How to Do Time Lapse Shooting
You need to have a tripod, camera, intervalometer (if your camera does not have a built-in interval timer shooting function, but has an external shutter release socket), external power supply, light source, softwares.
1. Some DSRL cameras have an interval timer shooting function:
You could set up the interval (hour, minute, second), number of shots, time to start:
External power socket:
External power supply:
2. Some point and shoot cameras also have time lapse shooting function:
You need to set the shooting mode in the multiple shoot function (icon of three pictures):
External power socket:
3. If a camera has no time lapse function, but has an external shutter release socket,
you could use an intervalometer （JINTU brand, you could specify which camera, JINTU has different tips for different cameras):
4. Some camcorders have a time-lapse shooting function:
5. Light source:
LED 5000 K (sun light) 15 W for 100 W (I use two of them so there will be less shadow):
6. Light tent (24x24x24 inch/61x61x61cm):
7. If in the outdoors, use a flower holder so the wind will have less effect on your flowers （"Double Magic arm Clamp Clip for Macroshot Insects Flower Macro Photography Tools 60cm Length"， in Aliexpress for $29, I don't remember for that much when I bought it）:
8: Garden flexible wire:
9. Softwares:
9a. LightRoom v5.6 for making a movie from many individual pictures (choose different frames/second):
9b. Sound editing software：Ocenaudio:
9c. Adobe Premiere Elements 2024 for putting several movies and sound together:
After setting up for Interval timer shooting, you could do you own things as long as you have enough room in your memory card and a juicy battery (if no external power supply attached.
Example:
Two cameras were working in time lapse shoting:
https://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/40376/202409/22938.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AudtqErNdrk
https://bbs.wenxuecity.com/photography/1755523.html
