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25 Exceptional Examples of Long Exposure

July 06, 2009

I'm sure it doesn't come as a surprise to you guys by now that I'm a photography-enthusiast at it's finest, so from now on I'll be posting on different and sometimes unconventional photography techniques that I enjoy.

I know that Paulo had previously published a post on Long Exposure shots, but I just wanted to add to his article and show you guys some of my favorite examples of this technique. It's a fairly simple process that requires basically just time and experimentation - and also a tripod or sturdy surface (in my case, I used a trashcan). I added a picture I took in Chicago last year that by means do I think is exceptional, but I just wanted to hear what you guys thought, so let me know :)

Also, if you have any images that you took or maybe some cool pictures that you've come across and you'd like to share with us, please drop me a line on Twitter and/or Facebook. I'd love to hear from you!

Amanda Macedo

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Andrew Marino

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Andy Logan

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Brian Talbot

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Cormac Phelan

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Dawn Ashley

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Drew Baker

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Dustin Misener

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Eugene Chang

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James

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Joel Ellis

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JunJie Kenneth

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Katie Lee

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Kristin Drozdowski

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Laura Taylor

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Lomographic Society International

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Piero Fissore

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I am Amanda Macedo - a student, photography enthusiast, and lover of life. I eat, sleep and breathe art, and I hope to share with you some of my thoughts and findings here at Abduzeedo as I further my discovery of graphic design. You can also find me on Twitter: @amlight

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22 Comments

Julian Kerr07/06/2009

Hi love the post, i have examples of some long exposure photography on my website (http://divinity-design.com/work.asp?cat=photography). Please have a look, i would love to here what you think of my work.
-Julian

Rodrigo07/06/2009

Good job!

Respiro Media07/06/2009

Amazing works!

Sumit07/06/2009

Wow!! ... some of these photographs are breathtakingly beautiful!!!

JesseJames07/06/2009

very nice pictures

smashingmag had some articles about night photography as well. check them out

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/09/60-beautiful-examples-of-nigh...

http://www.johnharveyphoto.com/LearnNight/index.html

J.

solemone07/06/2009

Tho photo by Kristin Drozdowski is great!!!

Rafael Cavalcante07/06/2009

Sick photos of Brian Talbot

jamccarthy07/06/2009

Very cool!!!

RedGoesFaster07/06/2009

*yawn* ... Sorry but long exposure images of traffic are hardly exceptional, even with smatterings of starburst. However Kristin Drozdowski's image is fantastic.

Silent_Bob07/06/2009

Very nice pics!!! I have some exposure stuff myself, please, check it out..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigooo_mc/sets/72157614404416115/

;)

Sammo07/06/2009

The third one by Brian Talbot is lovely. I love those sort of colour tones, it's something I use often. Mysterious and elegant.

Taz Mattar07/06/2009

I took this photo the other night whilst messing with my camera, thought it was relevant for this post!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/minis/3696236786/

graham07/07/2009

Don't know about exceptional examples. They are examples of long exposure but nothing particulalry ground breaking or artistic. Yes if you set your camera up near a road at night and have along exposure you'll get long lines of light on the image. Must say pretty lacklustre examples

SL05NED07/07/2009

im gonna try this soon

Laxmonster5407/07/2009

Wow great collection. As a photographer myself i haven't really touched this technique. I will have to play with this. I will posy all my results on my website if anyone is interested.
http://c-wconcepts.com/

Thomasmburu07/07/2009

Myself thought this was artistic, and if not then, let me laugh and laugh.... what 'bout Piero Fissore photo?

Anonymous07/07/2009

I love

Waldobaby07/07/2009

@RedGoesFaster

Exactly. Too much "copy me" in all this...

Si07/07/2009

have to agree with graham, very underwhelmed by a misleading title.

exceptional these are not; even the one with the fair ground big wheel is not unique and there are better examples already all over the net

Exidium07/07/2009

Dood, I think I saw something like that on Carol Rivello´s Blog. If I run onto it again, I´ll send it over to ya.

Fun technique tho! Good for those who never heard of it, but I am afraid photoshop killed the "true art" behund it. =/

Victor Nomoto07/07/2009

I really love long exposure, im using in live photos , please check my fav one :
flickr.com/photos/victornomoto/2916979767/in/set-72157605285224070/

Cheers from brasil.

MarthaMayhem07/07/2009

Yes I agree, these are pretty generic examples of a long exposure, something anyone can do...

Here's an exceptional and favorite long exposure:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/3282224947/

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