NYC Photo Walk Impressions

From November 10-13, 2012, I was in New York for the NYC Photo Walk, filming some behind the scenes impressions. This is a short video I edited together from that material.

During those 4 days, a lot of us were doing long exposure photography, a genre that not only captures a much longer time span than regular photography, smoothing out any fast motion into something more ethereal, but also forces the photographer to work more slowly and mindfully, given the amount of time each shot takes. Even though NYC can be very hectic, I wanted this video to reflect this slowing down of time. In a few shots I also experimented with a new technique which I call "long exposure slow motion".

I decided not to take a tripod along on this trip, which at first may seem somewhat limiting, given that it's quite hard to get steady footage when filming hand held with a DSLR. In retrospect however, I think many of the shots I got are way more dynamic than if I had used a tripod. With a little bit of practice and, where necessary, a bit of stabilization on post, it's surprising what kind of hand-held camera moves you can get away with.

Architecture in Motion workshop

It's been in the making for a while but finally it's time to announce the Architecture in Motion workshop that I'm organizing together with Joel Tjintjelaar in November. This workshop is a bit different from the usual photography workshops, in that it explores the edge between long exposure photography and time lapse cinematography. Both techniques can be used to capture time in different ways, and and in this workshop we'll make the boundary between stills and moving images almost disappear. See the below post for more details, and follow the Architecture in Motion Workshop page on Google+ to stay up to date. Don't wait too long to sign up though, as the number of participants is very limited.

You can find more information on the Architecture in Motion workshop and sign up here >

A long shot

On July 7 and 8 I had the pleasure of attending the Fine Art Long Exposure Photography workshop organized by Marc Koegel and Joel Tjintjelaar in Domburg, The Netherlands. I was shooting some behind-the-scenes footage, and the (very) short film above was created from some of those shots.

My goal was to give the various shots a look that you would normally only get from a long exposure photograph, but in motion. If you have been following this blog, you know that I’ve been experimenting with this technique for a while. If you’re interested, read on for a little explanation of how these shots were created.

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Pre-announcement: New York City Architectural Photography Walk / Course

Image: Forever in my Heart by Daniel Portal

November 10-13, 2012, I will be in New York City with International Award Winning Photographers, Joel Tjintjelaar and Sharon Tenenbaum. Come join us for four days of shooting architecture in one of the most exciting cities in the world. From skyscrapers to city views and everything in between. This four day photo course will be primarily hands on experience, we will be walking throughout the city and visiting a few locations per day with review sessions.

Learn from Joel and Sharon how to transform your photography to Fine Art by developing a vision. I myself will be there to record the whole experience in fine art documentary style. I will also help get you started with DSLR cinematography, so you won't have to limit yourself to still images.

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