The Creative Self: Exploring Long Exposure Photography

DATE: August 13, 2025

TIME: 6:30 PM

LOCATION: Elliott Bay Trail

Unlock the secrets of long exposure photography and elevate your images into striking works of fine art. This hands-on workshop will equip you with the creative techniques and technical know-how to make your images stand out.

What You'll Learn:

• The fundamentals of long exposure photography: understanding shutter speed and filters.
• Composition strategies to transform ordinary landscapes into compelling fine art.
• Practical, on-location shooting techniques to master long exposures in real time.

What to Expect: This immersive, two-hour workshop blends in-depth instruction with guided practice, allowing you to experiment and refine your skills. Whether you're new to long exposure or looking to expand your creative toolkit, you'll walk away with both the confidence and knowledge to capture scenes that command attention.

This is an abridged version of my multi-segment course on Long Exposure Photography. The concept will be to guide you through camera settings, using filters for best results, and composition, in the field.

Bonus Materials

Attendees will receive access to my ebook on the topic!

Our meeting time allows for some daylight, golden hour into sunset. Sunset is around 8:30 PM.

Who Should Attend: Photographers of all skill levels who want to explore the artistic potential of long exposure techniques. Note: attendees should have a solid understanding of manual control of their cameras.

Required Gear:

• A camera capable of bulb mode
• Wide-angle lens, generally something between 20mm - 35mm is a good start, longer lenses can also be interesting.
• Tripod
• Neutral Density filters, at a minimum starting point of 10-stops, ideally 13-15 stops of ND is recommended. If you do not already own these kinds of filters, let me know (aW5mbyB8IGthdGVoYWlsZXkgISBjb20=) and I can provide a list of options to purcase in advance of the course. You must have filters like this to create this kind of work.

Reserve Your Spot: Space is limited to ensure personalized guidance. Register today and start transforming the way you see and capture the world!

A minimum of 6 registrations required to run this course. Maximum group will be 8.

Registered attendees will receive specific details for meeting locations, reminders on required gear and more via email.

About Kate Hailey

Kate is a freelance photographer and artist based in the PNW.

Kate was born into a life of art, with her mother being a painter, and father a musician and photographer. These influences shaped her path as a visual storyteller, with a keen eye for emotion, light, and connection.

Kate is on the faculty at Photographic Center Northwest, leading workshops in lighting, travel photography, and beyond. While always including technical aspects, her goals are always to inspire creativity and artistic exploration.

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