very little wind on the ground but at the altitude of the clouds it was very windy. More likely though he has taken multiple exposures and blended them in post. A common technique.

[@desitravelfotography]

Great Videos, Thank You for sharing. How do you correct ND filter color cast in LR ? Bought a Variable ND filter but can't use it over 5 stops, it gives terrible unnatural colors.

[@tsalis31]

great video... im on to long exposures, using hardly no nd's but lately im thinking of buing a circular 77mm nd400 for my toki 11-16, for shootin LE 's on daytime... any advice?

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Sakis Pilatos Just be really careful with the screw on filter that you don't accidentally change your composition or focus or zoom while you're screwing the filter on. Other than that, go for it and have fun!

[@lupo0144]

Hooray! A video that explained it the best by far on KZbin!!! Well done! 👍

[@mat-ventures]

Hi! Thanks for the tip. Ive never used a neutral filter and was wondering Why do we need to cover the Viewfinder? Can you show examples of corrupted photos if not covering it?

[@mjen]

I don't have any examples of corrupted images, but his advice seems sound. Your sensor is designed to take light through the lens, and typically long exposures are in the dark. The viewfinder is a giant gaping hole, so when your reflex goes up into "shooting mode" light is still coming through the view finder, though it appears to black out if you were to put your eye up to the viewfinder. Light could very well slip through that area.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

galerienature, sure thing! Light leak can take on lots of different forms but here's a good example of what can happen if you don't cover the viewerfinder while using a 10-stop: svenstork.com/storage/cache/images/custom/Sven-Stork-Bay-Bridge-Light-Leak-jpg/medium_large.1408321806.jpg See that washed out look and weird line going across the bottom 1/4 of the frame? That's light leak. Cheers!

[@mat-ventures]

Professional Photography Tips thanks!

[@jameskwon2323]

Awesome video! I like how it's concise yet informative. Do you need to cover the viewfinder if it's a mirrorless camera?

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

James Kwon Hey James, thanks! You shouldn't need to cover the viewfinder for a mirrorless camera since there's no optical pathway for light to get in there. But if for some reason you notice a strange, wash-out look to your LEs it's probably due to light leak somewhere, either at the viewfinder, or around the front of the filter. So bear that in mind for your shoots. Cheers!

[@edkrumm8349]

Hi , I just found this tonight. thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I don't understand the math things and I don't have a fancy phone but I now understand how to adjust my settings 30 stops, Thanks to you. I subscribed to be able to pick your brain even more.

[@paulbelliphotography]

Lake Wanaka tree, thumbnail pic. I was there this weekend. My wife got a good shot.

[@mariaeugeniapolson1339]

Very useful video. thanks for sharing.

[@mswobo23]

thanks for the simplistic explanation...great video I appreciate it

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

+mike swoboda Right on, Mike!

[@TwistTheThrottle2024]

Hi thanks for a great tutorial! I also have a Lee Big Stopper and the little chart that comes with it, and a few apps to make life easier. My question is if you put in a Grad filter say a 3 stop ND Grad, would I be best to meter with the ND Grad in then add the calculation for the Big Stopper on top of that metering?

[@BirgettaJohnson_LetsTalkAJR]

I love this! Thank you so much. Straight forward, brief but doesn’t miss anything, and examples! Bless

[@PaPaMoSSi]

Very useful tutorial. Just puzzled over the f8 to f22 which allows for less light, you still suggested 3 stops faster SS which allows even less light.

[@dominikap9243]

Good sense of humor presented on the video :)

[@MrPhat0817]

That's an awesome tip I'm going to try to get my hands on a filter now...thanks Joshua...and thanks for the video as a amateur photographer they've helped me a ton

[@PeterBarnesandjelly]

Definitely going to be purchasing one of these guys here pretty soon, great video!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Peter Barnes You won't regret it. They're so much fun.

[@tdf488m]

thanks mate, nice tutorial.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

***** Cheers, Janis.

[@patrickleehamilton5192]

Good instruction. Easy.

[@jeremyhearne13]

Great video. But I wondered.....do you auto focus and then switch the button to manual? Won't that lose the focus point? Or should you manually focus?

