How to Light a Time-Lapse Scene That Actually Tells a Story

How to Light a Time-Lapse Scene That Actually Tells a Story

Time-lapse photography sits in an unusual corner of my practice. I shoot primarily commercial and editorial work, and for years I treated time-lapse as a novelty - something interesting to watch but hard to justify billing a client for. What changed my thinking was seeing someone treat it not as a technical stunt but as a narrative tool, a way to move through a scene with intention rather than just compressing time.