TOP TIPS FOR CONVINCING RESULTS

Enhance the floaty effect with these simple ideas

01 floaty CLOTHES

Floaty clothes and coats can help to emphasize the sense of weightlessness and movement, especially if you arrange them properly before shooting. Translucent material, like the dress in Tip 3, can look great if you backlight it with window light or other lights from behind.

02 Reflections

Look for scenes that include reflections, as these can help to ground the subject, helping get around the ‘cut and paste’ look you sometimes see with levitation photos. Alternatively, have them gently touch the floor or rest a foot on the wall – a point of contact like this has a similar effect.

03 levitate OBJECTS

Why stop at a levitating person, why not make other objects in the scene appear to float as well, like the lamp here? Simply hold them in the air then clone out your hands later on. Or if you’re good at catching, toss them up and take a quick snap while they’re airborne.