[@LRG4]

awesome explaining, by the way. i don't know much photography like you, but i know one thing! i learned a lot thanks to you😀

[@caseysteffenhagen3639]

How did you get the tree leaves so crisp on such a long exposure?

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[@nugunzer]

I thought the same thing. Probably a layer mask with a standalone shot of tree, or it was really that calm

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[@enduraman1]

The best part about this video is you can increase exposure time by stopping down the aperture. What this means is if you have less than 10 stop ND filter you could get a similar effect on 6 ND filter by stopping down the aperture.

[@cactusbaboon321]

Lost me at "dreaming of silky rivers, whooshing clouds and misty oceans". Lots of info in this for sure; takes some time to digest. A bit technical for the style of landscape photography an oil painter painting from reference images will need- possibly. But the artistic range to create images demonstrated with the use of these filters is very well presented!

[@slothsarecool]

You can also use live view and crank the ISO if you need to recompose

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Tj Holowaychuk Very true, but keep in mind that it doesn't work with all cameras or in situations with low light.

[@kelsangnator]

What camera and lens combination is that? Great video by the way

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

kelsangnator Thanks! In this video it was a Nikon D810 + Nikkor 18-35 mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED lens.

[@patrickrichardson1670]

What lens did you use in the demonstration pics the 14-24? also where did you get the filter set up for your lens?

[@abirmahmud2945]

Hello Joshua Cripps, Would you please tell me the price of a 10 stop square glass ND and ND holder ?

[@GBarchy]

Hi Joshua. Have been trying to master long exposure photography using ND filters, with a small amount of luck. I've watched your video and downloaded your ebook. One question. Do you take your initial exposure in Manual exposure or Aperture? After taking your exposure I presume when you set your exposure and aperture in Manual mode.?

[@angelathomas2117]

Hi hey is it better to have the clouds coming towards you or away from you :-) for the best effect

[@monjue4459]

Voice over gives it a 'Darma Initiative' feel... i love that!

[@MikeTaylorPhotoArts]

LOST! Great show.

[@Si_sharonne]

Well that was fun to watch

[@cris_photography]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@Sonnys502]

Great video, great editing. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Sonny Saechao My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@simon44]

Hi. First off great video. You mentioned stray light coming into the camera from the optical viewfinder. I thought the mirror would block that light? So how do you block it conveniently? I mean holding your hand on the camera may make it shake. Also, I presume this problem wouldnt happen with a mirrorless camera like the Sony A6000?

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

simon44 Hey Simon, you are correct that with a mirrorless camera it should be a problem unless there's some other pathway for light to hit the sensor. For a camera with an optical viewfinder there are a couple of things you can do without touching the camera. Some manufactures make little covers that snap over the eyepiece. Or you can just drape something over the eyepiece; I find a beanie or skullcap works great because it'll stay on even in windy conditions.

[@MrMukhtar17]

Hello Joshua , is the ultra wide angle lens like tamron 15-30 can use with it a ND filter or its impossible because of the Hood ?

[@rds990]

+Mukhtar Agha Use Lee Filters SW150 kit

[@carlisleloz]

Thankyou this was very helpful

[@alexabadi7458]

I love ND filters, last time I got a 30mn exposure (quite long...) then I realize that I left the front cap on the lens.

[@GODSniper747]

The long exposure tutorial that I was looking for! Thank you!

[@therightfoot81]

Great video, really enjoyed it. Can I ask, whats the App you refered to?

[@DavidKatz]

Love this episode Josh. Solid work dude!

[@Randomize2008]

man your videos rock. thanks.

[@rleanos]

Great presentation

[@ProfezorSnayp]

Great video Cletus, thanks. 👍

[@wendyg5470]

What app do you have on your phone, or do you have a printable cheat sheet? Great video

[@hroaldr8791]

Hey, Great vid, What lens did you use?

[@IlMoro76]

Was it good to let all other understand that many photos in this video are highly retouched and merged with other ones? It is impossible to reach the details in some photos (1:07 and 4:23: look at tree leaves) because of the wind that moves leaves.

[@r.r.creation9491]

Hi, what ND filter do you use, can you tell me where did you buy it? Thanks.