Pixel-Lapse Prints

sunrise, 3 December 2006 1024 x 768 @ 100 px./sec 2 hr, 11 min, 15 sec

sunrise
3 December 2006

1024 x 768 @ 100 px./sec
2 hr, 11 min, 15 sec

“Pixel lapse” photography is the process of creating an image one pixel at a time. Beginning in the upper left corner, pixels are captured sequentially at a set rate until the entire image is formed.

Chicago Ohare International Airport - Gate B8 looking North, 2 February 2008  1280 x 960 @ 1000 px./sec 20 min, 37 sec

Chicago Ohare International Airport – Gate B8 looking North
2 February 2008

1280 x 960 @ 1000 px./sec
20 min, 37 sec

“Pixel-lapse” combines the temporal nature of long exposure photography and the precise organization of the digital matrix. By creating an image one pixel at a time, each part of the image shows different captured moments. In the end, each image not only has dimension but also gains duration and velocity.

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