RAW CITY

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A selection of street photos from everywhere and nowhere by Nicolas Garcia. More at www.nicolasgarcia.org About me: My work reflect my search to understanding the other, and how an image can convey the uniqueness of a moment. I often express myself better through my visual and sensory translation of things than verbally. My images encompasses a diverse range, from dance, to street photography, to long exposure landscapes. At heart I discuss the experience that is living, and the details that stand out around me. I’m interested in capturing what I believe that’s beautiful, whether it’s recognizable like that or not. Lastly my work often captures images of solitude, details in a crowd, people portraits, tension and movement, and a crocked perspective. As an emerging artists I’m always curious and transforming.

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One of the reasons I got into photography seriously was so that I could shoot dancers and landscape. I've since branched out and become interested in a lot of other aspects of photography, but dancing is a huge part of my life and photographing dancers is something I absolutely love. Lastly, my work often captures images of solitude, details in a crowd, people portraits, tension and movement, and a crocked perspective. As an emerging artist, I'm always curious and transforming.

Hello, Today I'm going to talk about some learning that I had during long exposure photography (I know it's a different area of photography than this Tumblr is focused on) and give some tips that will help you a lot in this field of photography. Long exposure photography is one of my favorite genres and I enjoy using in my work. Whether by the surreal effect or because it is part of a personal philosophy of life, to which I try to introduce the time element into the images.

6 tips for long exposure photography.

1. CREATE THE ATMOSPHERE

Use long exposures to create an atmosphere. Often weather conditions do not seem to change, but in fact, they move and change slowly. On many occasions, these changes occur so slowly that we cannot even keep them in visual memory, but the camera can record these changes. Clouds, haze or waves can form beautiful images at the right exposure time.

2 - Use an ND filter.

An ND4 filter reduces the amount of light reaching the sensor by a factor of 4. A 3-point filter reduces by a factor of 8 and so on, a 10-point light filter is reduced by almost 1000 times, which means that the shutter of your camera has to stay open 1000 times longer than without the filter.

Example: Let's assume that the photometry without the ND filter placed resulted in 1/30 s as the shutter speed. Using a ND1024 filter, we will have 10 points of light, or 1/30> 1/15> 1/8> ¼> ½> 1> 2> 4> 8> 15> 30. From 1/30 we will have 30 seconds of exposure when we put the filter.

Reference: https://focusfoto.com.br/filtro-de-densidade-neutra-2/

3 - Compose your photo before attaching the neutral density filter.

Due to the high density of the filters, often the light reaching the sensor will not be sufficient for the autofocus of your camera to work. For this reason, it is recommended that you make your scene composition and focus without the filter. Then switch to manual focus mode and carefully insert the filter. This way the lens will not be looking for focus when you press the shutter.

4 - Use a good tripod.

The use of the tripod is necessary for view of the fact that you do not want your images to be blurred or blurred at all. Imagine photographing a long exposure with a 10-point light filter without a tripod. Exposures can range from a few seconds to up to 5 minutes, or even longer, depending on the effect you want for your photo. Ensure that your tripod is stable, ensuring that the legs are securely attached to the floor, the central column is retracted, and nothing swaying, such as a trigger cable, due to the wind. Some people use their own backpack hanging from the middle of the tripod below to ensure better stability.

5 - Close the viewfinder of your camera.

It is important to cover the viewfinder of your camera, either with the cover itself that comes in the handle of most cameras or using a black tape (for example, to ensure that your camera's photometer reading is reading correctly). Sometimes there are compositions in which the sun is behind you and the sunlight falling on the camera's viewfinder can deceive the photometer. Furthermore, it is important to avoid the effect of light leakage into the image

6 - For exposures longer than 30 seconds, use Bulb mode.

Over 30 seconds using Bulb mode will give you longer exposure times, up to the temperature limit your sensor can handle, or your camera battery. To use the Bulb mode, it is necessary to use a remote trigger. But remember to fasten it with a Velcro or some adjustment not to let it get swaying in the wind and cause mini vibrations that can affect the sharpness of your image. To calculate the required exposure time, you can use smartphone applications that automatically calculate the final exposure time depending on the filter density.

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