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Lesson Info
7. Support Gear
Lessons
M0 - Introduction
1An Introduction from Alex
01:25 2Coffee Q&A with Alex
09:26 3Introduction to the Workshop
01:51M1 - Timelapse Basics
4What is Timelapse
04:48 5Camera Gear
06:05 6Timelapse Gear
06:49Support Gear
03:14 8Field Essentials
03:46 9Key Takeaways
01:01M2 - Shooting
10Motion Timelapse
11:11 11In the Field: Manual Exposure Ramping
06:31 12In the Field: Shooting Waterfalls with Motion
07:55 13Astro-Timelapse
08:47 14In the Field: Shooting Moonrise
09:07 15How To Do A Lens Twist
03:17 16Day-to-Night Timelapse
06:42 17Day-to-Night at Tunnel View
05:01M3 - Editing
18Import Structure
10:37 19Basic Timelapse Editing
21:40 20Advanced Timelapse Editing
19:58 21Outro to Editing
00:56M4 - Developing and Planning a Project
22Seeing Life In Timelapse
03:57 23Finding Purpose In Your Timelapse
01:43 24Mood Boards & Shot Lists
08:39 25Production Schedule
02:55M5 - Outro
26Q&A with Alex
20:14Lesson Info
Support Gear
Now we're gonna talk about support gear. We've got some support gear right over here. We've got a tripod made by Gitzo and this is a really small package. I like that because it's easily compacted into a small size and you can pack it into a backpack or on the side of a backpack fairly easily. And that's because this tripod in particular is broken down to three sections on each leg, and that allows you to open it up really tall and bring it down really short. So I can get this almost up to my eye height. Which is nice when you're framing a shot and you're trying to visualize what it looks like from your own point of view. When you've got this all set up it's not a really heavy tripod. And I would actually not recommend this if you're trying to shoot in harsher conditions or if you have heavier gear. A lighter tripod won't be able to support bigger cameras. But if you're just shooting time-lapse with a DSLR, it's great. So you can get heavier tripods for those needs. This one's great 'c...
ause I can carry it anywhere. If it's not stable enough for harsher conditions it has a hook down here in the bottom on the stem, and you can take a stuff sack and you can grab some rocks from wherever you are or put some extra heavy gear in a stuff sack. Hang it from this little hook and that will ground your tripod more, making it easier for you to get a stable shot. And you can also open up the legs, getting it really wide. You know, if you wanna get the camera lower. So that's really great. I have two of them and that's because I use these for supporting my slider. I set 'em up on each side of the slider and that allows me to do those sliding motion time-lapses. On top of that with these tripods I use a small ball head. This also is not a very stable head for heavier equipment. So make sure that you get something a little bit bigger if you're using bigger cameras. But for what I need it's great. And it also fits into my camera bag fairly easily. One little tip about this gear I've talked about, sometimes you need some tape. Tape over a light that might be getting into one of your other time-lapses. Like on your camera there's a red light that blinks every time it takes a photo. So I usually keep some tape on my leg. White tape might not be as good so maybe get some black tape. You can just take this off, tear off a piece and then you can tape it onto whatever you need to block out light from. It's great. So right, this is gaffer tape. So you can use that for almost anything, not just for blocking lights. It can be useful and it's great to have handy. So that's it. That's what I use for holding up all my gear.
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Ratings and Reviews
Ondrej Dvorak
I have seen tons of timelapses, but there is no other timelapse film that touches my soul as much as Project Yosemite 1 I never forget the moment when I saw Project Yosemite for the first time! That moment I knew that that’s what I wanna DO! Colin is the reason that I bought my first DSLR! Thank You Alex for getting together with my hero and make this awesome idea happen!
Bryce Lord
Clear and concise workshop to understand the process of Time-lapse photography Being new to this aspect of photography, I found this workshop informative and directional. If I were to give a critique, it would be regarding equipment choice for the entry level bridging to pro-level for the introductory student. Otherwise, it lays a nice foundation to build from.
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