Time-Lapse Photography Art and Techniques by Mark Higgins

concentrating on the technical side of photography. The key with every shoot is to make yourself a
checklist so that you cannot forget anything; be safe and methodical.
Tripods
Using a tripod is usually a necessity with time-lapse because the camera needs to stay still during
capture. Sometimes it is not as simple as just putting up a tripod and starting, however. If conditions
are windy, the wind can move or vibrate the tripod and camera so that when playback of the timelapse
is viewed the video appears to jerk from side to side slightly. A good solution for this is to get a
tripod that has a hook underneath. This will enable you to hang your bag on the hook – this will weigh
your tripod down to reduce movement.
This is an extremely useful pocket tripod that holds the weight of a full frame DSLR camera. Full
sized tripods can be too big and heavy so we tend to leave them at home and not get a great deal of
use out of them. This kind of tripod is a great solution because it is not heavy or bulky to carry and we
can still get height by placing it on a wall or bench.
Sometimes the camera’s strap can be caught by the wind and cause unwanted camera movement as
well. The easiest way to solve this problem is to remove the strap completely or just wrap it around