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How to levitate photography (Levitation in a photo tutorial)

By AndrewIn blogOn 20 Aug | '2010

Im sure you have all seen photos where people appear to be levitating, but have you ever tried it out foryourself?

Its not really all that hard. All you need is:

Camera.1.Tripod.2.Flash. (optional)3.Ladder, milk crate, box , chair or anything to support you above the ground.4.Photoshop or any editing software that allows you to work with layers.5.

First of all, set up your camera on your tripod. Set your camera to manual and take a background shot. Onceyou get your exposure how you want it, be sure to keep your settings the same in all of your shots.

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Next step is to get levitating! To help you fight gravity, position yourself on a ladder or whatever you have handy.(Ive used milk crates here) If youre shooting alone youll need to set the timer on your camera or use a remoteto release the shutter. Or, if you have a good friend named Dean, like i do, set everything so its ready to go andget him to press the shutter release for you. (Thanks Dean)

Now its time to open up photoshop where the illusion will all start to take shape. Open both images using theimage without you in it as the background. There are a few ways to remove the milk crates. The eraser tool willdo it, but it is irreversible, so if you make a mistake youll have to start over. The best tool for the job that ivefound is the Layer mask, it lets you paint out any detail you like, and if you make a mistake you can paint itright back in again. If you dont know how to do layer masks, go and google it. But hurry back, were just gettingto the good bit! If you do know how to do layer masks go right ahead and start to paint out the milk crates.When youre satisfied theyre all gone its time to go to layers and flatten image.

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Once the milk crates are gone, there might be a dent in your bum, legs or stomach in my case, from where yourweight was on the milk crates. To fix this go into filters and select Liquify. Use a medium size brush andcarefully push out the dented area.

Once you have everything where it should be, just edit the image to your liking as you would with any otherphoto.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful.

Now go get levitating!

Good luck!

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Dean, part time model, full time web designer. http://thriveweb.com.au/

47 Comments

Greg Gardner

September 10, 2010 at 2:56 am

Thanks for this, you laid it out very simply and I cant wait to try.

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December 3, 2010 at 8:39 am

nice tutorial man super easy to follow and understand. I have been experimenting with this for a litt le bitand some of my photos have came out better than others. The DOF is quite nice and your body is in focusto which gives the picture a nice sharpness.

Andrew


Thanks Rafael, id l ike to see one of yours if you want to put a link up.

Cheers,Andrew.

Cindy


Nice.. its simpler than I was telling myself it was when I tried to look it up. I always over complicate thingswhen trying to figure it out.

Thank you!

Adam Cavanagh

January 19, 2011 at 10:17 pm

Cool stuff! Im definitely gonna have to try this out.

Beth

May 22, 2011 at 2:27 am

Ah love this levitation idea have been looking for ages for tutorials and youre one of few people to

actually bother explaining the whole process properly and to show how you went about doing it! So thanksfor helping me out a great deal.

Although I cant help but think how people get their models really high up in an image, high up in the skyor touching the ceiling hmmm.. I am determined to find a way!

matt weigand

September 12, 2011 at 12:51 pm

I have been trying to do this for quite some time now and i have the same problem that no tutorial onlinecan help me with. In the layer bar on the side there is no tool or button to click on for layer mask , so i cantproceed with this levitation editing.

Jay Thomas


My god! This is bloody amazing! Made it look so easy as well! Very helpful! Massive inspiration! Thankyou!

halishia


Hey! I know you did this ages ago, but i just wanted to say how amazing this was and how easy you

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made!!! i am going to try it now. (:

Andrew

October 1, 2011 at 3:37 pm

@matt weigandThe rectangle with a circle in it will give you a layer mask. If you cant get it to work that way, just stack thelayers and use the eraser tool to remove unwanted items. Its not ideal but it will get you started.Cheers, Andrew.

P.s. Thank you all for the kind comments!

Andrew.

Jessica

January 13, 2012 at 11:16 am

Thank you! This is great

isolabella

March 8, 2012 at 7:06 pm

Now I will try to fly! Thank you.

Knock Knock Jokes

March 13, 2012 at 5:57 pm

How to levitate. (Levitation in a photo tutorial) Andrew Otten Photography I was suggested this websiteby my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as no one else know such detailed aboutmy trouble. Youre amazing! Thanks! your article about How to levitate. (Levitation in a photo tutorial)

Andrew Otten PhotographyBest Regards Cindy

Lenita Dieng

March 15, 2012 at 5:17 pm

We are thinking about our getaway so for us this is quite timely.

Knock Knock Jokes

March 16, 2012 at 5:51 am

How to levitate. (Levitation in a photo tutorial) Andrew Otten Photography I was suggested this blog bymy cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else know such detailed about my

difficulty. Youre wonderful! Thanks! your article about How to levitate. (Levitation in a photo tutorial) Andrew Otten PhotographyBest Regards Cindy

Antione Seagren

March 17, 2012 at 1:41 am

We are thinking about my trip so for me this is useful to know.

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March 17, 2012 at 7:13 pm

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How to levitate photography (Levitation in a photo tutorial) Andrew Otten Photography I was suggestedthis website by my cousin. Im not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else know suchdetailed about my trouble. Youre amazing! Thanks! your article about How to levitate photography(Levitation in a photo tutorial) Andrew Otten PhotographyBest Regards Cindy

Neal Albani

March 18, 2012 at 5:17 pm

Can I publish your publish to my blog? Ill add a one-approach hyperlink to your forum. Thats one actuallycandy post.

Porsha Riopelle

April 6, 2012 at 9:56 pm

Great Website sir. Thank you for offering us your work. I will put this on my Facebook page for my friendsto come and read it as well.

Andrew

May 20, 2012 at 4:15 pm

Thank you,

Andrew.

Andrew

May 20, 2012 at 4:15 pm

Feel free to share,

Cheers, Andrew.

Andrew

May 20, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Hi Cindy,

Im glad you like the tutorial, thanks for the comments.

Andrew.

click

May 31, 2012 at 12:42 am

I adore that blog site layout ! How do you make it. It is so sweet.

Andrew

May 31, 2012 at 9:48 pm

Thanks, i love it too!

Talk to Dean at Thrive Web Design!

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Mandar

July 14, 2012 at 9:13 pm

u r great !!! u made it simple very simple indeed !!!!but, why didnt u explain Layer Masking ? would have been THE PERFECT one.

anywayThanks for ur help !!

Andrew

July 14, 2012 at 11:53 pm

Thanks for the comments Mandar!I did consider doing an in depth tutorial, but i knew there were plenty of great tutorials on layer masks

already. Next tutorial i will go into more detail, i promise.

Andrew.

Ting

August 20, 2012 at 2:04 am

Wow~ I love you!!

will go and try!!

Andrew

August 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm

Thanks Ting, love you too.Good luck!

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