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i bought a book called creative digital photography by chris gatcum

in this book it had a section about different types of creative photography you could try and one of them was called camera tossing.

and it honestly says go to somewhere dark or dim with bright light sources nearby, then put your camera on a long exposure and throw it in the air to get a great abstract image.


little bit extreme if you ask me what are you thoughts?
 
I'd love to try this. Could one of you please lend me your camera?
 
This was all the rage about 5 years ago with P&S cameras that allowed long exposures.

The fad lasted literally minutes as I suspect that in the dark, it can be difficult to catch your camera on the way back down.
 
I've seen something similar done with cameras mounted in the center of those inflatable rings you get by the seaside. And set to expose then rolled or bounced around, the results are very repetitive though. And its a one trick pony.
 
Here's a wedding photographer who uses the technique...
http://blog.mikelarson.com/labels/camera toss.html
There's a shot on that page where two high end cameras get tossed at the same time :eek:

Just what every B&G needs - a shot where the wedding photographer takes centre stage :razz:

Somewhere out on the web is a video tutorial on how (and why) he does this.
It was very interesting viewing; but I still didn't give it a go!
 
I'll stay clear of that book!!
 
I've unintentionally done it when my beloved OM4 went rolling out of my backpack, firing the shutter as it rolled off towards a very steep drop...
 
I thought Nikon owners tossed their camera in the air on a regular basis.
 
Experimenting with cameras is great. Yes it would be silly to do it with your 5D mark2 or the like if you are depending on it for work. However getting a cheap digital or film body and seeing what you can do is very interesting, I have shoved things behind the lens, submerged some film in water and yes thrown it in the air, it can be interesting to see the effects. I would rather this than photoshop is I'm honest.
 
I guess somebody who throws their camera in the air could be called a ******?
 
Just make sure you've remembered to fit a uv. It'll be fine. :D
 
u8myufo said:
I thought Nikon owners tossed their camera in the air on a regular basis.
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Well, they are quite robust. I knew one old fleet street 'hack' who regally jumped in his car and threw his F3 over his shoulder and onto the back seat. Personally I treat mine with TLC :thumbs:
 
As someone has already pointed out, this was quite a craze a little while ago, but soon died out as the people trying it dropped and broke their cameras. :)
 
Scarecrow said:
As someone has already pointed out, this was quite a craze a little while ago, but soon died out as the people trying it dropped and broke their cameras. :)
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Yes, I remember it well and told the disbelievers it would all end in tears..... :bang:
 
personally not something i'd want to risk considering i've only had my 60D 3weeks. I can't see my sis wanting to fling her 30D about either. Dad deffo wouldn't fling his 1d.
 
If it's dark, then there's a risk of me a) not catching it, or b) being hit in the face by it as it comes down.

Can't I just swish it about without actually letting go?
 
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