Long Exposure Photography is any photo where the shutter speed is open for an extended amount of time and of course during the day (as opposed to the common practice of night shots)
The Long Exposure Photography technique taught in my E‑book: How to Create Long Exposure Fine Art photography, explores the method where the camera shutter is open (during the daytime) for time periods in the magnitude of minutes, thereby creating a soft appearance for objects that are in motion as shown in the Figure below. Enabling a long shutter speed in mid day is due to the help of ND filters. The filters create a darker reality and thus enabling a longer shutter speed.
The beauty of this technique is created when pairing a static (hard) object such as a structure or a cliff, with a moving (soft) object such as clouds or water. The objective is to create a contrast of soft and hard which adds depth and strength to a photo and produces a Fine Art image.
 Figure 1 - New York, A Room with a View | Notice in Figure 1 how the clouds create a blurry, brush‑like effect due to the nature of their movement making the sky look like “streaks”. The motion of the clouds creates a strong contrast to the stable buildings. Photo Data of Figure 1-1: Focal Length: 18 mm Aperture: f18 Shutter Speed: 121 seconds (2 minutes) |
Converting the image to black and white is up to you. It does demand a striking image and doesn’t let the colours ‘steal the show’ but sometimes, it’s better to leave the colour as in Figure 2 below.
Figure 2
This image was taken in Cuba
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