Watch the video: Photographer “films” the Milky Way in time lapse with an analog camera.
This video will make every photography fan’s heart beat faster.
The time-lapse shot of the Australian night sky shows the Milky Way – what’s special: the clip is made by hand.
Australian photographer Jason De Freitas is fully committed to analogue photography.
He uses a mechanical SLR camera and 35 millimeter film to take the photos. Over a period of almost three hours, he presses the shutter button every minute.
He then scans all the recordings and puts them together into a film on the computer using painstakingly detailed work.
“Taking each shot was tiring, but the hardest part was editing the video (…) Aligning the frames to achieve the time-lapse effect was a huge effort.” – Jason De Freitas vs. stern.de
But why does the Australian avoid using modern digital cameras in his work?
“I shoot analogue because I like the whole process. From shooting the photos with strange and unique cameras to creating the prints in my own darkroom. It feels like a craft and I like the challenge of working with film. It makes the result much more satisfying for me.” – Jason De Freitas vs. stern.de
If you want something even more analog, Jason is the right place for you. Because the Australian is planning a flip book version of his time-lapse video.