Construction: Time Lapse Photography

I have been practising photography for my time lapse footage also as this is something that I enjoy the look of also, and I found that with the Canon EOS 1100D this is difficult because there is no way to set it so that it automatically takes photos every few seconds, so I had to sit (in the cold) for half an hour clicking away every 4 seconds. In order to get a better result I would need to use an intervalometer which I could set so it automatically takes photos, However for a first attempt at a manual time lapse, I am happy with my result. For these shots I used a tripod also

This was roughly 600 shots

I decided to try the method of continuous shooting when out and about because the images would be quicker than the clouds so I could take the shots quicker, The issue with using this on the Canon is that the shots will be in good timing for the first few images and then it will gradually slow down, this did not turn out to be much of an issue as they were handheld shots so they had that 'home footage' feel to them, Below is a compilation of the continuous shots I took edited together using adobe premiere pro CC 7.0

I was experimenting with the camera, taking some random abstract shots to build up a portfolio of work so that I could ensure I had enough to work with and I began collating it all together, I added a song over the top and began to found that this created a music video feel, and so i experimented more, Shortening clips and cutting them to the beat of the song. Of course the clips are completely abstract but I think it works well. The clips of the flowers in my garden are taken using the method of lens whacking, which is where you take the camera lens of and film, moving the lens off so that you let in beams of light, I like this effect because it make stye film appear as if it is lowing and it gives an almost super 8 footage feel to it, I think it works well as a method to create footage with more of a light hearted feel to it, I contrasted this with the shots of the ink in water as I feel they look much darker, the clips of my nieces eyes along with this create a different emotion, you begin to think about what she may be seeing and as the song itself sounds rather abstract i think i have created a good compilation.

I wanted to work more on the continuous shooting as I found out it works better with using more pictures, And so on the way to take my motion blur pictures of the traffic, I began to take some shots whilst driving. I like this method as it gives a greater sense of speed to the video and this is enhanced by me adding a fast paced song over the top of it, There were roughly 1000 pictures taken during this