The Landscape Photography Book

It Starts with a Tripod and Cable Release

The whole long exposure thing is based on your camera’s shutter being open for a long time (from a few seconds to a few minutes), and while that shutter is open, you can’t have your camera move even the tiniest amount. Any movement, however incredibly small, and your shot will be blurry and go in the trash. So, you definitely need to put your camera on something stable. You’re also going to want to make sure you don’t move the camera while pressing the shutter button, so you’re going to want a cable release, wireless shutter release, or at the very least, you’ll want to use your camera’s self-timer (see ...