In this instructional field‑trip video, the instructor (Speaker A) leads Atlanta School of Photography Photo 2 students through the graffiti‑covered Krog Street Tunnel to practice long‑exposure photography. The tunnel’s low light makes it ideal for experimenting with slow shutter speeds, panning to freeze moving subjects, and twisting the camera to create swirly edges. The session covers practical tips such as pre‑focusing, using manual focus, and selecting shutter speeds (e.g., 1/25 s to 1/20 s) based on subject distance and camera model (Nikon D850). Flash techniques, including rear‑curtain sync, are demonstrated, and an Insta360 camera is used to capture unconventional 360° angles. The video also promotes the school’s Photo 1 and Photo 2 four‑week classes, highlights the supportive community, and encourages viewers to comment and follow for more content.
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Today I'm leading the Atlanta School of Photography Photo 2 field trip to the Krog Street Tunnel. The Krog Street Tunnel is right on the BeltLine here in Atlanta. It is absolutely covered with graffiti. It's really amazing to see. And because students in Photo 2 learn how to do long exposures, this is an ideal location year-round, no matter what time of day. It's always dark enough in there. That we can use that— those skills that we learn to capture motion in the tunnel. In addition to that, students learn a little bit about flash as well. So if they've brought a flash with them, then they can experiment with that as well with the help of an instructor like myself. So come along with me and visit the Croc Street Tunnel. As part of the Atlanta School of Photography Photo 2 field trip. Let's go. I caught this cop watching YouTube. The students and I were using slow shutter speeds, essentially trying to freeze the motion of our moving subjects by panning with them. The closer that our subject is to us, the faster our shutter speeds can actually be. However, we also have to move the camera a whole lot more to freeze those close subjects. The greater the camera movement, the higher the chance that we won't keep the subject perfectly placed. Another cool technique that we practiced was twisting our camera around the center axis of our lens to give us these swirly outsides.
It's finally warm enough. Take off the hat.
So this is me, whatever. So I was recently at an event in Botanical Gardens. Oh yeah? I shot these.
So nice.
Yeah, sweet. Yeah.
This really is a fun technique, and pretty much anyone can do it as long as you set your shutter speed low enough that you can pan with your subject and just try to keep them in the same place in your frame as you're taking the picture. By the way, the video footage I've shot here is with my Insta360, which is what allows me to, to do these really fun and funky angles here, like how these people look as they're coming into the frame or how the cars look on the opposite side. It's, uh, it's a lot of fun to just play with these alternative cameras like this. Let me know what you think about it in the comments. Thank you. I didn't take a lot of photos of cars and drivers, but this next one is definitely my favorite. I'm really proud of all of our Photo 2 students who attended the field trip. There were really not that many questions, and the ones that I got really showed that they really understand the lessons that we have done with them. And personally, I think that comes down to the great curricula that we have at the Atlanta School of Photography, as well as the community that has really been built around it.
Looks like things are picking up. Here comes another bike here.
As the temperature rose, more students showed up. Photo 1 and 2 are 4-week classes that are hosted really frequently, plus they're hosted on different days of the week with different instructors to give people variety of options when it comes to when they want to take the classes.
And remember, do that like if you pre-focus, right? So figure like, like you can focus like on that, on the, the ground there, right? So like if, if I know somebody's gonna be around there, like I'll pre-focus, right? And, um, on that and use manual focus, and then, then you You just have to do that pan, and then like people won't even necessarily know you're doing it, right? Because you can just
like— hold on, I'm listening to your shutter speed. Mine is a lot slower.
Um, it may not be that yours is— do that again.
Sure.
I'm at a 1— I'm at a 1/25th of a second. And
I'm at 1/20th.
Yeah, but our cameras are different cameras, so they're going to sound a little different. Nikon.
Okay, Nikon.
D850.
But this is the comparable one, right?
Yeah, but there's still like the just the mechanics of that. Like Nikons are really loud, right? And so that that mirror snapping up and then snapping back down makes a ton of noise.
So let me try this again on this device. Yeah. And so you said first try it without the flash. I won't need a flash.
So in your menu there should be there should be rear. Sync as a flash sync.
So that was so much fun. I really want to say thank you to all the students who came out for the Photo 2 field trip here at the Krog Street Tunnel. And if you're not familiar with the Atlanta School of Photography, be sure to check it out, check them out, follow them here on YouTube because there's lots of great instructional videos there. If you enjoyed this video, please make sure to like it and check out my channel as well because I have lots of videos to help you improve your photography. Thanks so much for watching. I really appreciate you and I will see you next time. Bye-bye.
