Shoot minutes-long portraits

USE AN ND FILTER TO CAPTURE MOTION BLUR IN CLOUDS FOR ETHEREAL PORTRAITS

Motion blur can lend portraits a feeling of speed, but it can be used to convey a sense of calm or time passing. Here we used a tripod and a 10-stop ND filter. This lets us shoot super-long exposures in bright daylight. When using a 10-stop filter it’s best to work out a normal exposure, compose and focus before attaching the filter to the lens. Then set up a Bulb exposure and use an exposure calculator (like Photopills) to work out the 10-stop difference in shutter speed, before using a wireless shutter release to open the shutter for the required time. Subjects have to stay as still as possible during the exposure.