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Kinetic means motion, and therefore kinetic photography simply means photography in motion, or moving photography! As defined by online sources, kinetic photography is an experimental photography technique in which the photographer uses movement in the camera to produce a photo.
Most kinetic photographers do not directly hold their cameras, but instead leave their cameras dangling by its wrist strap while capturing a photo. The photographer will then shake, move, swing or spin his or her wrist to capture a photo. What results of this technique is a very abstract and blurred motion photo. The results of kinetic photography is really unpredictable, always abstract and never the same. But photographers, please be warned that kinetic photography might result in a broken camera and burn a hole in your wallet!
The most risky (and potentially costly) type of kinetic photography is camera tossing. In this technique, the cameraman tosses his gear up into the air to create the motion required to capture a stunning kinetic photo. To make a kinetic photo even more electrifying, experts suggest that photographers use a timer or slow shutter speed setting. Photographers should use this setting, press the shutter button and immediately release their camera into the air (the slow shutter setting causes the photograph to be taken when the camera reaches the apex of its flight) and then retrieve their camera before it hits the ground.
Most kinetic photography occur in dim lighted areas or during the night so that the camera can capture the light emitted from the subject along with exposure, thus resulting in a series of random and blurred light patterns. Kinetic photography is usually not done under the sunlight or in bright areas as a brightly lit background will cause the light emitted from the object to be less vibrant and colourful, thus lowering the quality of the kinetic photograph being captured.
If you are still wondering how kinetic photography can create amazing and often unique photos, have a look at the collection that we have compiled below. This kinetic photography post was specially prepared to inspire you guys and girls out there to check out kinetic photography for yourselves. All the images below are linked to the photographer’s own websites, just in case you want to check out their other amazing artworks and photography. Enjoy!
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Flashes of white and orange.
Fiery Splash
Black and blue.
Active
Strong blue lines.
Eye in the Sky
Extraterrestrial lights?
Cubist
Lines in lines.
Waterfall
Flashes of light depicting a waterfall.
Aragorn
Strength from within.
Cablegram
A bunch of cable look-a-likes.
Spectre
Colours and lines.
Minimal Toss
Red bloody lines.
Camera Toss
Infrared lasers.
Negative view
Random lines.
Dweezle
Spirit on the loose.
Binions
The lights of technology.
Guage Particle
Round and round.
The Briar Patch
Electrical lines.
Internal Revolution
Loop a loop.
Camera Toss of a Camera Toss
Glass all over.
mister meanie
Spinning lights.
Colorful Water Drops on Shaded Background
Water drops.
Softly Tossed
Shades of brown.
Let it Fly!
Colours surrounded by blue.
Sea Breeze
Blue lines, blue background.
The Cyclist
Blue circles.
Olympic Camera Tossing
Olympic logo taking a jump.
Delicate
Lines of colour.
Ellipsis
Blue and brown.
Tone Colours
Colours of uniqueness.
Light Blasted Fire Camera Toss
Campfire jumping around.
Into Your Arms
All in the middle.
Camera Toss
Crazy lights.
Still and Moving
All I see is white.
Physiogram
Against the darkness.
Interlocking Rings
Spinning rings of light.
Spin Cycles
The lights goes round and round.
The Trooper
Fiery circles.
In the Mix
Crazy coloured lines.
Kinetic
Speeding.
spiraling out of control
Shades of purple and blue.
Westend
Red and white lights.
