Learn the Magic of Long Exposure Photography - Hands-On Workshop

Learn the Magic of Long Exposure Photography - Hands-On Workshop

Please join Sony Artisan of Imagery Thibault Roland for an online lecture, followed by a hands-on workshop on long exposure photography. All camera brands are welcome.

Photography has the power to freeze time, to capture the world and reality. In most people’s minds, photography has to be truthful to reality. It has to depict a scene, atmosphere, or event accurately. But photography is so much more than a simple tool to document our lives… Photography is also a way to express ourselves and our point of view, to share our messages. Photography allows us to change what we see based on our emotions and intent. Photography can be abstract and minimalistic. Photography is art.
Long exposure is a technique that embraces this mindset: it transforms reality into something else, into a dialogue between the artist, the subject, and the viewer. By stretching the time used to capture a single image, the photographer includes movement in their art: water becomes smooth, clouds create long silky streaks, trees blur out in the wind... the effects are endless.

Online Lecture - Tuesday, May 6 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm PT: The lecture is a prerequisite to the workshop and is included with your workshop registration. You will learn the process and what equipment you need to create breathtaking images using this unique approach. This lecture is meant to prepare you for your workshop held at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park. You will receive a recording of the lecture for reviewing on your own. `a la carte

Hands-On Workshop - Saturday, May 10 | 9:00am - 1:00pm PT

The second part of this event consists of a half-day, hands-on workshop in the area of the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, where you will have the opportunity to capture beautiful seascapes consisting of docks, among other features. Thibault will be available to assist you while you practice your long exposures.

Workshop Gear: Gear will be covered in more detail during the online lecture. We have also linked a list of gear you will need for this workshop.

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Your Instructor

Born in France in 1981, Thibault Roland is a black and white fine art photographer.

He grew up with a love of science, eventually obtaining his PhD in Physics in 2009. His scientific research brought him to work in the United States at both Cornell and Harvard Universities where he investigated the mechanics of DNA.

A large portion of Thibault’s studies and subsequent work as a scientist focused on optics and microscopy. His art has always been tied to his scientific background. At the beginning of his photographic journey, he started much like the entomologist and botanist by capturing the vibrant colors of macro photography.

Very soon he started integrating scientific notions in his imagery, such as the Theory of General Relativity, which predicts that time and distance are relative and depend on the location and point of view. It is why he has a special affinity for long exposure, which allows for the contraction or dilatation of time and moving objects. Another example of him marrying science and photography shows in his use of the tilt/shift technique. By introducing blur in a highly controlled way and keeping only his main subject sharp, he recreates the Heisenberg’s principle that predicts that location and speed cannot both be known precisely. Thibault is also a machinist and experimentalist who loves to tinker with equipment, modify and create cameras in order to obtain unique looks.

Info: This lecture is a prerequisite to this workshop and is included with your workshop registration. You will learn the process and what equipment you need to create breathtaking images using this unique approach. This lecture is meant to prepare you for your workshop held at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park. Your Zoom link will arrive 30 minutes prior to the Zoom start time via Eventbrite. A recording will be provided after the zoom class.

Info: We will meet at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park where after a brief introduction, Thibault will help us all get set up to capture some long exposure images.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lighthouse Park, 609 Front Street, Mukilteo, United States