FK Photography

This week the theme for our 52 Fridays project is:

{LONG EXPOSURE}

For the non-photographers checking this out, long exposure means long shutter speeds. Basically, when you press the shutter button on your camera, you leave the shutter open for anywhere from 1/2 second to minutes to hours.  Just for reference, typical shutter speeds I use normally range anywhere from 1/60th of a second to 1/1000th of a second, depending on the lighting and the situation…effectively freezing the action.  But by using these longer shutter speeds, you let a lot more light into the camera… and the effects you get from this type of photography can be absolutely stunning and very cool. You do need a tripod for these types of photos normally, otherwise everything will be a blurry mess.  You probably have seen photos captured using this technique before without ever realizing it.

One type of photo that I have seen captured this way before, that I absolutely love, is with moving water – waterfalls, rivers, etc. I have always wanted to try this technique out, but for some reason I just never did. Of course, there aren’t exactly waterfalls everywhere you turn in this area, but I’m very fortunate to know about a secret little spot, tucked underneath a busy highway – a spot that provided the perfect location for these shots.

And my personal favourite…..

Now that I’ve tried this technique out, I’m excited to try it out again! Looking forward to some sunset shots of the river this summer!

I can’t wait to see what everyone else in the group shot this week!! Let’s start with my amazingly talented friend Stacy Vitallo of D’Lara Photography.