Course curriculum

  • 01

    Introduction

  • 02

    What is Time-lapse Photography?

    • The end product

    • Why shoot with a still camera

    • What you're shooting for: Objectives to achieve
  • 03

    Technical Essentials

    • Frame size for delivery of time-lapse

    • Frame size for acquisition of time-lapse

    • Delivery frame rate of time-lapse

    • Post processing choices for time-lapse photography
  • 04

    Equipment: What You'll Need, What You Might Want

  • 05

    Choosing a Shooting Format

    • Shooting source images in JPEG format

    • Shooting source images in RAW format

    • Shooting time-lapse as movie files
  • 06

    Understanding Intervals

    • Choosing a frame rate for time-lapse photography

    • How long should you shoot

    • Tracking the sun's position

    • Working the scene
  • 07

    The Exposure Triangle In-Depth

  • 08

    Using a Slider

    • Using a Slider

    • Building a Slider

    • Creating Basic Moves on a Slider
  • 09

    Shooting Time-lapse on a Smartphone or Tablet

    • Stabilizing the phone

    • Setting up the shot with Lapse It

    • Using Lapse It

    • Using iStopMotion for iPad
  • 10

    Managing Data from a Time-lapse Shoot

    • Using a card wallet

    • Choosing a working drive

    • Transferring data
  • 11

    Organizing the Images for Post

    • Using stacks in Adobe Bridge

    • Removing unwanted frames

    • Renaming and renumbering image sequences
  • 12

    Developing the Images for Post

    • Basic exposure of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw

    • Selective recovery of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw

    • Advanced recovery of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw

    • Reducing noise of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw

    • Removing spots in a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw

    • Compensating for lens distortion of a time-lapse sequence

    • Stylizing the time-lapse sequence images with Adobe Camera Raw

    • Exporting the time-lapse sequence images to sequential files

    • Alternative workflow with Lightroom and LR Timelapse - Part 1

    • Alternative workflow with Lightroom and LR Timelapse - Part 2
  • 13

    Assembling a Time-lapse Movie with Adobe Photoshop

    • Importing the time-lapse sequence into Adobe Photoshop

    • Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop

    • Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop

    • Exporting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop
  • 14

    Assembling a Time-lapse Movie with Adobe After Effects

    • Importing the image sequence into Adobe After Effects

    • Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects

    • Frame blending a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects

    • Adjusting the time-lapse sequence in Adobe After Effects

    • Adding camera moves to a time-lapse sequence in Adobe After Effects

    • Reducing flicker in a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects

    • Working with RAW time-lapse sequences in Adobe After Effects

    • Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Adobe After Effects
  • 15

    Assembling a Time-lapse Movie with Adobe Premiere Pro

    • Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Premiere Pro

    • Importing the image sequence into Adobe Premiere Pro

    • Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Premiere Pro

    • Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Adobe Premiere Pro
  • 16

    Assembling a Time-lapse with Movie Apple Final Cut Pro X

    • Importing the image sequence into Apple Final Cut Pro X

    • Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Apple Final Cut Pro X

    • Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Apple Final Cut Pro X

    • Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Apple Final Cut Pro X
  • 17

    16. Conclusion

    • Goodbye