defying gravity tokyo photographer levitates

[ProfJohn]

Pretty neat photos.
Can't imagine how long it takes to get each one right. Most likely timing her jump with the cameras timers.


http://beta.news.yahoo.com/photos/d...vity-tokyo-photographer-levitates--photo.html
a few examples

 

[Arcadio]

I saw this a while ago. Great pictures. I'm pretty sure we've all tried this at one point in our lives just for fun.

 

[Numenorean]

Pretty simple once everything is setup and you have a camera with fast continuous shooting (e.g. Canon 1D MK IV w/ 10 FPS shooting speed).

 

[wiredspider]

Oh I saw this a few days ago too, had to look up how they do levitation photos, founds some guides online like http://andrewottenphotography.com/2010/08/20/how-to-levitate-levitation-in-a-photo-tutorial/

 

[LTC8K6]

Just take a lot of photos and you'll get a few that look good.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I don't understand. When I look at the pictures all I see is someone who just jumped in the air. I understand what you're supposed to see, but I can't make myself be wowed by these photos.

 

[ArizonaSteve]

It's pretty easy with 5+ frames per second shooting.

 

[Wyndru]

I extract pics like this from HD video I shoot. It's fun picking out strange frames from home videos, especially people dancing.

 

[lothar]

I don't understand. When I look at the pictures all I see is someone who just jumped in the air. I understand what you're supposed to see, but I can't make myself be wowed by these photos.

What he said.

 

[OlafSicky]

Nothing special or creative :thumbsdown:

 

[Schadenfroh]

This is almost as lame as planking, at least the woman is not a fat, ugly 4chan member.

 

[magomago]

Just FYI guys, she is actually jumping in these photos - she isn't taking two pictures and then removing the fixture she uses to help herself setup...that makes it much harder. it can be argued that who needs to do the latter if you can do the former as the end result is the same, but that isn't the position i'm taking. Its infinitely more harder to actually create that feel of levitation in mid air using 1 photo, and that is what i'm impressed with

 

[spacejamz]

Nothing special or creative :thumbsdown:

So where is your special or creative work that you made available for the general public to see? Or is just easier knocking someone else's attempt to be creative?

 

[SKORPI0]

her website ---- > http://yowayowacamera.com/

 

[brblx]

Just FYI guys, she is actually jumping in these photos - she isn't taking two pictures and then removing the fixture she uses to help herself setup...that makes it much harder. it can be argued that who needs to do the latter if you can do the former as the end result is the same, but that isn't the position i'm taking. Its infinitely more harder to actually create that feel of levitation in mid air using 1 photo, and that is what i'm impressed with

but there is no feel of 'levitation.' i might be slightly impressed if she planned these shots in a manner where she ACTUALLY appears to levitate, and not be in an obvious 'i'm jumping and probably smashed by face into the floor a nanosecond after this picture' position. perhaps don't wear clothes that so obviously expose it as an 'action shot,' for one.

THIS JUST IN, MAN LEVITATES SIDEWAYS WITH MAGIC WINDSWEPT T-SHIRT. oh wait no he fell.

 

[her209]

That kid is fapping in public!

 

[brblx]

HOLY SHIT IT'S DAVID BLAINE LEVITATING.