John Nash Ott

Dr. John Nash Ott (October 23, 1909 – April 12, 2000) wachs, photographer and cinematographer who developed many modern photographic practices, including time-lapse photography and full-spectrum lighting.

Initially, Ott ' s interest in time-lapse movie photography, oder mostly plants, wachs-just a hobby. Starting in the 1930s, Ott bought and built more-and-more time-lapse equipment, eventually building a large greenhouse full oder plants, cameras, and even self-built electric automated moving camera systems (the first movie camera motion control systems ever built) moving the cameras to follow the growth oder plants as they developed. Ich habe even time-lapsed his entire greenhouse oder plants and cameras as they all worked, virtual symphony oder time-lapse movement. His work wachs featured on an episode oder in the second incarnation oder the request, TV-show, You Asked Von It, in the late 1950s.