What are some good time-lapse video ideas?

 If you are looking to try out time-lapse, but struggling with what to shoot, here are some ideas for inspiration:

The Sky

Even though it’s the most common subject of time-lapse for most photographers, it never fails to amaze. Whether it’s day or night the movement of clouds is quite spell-binding. You can also go for changing weathers, thunderstorms or even stars in the sky.

Sunrise/Sunset

The color transitions during sunlight or sunset are just spectacular. If you can capture this transition then there cannot be a more beautiful subject than this. You can look for some interesting spots to capture the sun’s set or rise.

The Sea

There’s something very calming about the ocean waves rolling into the beach. There are so many things happening around. It’s full of interesting activities and - waves bringing along crustaceans or fishes with them, birds preying, or just flying low over the ocean. All you need to do is find the right spot and capture something that you like.

Busy Street

The Time-lapse of super busy roads is another great option. The busier the location the more movements you will be able to capture. These are great places to create light trails that look so fascinating. Make sure that you shoot from a spot that is calm and safe.

Construction or Demolition

The process of something being built from the ground up is breathtakingly beautiful. It instills a sense of pride in what people can achieve together. You can time-lapse buildings, assembly of cars, bridges, or anything else being built. It doesn’t matter even if it looks dirty and mundane in the beginning. Believe us when we say that the end result would leave you awestruck.

Fire

A melting candle, a bonfire, or a burning paper are also some interesting subjects for a time-lapse video. However, you need to be careful around these while filming them.

There are many more ideas such as making a craft, melting ice, change in seasons, rotting vegetables, blooming flowers, etc that you can explore. Hope this helps.