Time-Lapse Blog | Easy Tips to Make Your Own Time-Lapse Videos

Links mentioned in this video: ACID – http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/acid/acid.html WICKS – http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/wicks/wicks.html Mac and Linux alternatives to WICKS can be found through the ACID link. How to Install CHDK Software Using…

My Equipment 2013

For anyone just starting time-lapse, I strongly suggest limiting your purchases until they’re needed. I started time-lapse in 2009 with a well-worn Powershot camera and whatever free software I could…

How to Prepare for the Future: 4K TV

I often say this is an amazing time for time-lapse for two important reasons. The first is the availability of digital cameras. The second is HDTV, the biggest change in…

Who’s Who in Time-Lapse

If you’re beginning time-lapse or want to step up your game, what better way than to learn from an expert? Below are some of the biggest names in time-lapse and…

Time-Lapse from NASA Photos Tutorial

There are a bunch of NASA time-lapse videos circulating right now with millions of hits such as this one, and this one. How would you like to make the next…

Five Tricks for Perfect Time-Lapse Clouds

If you’ve made two time-lapse videos, chances are one was of clouds from your window (the other was you cleaning your living room). I’ve tried to show on this site…

Infrared Time-Lapse Examples

Infrared Photography An infrared photograph picks up on infrared light instead of visible light. This gives photos an otherworldly look that’s interesting but not used very often. DSLR sensors are…

Everything You Need to Know About Intervalometers

Settings Even though intervalometers differ in look and function, they all have some similar elements. Here’s a breakdown of the settings on the intervalometer I use with my Canon 60D….

RAW vs. Jpeg in Time-Lapse

What color is the milky way? For this photo, I shot in RAW and later decided the best temperature was 3829K. Jpeg or RAW? This is the great debate among…

How to Make Macro Time-Lapse Videos

The video above shows my first experiment with macro time-lapse. I’ve used affiliate links where practical because they allow me to fully share my techniques for free. The $42 Solution…

Construction Time-Lapse Options

I’ve never attempted a long construction project time-lapse, but it’s one of the questions I’m asked the most. I’ve found a few ways others have approached this challenge and included…

How to Make a Star Trails Photoshop Action [video]

This tutorial describes how to make star trail photos that can be used in time-lapse videos. I go through the process of making a Photoshop action to batch edit star…

My Equipment 2012

It’s been a while since I listed exactly what I’m using for time-lapse. So, after a couple requests, here it is. I’ve used Amazon affiliate links because I bought most…

How to Use VirtualDub Deshaker

What is Deshaker? Deshaker is a filter for the video editing program VirtualDub that reduces unwanted motion in your videos. It can be used in any video with distracting camera…

How I Got a Million Views on Youtube (and What I Learned Along the Way)

Click here to go to the Youtube video I thought I’d get away from my usual time-lapse tutorials to post something I hope anyone interested in online video will appreciate….

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3April 1, 2013
How to Install CHDK [video]

Links mentioned in this video: ACID – http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/acid/acid.html WICKS – http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/wicks/wicks.html Mac and Linux alternatives to WICKS can be found through the ACID link. How to Install CHDK Software Using…
0March 29, 2013
My Equipment 2013

For anyone just starting time-lapse, I strongly suggest limiting your purchases until they’re needed. I started time-lapse in 2009 with a well-worn Powershot camera and whatever free software I could…
0March 18, 2013
Air Quality Information for Landscape Photographers

There are probably a few areas on Earth untouched by air pollution, but for the rest of us, knowing what kind of haze to expect can mean the difference between…
0March 6, 2013
Hands-on with Intervalock

A few weeks ago I mentioned Intervalock, the sleeve for time-lapse intervalometers. Someone from Intervalock was kind enough to send me a sample. After using it for a little while,…
0February 21, 2013
Time-Lapse Jargon Defined

I decided to use one of No. 2 Pen‘s blog ideas for February and define some important terms that I didn’t know when I started time-lapse. Hopefully these definitions can…
2February 6, 2013
Winter Videos from Around the World

With the long winter nights and cold conditions starting to drag out in much of the northern hemisphere, I thought I’d share some winter time-lapse videos to inspire your own….
0January 22, 2013
How to Prepare for the Future: 4K TV

I often say this is an amazing time for time-lapse for two important reasons. The first is the availability of digital cameras. The second is HDTV, the biggest change in…
3January 9, 2013
Intervalock: The Sheath for your Intervalometer

Product Overview from Intervalock on Vimeo. This has to be the most oddly specific piece of time-lapse gear I’ve seen. That someone would make a sheath specially designed for time-lapse…
2December 3, 2012
Who’s Who in Time-Lapse

If you’re beginning time-lapse or want to step up your game, what better way than to learn from an expert? Below are some of the biggest names in time-lapse and…
0November 1, 2012
10% Off All BorrowLenses Orders Placed by Thanksgiving

It looks like the holiday season is starting a bit early this year. I was planning on mentioning some discounts in December but this great deal just landed in my…
2October 24, 2012
Time-Lapse from NASA Photos Tutorial

There are a bunch of NASA time-lapse videos circulating right now with millions of hits such as this one, and this one. How would you like to make the next…
0September 17, 2012
Samsara Review

What is Samsara? Samsara is the new film by Ron Fricke. It’s a compilation of real time video and time-lapse sequences that attempts to form a narrative without words. It’s…
0August 24, 2012
Topaz DeNoise Review and Discount Code

I’ve noticed the “Discounts” tab on my site gets a lot of clicks but doesn’t have much content, so I’m going to add a few more items that I think…
0August 11, 2012
Time-Lapse Projects on Kickstarter

For those who haven’t heard of Kickstarter, it’s a fundraising website where inventors and artists can appeal directly to the public for funding. Those who pledge money are promised something…
0August 4, 2012
Five Tricks for Perfect Time-Lapse Clouds

If you’ve made two time-lapse videos, chances are one was of clouds from your window (the other was you cleaning your living room). I’ve tried to show on this site…