Create a time stack

Make your skies stun by creating a mind-blowing landscape using a time-lapse technique. We show you how to shoot and combine a cloud sequence to create impactful pictures

WE caME across this technique after seeing the fantastic work of 500px member Matt Molloy (500px.com/mattmolloy). the method for capturing the images are identical to if you were shooting a time-lapse video sequence, however rather than compiling the shots into a video, you overlay the exposures into a single image during processing using Photoshop’s ‘Lighten’ blend mode. By doing this, it has the effect of smearing clouds into unusual and eye-catching patterns. it’s actually the exact same processing technique used to compile star-trail images! a windy day will allow you to shoot more movement in a shorter period of time – we shot this tutorial on a relatively still day and, as such, it took around 20 minutes and 600 exposures to compile the final image. • EQUIPMENT: There are…

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