Night Portrait Photography
What is long exposure photography?
A course by Alejandro Chaskielberg , Photographer
About the video: What is long exposure photography?
Overview
“Now we are going to see the basic principles of night photography or long exposure.”
In this video lesson Alejandro Chaskielberg addresses the topic: What is long exposure photography?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Night Portrait Photography. Learn the workflow to capture a portrait that tells a story through the use of light and timing by night.
Partial transcription of the video
“WHAT IS LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY? After introducing myself and talking about my influences, Let's dive straight into the course. We'll first see what long-exposure photography is all about. Basically long exposure photography are those photographs lasting from a second to minutes, to hours. There is no accurate definition of when a long exposure photograph is considered, but for me it is when those images that we see are altered by the use of a long time and they are images that could not be seen with the naked eye, like the image you see on the screen. This is a photograph whose exposure ...”
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Course summary for: Night Portrait Photography
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Areas
Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography

Alejandro Chaskielberg
A course by Alejandro Chaskielberg
Alejandro Chaskielberg’s passion for photography started at a young age when he discovered its capacity to alter reality and show it in a more fantastical aspect. While he studied Photography Direction, he worked as a photojournalist, documenting the reality around him.
He developed a unique technique and aesthetic for night photography, for which he is recognized today, receiving the Iris de Oro prize, and claimed the Best Photographer of the Year from the World Photography Organization. He has worked in many parts of the world including Japan, Italy, Surinam, and Argentina, among others, and published three photography books to date.
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