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Catching Lightning In A Camera

Lightning Trigger‚ Printer Basics, D-SLR Advantages, Zooms Vs. Fixed-Focal-Lengths, Upsizing Files
By George Lepp

Updated July 27, 2016
I’ve heard of a product that helps capture lightning in the middle of the day. At night, I set exposures as long as several minutes to catch any lightning flash that might occur while the shutter is open. How could that work in daylight?

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Originally Published January 1, 2008

George Lepp

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.
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