posted Saturday, 12 June 2010, 21:21 (+0800), by Martin
After recently reading about
levitating photos
on redbubble.com,
I wanted to give it a try.
This afternoon, I pulled out my camera, tripod, and Plato remote shutter release, rounded up a couple of my kids, and had some fun in the back yard.
Let me know what you think of the "grungy" look I used in post-processing,
Update (June 2012): If you are interested in creating your own photso like this, I have now published a Tutorial for Creating Levitation Photos in Photoshop.
This afternoon, I pulled out my camera, tripod, and Plato remote shutter release, rounded up a couple of my kids, and had some fun in the back yard.
Let me know what you think of the "grungy" look I used in post-processing,

self-portrait
back yard at home, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @24mm, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO200
Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @24mm, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO200

Michelle
back yard at home, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @24mm, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO200
Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @24mm, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO200

Nicholas
back yard at home, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @24mm, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO200
Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @24mm, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO200
Update (June 2012): If you are interested in creating your own photso like this, I have now published a Tutorial for Creating Levitation Photos in Photoshop.
Nice trick, but you're still just photoshopping at the end of the day!'
I took this in the French Alps last year, with no stool, just a giant leap and some good timing:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ryDcTQRpg05hVXG-fqI-uA?feat=directlink