Photographing Light Trails

It is something of a right of passage for most photographers – the light trail shot.

Photograph - GOLDEN THREAD - by Justus Steinfeldt | www.justussteinfeldt-photography.de on 500px

Set up your camera beside or above a road and set the shutter speed for a long exposure and capture the moving lights from passing vehicles.

Have you tried it? If not, here are some shots to give you a little inspiration and here’s a tutorial on how to shoot light trails.

Photograph Dark Parts 6 by Stefan Wolf on 500px

Photograph Rush hour Star by Praveller B.S on 500px

Photograph Shadow Ballet by Yoshihiko Wada on 500px

Photograph 15 Seconds of Bixby by Allard Schager on 500px

Photograph Glowing sea snake by Fabio Vivalda on 500px

Photograph lighting trail II by Oscar V Ajanel on 500px

Photograph Symmetry by Sungjin Kim on 500px

Photograph The Long and Winding Road by Derek Kind on 500px

Photograph The Polarizer by Miles Morgan on 500px