SuperForest

Hi french fries!!!

So you’re reading the title and you’re thinking, “That’s weird. Why would I toss my camera AT ALL? It could break, there’s no point and those things are expensive.” I read minds.

That’s what I thought too. But then I saw all of the gorgeous images that could be made simply by tossing your camera in the air.

“With the spread of its popularity around the Internet, the technique has quickly gained acceptance and legitimacy, with subsequent articles, gallery showings, and image licensing from companies such as Adobe, who used camera tossing images for some of its past Acrobat packaging,”says CreativePro.com.

There is already so much out there on Camera Tossing.  There is Camera Toss (The Blog) and Ryan Gallaghers Flikr interest group on Camera Tossing.

How do you do this?  Well here are some methods according to Gallagher

* Toss the camera up and down toss with as little rotation as possible

* Flip the camera end over end so the lens sweeps a full 360 degrees or more

* Spin the camera on the lens axis facing the subject

* Mix the above methods

I tried to do it and it didn’t work so good for me.  I suppose my subject wasn’t the best.  It appears as if it works best when you’re in a dark room with a colorful, glowing subject…on the “fireworks” setting on your camera.  It makes brilliant shapes and patterns.  That’s just my personal opinion.

You may want to get a shatter proof camera or toss your camera in a heavily padded area.  Try it!  It’s fun!!!

Love and more love,

Jo