Light Trails Photography – Camera Settings and Tutorial

ByKush Sharma

In this video we will be learning how to do light trails photography using a DSLR. Shooting light trails is a form of long exposure photography which is very popular.

Here we will be shooting some cars which are going below us as we shoot from the top of a bridge. We will be looking at the the different camera settings required to achieve this shot. Here is the video:

This video is from our Photography for Beginners course, which has 45 videos and 7 hours of video content. You can access the full course via Udemy, using the link below:

Photography for Beginners course

About the Author

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Hi there, I'm Kush Sharma, the founder of Creative Pad Media, an organization dedicated to simplifying photography and videography education.

We have over 50 online courses that cover various genres in photography & videography, catering to both beginners as well as professionals. These courses are available via Udemy.com. Our courses have been downloaded in over 170 countries.

I hope to see you inside a course very soon!

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