Spoiler alert: If you would prefer to marvel at the images below in disbelief and amazement then please do not read on. In this post I’ll be revealing secrets that will enable you to fly, float and levitate. It’s a bold claim I know, but after a little searching, I’ve found the secret formula on the internet. You don’t need any magic lotions and contrary to what I originally thought, you don’t need to jump up in the air and take a photo really quickly, there’s no helium involved and you’re not required to perform dangerous acrobatics.
If you’d like to create images like these then the following tutorials will help you on your way. All it takes is a digital camera with a timer or remote (or a friend to help), a tripod or steady surface and some editing software like Photoshop or Gimp. These tutorials show how it’s done:
- How to float (video)
- Floating in Photoshop
- How to Create the illusion of levitation in Photoshop
- And for the purists: Floating sans Photoshop (requires a little more acrobatic talent)
If self portraits aren’t your thing, there are still endless creative uses for this new found skill. The dog, the cat, your friends, kids and pretty much anything you can put on top of something else can be a candidate for a little levitation. If you have some time to experiment over the next few days, we’d love to see the results so please share them in the comments below. Good luck!
Colleen Milburn
Brilliant!!!!
community:
I know! I haven’t been this excited by figuring something out since little planets. I hope people give it a try. It looks like it wouldn’t be too hard to get to grips with.
Mitch Labuda
“He was flexible about footwear, as leaps by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.”
“When He Said Jump…
community:
Great link to even more inspiration. This technique is for slightly lazier people but you could have some great fun with that idea! :)
Mitch Labuda
More fun with Mr. Dali
Ann Warrenton
Wow! Thank you so much for the links and information. :))
Colleen Milburn
@Mitch – Many years ago I bought a framed print of that work of Mr Dali’s – it’s so wonderful!
robpixaday
I ♥ this!!!!
Thank you!
I’m going to see if my cat would be interested in flying….
Andrew Tapperman
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
joan warburton
Hmmm, think I’m gonna send my boss on a little vacation – to the moon!
kseniada
that’s a great idea! thanks to RB i’ve found so many more things to experiment with, this is so appreciated!
DoreenPhillips
Float …..Float on…….Hi I’m Capricorn….LOL………x
Excellent wee write up Nat…..x
Linda Ridpath
hhmmm…. i could float over to Oz and see the family!?!?! :)) tee hee
Craig 'has a n...
Cue thousands of similar attempts.
NatureGreeting...
Awhh what happened to the GIMP 2 tut?? LOL! Great stuff!!!!
community:
I’m afraid I couldn’t find one but it looks fairly easy to adapt.
Sandy Sutton
Oh! I’ve been trying to do it the old way!! This looks much easier.
Oh SP?? no thanks!
TysonRobichaud
Thanks for linking to my blog. Hope that it helps others out a bit.
cheers,
tyson
Craig 'has a n...
My contribution
Rosemary Scott
Fantastic! It’s like you’re unlocking the secrets of the universe…… very exciting!!
madworld
I have the power to do this without photoshop….but Im saving this to my favourites just in case I should lose that power in the next few weeks ;P. Great links
LauraBroussard
I will definately check this out !!!
Thanks !!!!
Cathleen Taraw...
I’m so going to try this! Thanks :)
Stephen Colquitt
Terrific – I want to give it a go over the long weekend!!
Cat2be
Thanks, can’t wait to give it a go :-)))
Kristina Gale
May I also add my self portrait?
:)
Hege Nolan
oh, now THIS is going to be fun! Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks so much for posting!
aglaia b
by far the best dream ever.
great stuff nat! ;-) xox
Kristina Gale
I have soooo many great ideas now that I’ve seen these photos and viewd the tutorials! YAY! Thanks for the inspiration!
PPPhotoArt
this is just amazing and thank for the inspirations and Dali of course, wonderful wonderful stuff!!!
netmonk
@Kristina Gale, you did not need to see the tutorial because you already know how to do this magic trick! Love your SP!!!
netmonk
Oh.. and wonderful feature collection to be part of thanks RB! :))
Kristina Gale
Netmonk – I didn’t actually create mine the same as shown in this tutorial. This way appears to be MUCH easier. I really look forward to trying it out. And all of the street performers in the video -that is just too cool! Now I have to go find myself someone who can jump and dance like that because I sure will not be able to create an SP of me doing that! :)
SpecterX
Very Usefull Content Thanks for Sharing it =3
MaeBelle
Cool. I did this in Paint, I can’t figure photo shop out , nothing seems to work like it should.
Thanks for the great ideas♥ o)) God Bless,Mae
netmonk
I thought I add my other one which is more like flying then levitate but same concept:
~Kenny
Roberto Duran
thanks for sharing…
Lorraine Creagh
Yes, always wanted to know how to float. Brilliant. Thanks
gobucki
The old fashion way:
KazM
Interesting Info
Ta, Terrific
Barbara Manis
Thanks so much for the link!
Martin Pot
After reading this post, I had to give it a try ;-)
Here’s one of the results:
Dorothea Baker
i know this is really late but i can still post it right? hehe :) I wanted to try it straight away but didn’t get around to it.
Angela King-Jones
thnx for sharing these great tips!
Kristina Gale
We would love to have this journal in our new group Defying Physics!
andrewotten
I’ve done a simple tutorial here. Check it out!
http://andrewottenphotography.com/2010/08/20/ho... http://andrewottenphotography.com/wp-content/up...