How to take long exposure photography in daytime?

Hi guys i own a nikon d5000 with the original lens 18-55 i'm loving my long exposure shots but i'm sick of having to go down to the beach late when the sun is going down to take my shots! I was just wondering how i could take shots in daytime, i know you need filters but what one exactly do you think, the most information the more knowledge i get!

Had you done any independent research, you would have discovered that what you want to do. At f/22 and with your ISO set to 200, the sunny 16 rule would tell you that the longest exposure would be 1/100th second at f/22.

What do you think you would have to do to lengthen the shutter speed to say 1/2 or 2 seconds? All you needed to do was make a reciprocity chart and see how many stops you have to reduce the light coming through the lens.

Just a quick calculation says you need an and filter that reduces the light by six stops to shoot at 1/2 second, eight stops for a shutter speed of 2 seconds.

Now all you have to do is call a proper camera store and find out which and filter you need to cut out that much light

Set a narrow aperture like f/22 and get an and filter, lower ISO to the minimum available on your camera. Tutorial here http://www.alexwisephotography.net/blog/2010/02/16/guide-to-daytime-long-exposures/

You need a neutral density filter - they come in different strengths (stops).

If it's bright sunshine, then your exposure would be around f16, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/125 sec.

To get a 2 second exposure, you would need to reduce the light by 8 stops;

1/125 --> 1/60 --> 1/30 --> 1/15 --> 1/8 --> 1/4 --> 1/2 --> 1 sec --> 2 sec (these are whole stops of shutter speed)

So you buy an 8 stop filter (make sure the filter diameter is the correct size for the lens).It's acutally a good idea to buy a couple of and filters - I recommend a 4 stop & a 6 stop - you can use them individually, or stack them to get a 10 stop filter.

You can use a variable and filter, by rotating these you can have any and value from ND2 to ND64.

Buy the one to fit your lenses filter thread size, these are cheap and work well (UK)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/...0666957525

Note I don't know the filter thread size you need for your lens, this is just the 58mm example they stock all sizes.

Filmmakers use these all the time to get 24fps with 1/48th shutter speed (to get the 'film look') with wide aperture lenses (to get selective focus) in bright Sun.

To use them for stills photography, screw it to the filter thread of your lens, select Aperture Priority (A or Av) select the aperture you want with depth of field in mind, half press the shutter and the camera will tell you the shutter speed it's having to select, adjust the variable and filter till you get the shutter speed you want.

No calculations needed. A rubber lens hood to fit the filter (one size smaller) is a good idea, any flat filter increases your chances of flare.

Long exposure during the day is difficult… There's so much light that it doesn;t take long for your sensor to reach it's limits.

So lower you ISO as low as possible (my 5DMkII can do ISO 50), set you aperture at the highest number you can get (probably f22 on that lens) and see what the longest exposure you can get with the existing light.

It won't be very long at all.

Throw on some Neutral Density Filters to cut more light.

And filter (+8 or higher)
F16 @ ISO100 (if the weather is a little overcast)

Spend a few hundred bucks and pick up a Lee filter holder system and the Lee "Big Stopper" 10 stop filter. Look it up.