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Long-exposure Photography
Also called Long Exposure · Slow-shutter photography
Long-exposure photography keeps the shutter open to accumulate light and movement over time. Stationary structures stay defined while pedestrians may fade away, water becomes smooth, and vehicle lights draw continuous lines. Different rates of change within the scene make time itself a visible material of the composition.
- Kind
- Technique
- Lineage
- Film and Exposure
- Related styles
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- Medium family
- Photography
- Medium
- Photograph
- Technique
- Long exposure
- Light
- Low-key lighting
- Composition
- Layered overlap
Key traits
- 01Light accumulates over time
- 02Movement produces trails
- 03Static and moving elements differ
Prompt
[subject], long-exposure photography, tripod, 1–30 second shutter, light trails/silky water/moving crowds, low ISO, blue-hour or night palettePrompt not yet validatedApproved samples earn +10 points
