You can get some very groovy and funny pictures by experimenting with levitation photography and it is also plenty of fun to try it out with your friends. You'll also find that you often get the best photos if you go out and have fun doing this with a couple of friends. Here are my top levitation photography tips.
Setting Things Up
The set up is fairly straight forward. You should use a relatively fast shutter speed and hopefully a tripod if you have one, particularly if you are trying it out by yourself.
Something to point out is that you have to launch your body into the air and pose to make it look like you're floating while shooting, which means the expression on your face needs to be there as well as the position of your body. Some things that work well are pretending to be confused, as though you aren't exactly certain what is going on.
Finding an interesting composition can have a dramatic effect, and you can take the time to set this up before shooting by thinking about what you want to be in the background. Will you include people in the shots?
If you are not shy, you could do this in a slightly crowded urban area, and you will undoubtedly get rather confused people watching you. This can look good in the photo as well, because they too will be showing surprised expressions.
One excellent small secret tip is to pretend to levitate right outside a shop entrance/exit. As people walk outside, they will really be surprised to see you launching your body into the air, and their naturally bewildered expressions, if captured in the photos, will add to the excitement and story of each picture.
Clothing & Hair
Some things can easily give the game away, such as clothing or hair that makes it obvious that you are jumping for the camera. A good tip is to wear tight fitting clothes that can't escape from your body very much. Tucking your T-shirt into your pants also helps.
To prevent your hair from making it obvious that you are jumping, you could wear a hat. You could also choose the option of shaving off your hair too, though I'm sure most of my female readers won't be going that far.
When To Take The Shot
The photos will be more realistic if you take the shot during the upwards motion of the jump, rather than when he or she is re-entering the Earth's atmosphere under the planetary gravitational pull.
As I mentioned already, you will be using a very fast shutter speed in order to freeze the motion of the subject floating. Try using around 1/500 of a second, or even 1/1000 of a second.
Once your model had enough time to practice some professional jumping styles and you have the right settings on your camera, the next thing to do is to walk around and find some more interesting places to shoot it. Like I said, the background should help you to get some great photos.
Making Use Of Props
Another great little technique is to hold an object and throw it up a little bit into the air as you jump, to make it appear as though the object is also floating with you. There are hundreds of objects you could use, but I don't recommend anything that would be too expensive to break, for the obvious reason that you could fail to catch it when you jump. If you really want to use something like a camera or an iPhone, you can buy fake ones that look real enough for the shot.
So there we are. Levitation photography can be a hugely fun activity to try out with friends, so get out there and hanging in mid air with a confused look on your face!
Setting Things Up
The set up is fairly straight forward. You should use a relatively fast shutter speed and hopefully a tripod if you have one, particularly if you are trying it out by yourself.
Something to point out is that you have to launch your body into the air and pose to make it look like you're floating while shooting, which means the expression on your face needs to be there as well as the position of your body. Some things that work well are pretending to be confused, as though you aren't exactly certain what is going on.
Finding an interesting composition can have a dramatic effect, and you can take the time to set this up before shooting by thinking about what you want to be in the background. Will you include people in the shots?
If you are not shy, you could do this in a slightly crowded urban area, and you will undoubtedly get rather confused people watching you. This can look good in the photo as well, because they too will be showing surprised expressions.
One excellent small secret tip is to pretend to levitate right outside a shop entrance/exit. As people walk outside, they will really be surprised to see you launching your body into the air, and their naturally bewildered expressions, if captured in the photos, will add to the excitement and story of each picture.
Clothing & Hair
Some things can easily give the game away, such as clothing or hair that makes it obvious that you are jumping for the camera. A good tip is to wear tight fitting clothes that can't escape from your body very much. Tucking your T-shirt into your pants also helps.
To prevent your hair from making it obvious that you are jumping, you could wear a hat. You could also choose the option of shaving off your hair too, though I'm sure most of my female readers won't be going that far.
When To Take The Shot
The photos will be more realistic if you take the shot during the upwards motion of the jump, rather than when he or she is re-entering the Earth's atmosphere under the planetary gravitational pull.
As I mentioned already, you will be using a very fast shutter speed in order to freeze the motion of the subject floating. Try using around 1/500 of a second, or even 1/1000 of a second.
Once your model had enough time to practice some professional jumping styles and you have the right settings on your camera, the next thing to do is to walk around and find some more interesting places to shoot it. Like I said, the background should help you to get some great photos.
Making Use Of Props
Another great little technique is to hold an object and throw it up a little bit into the air as you jump, to make it appear as though the object is also floating with you. There are hundreds of objects you could use, but I don't recommend anything that would be too expensive to break, for the obvious reason that you could fail to catch it when you jump. If you really want to use something like a camera or an iPhone, you can buy fake ones that look real enough for the shot.
So there we are. Levitation photography can be a hugely fun activity to try out with friends, so get out there and hanging in mid air with a confused look on your face!
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