Two Tips to Level Up Your Levitation Photography!

In my 8 years of taking levitation portraits, here are two valuable tips I have learned to help improve my photos!

Hard to believe these photos are 8 years ago! The lightsaber I took at a state park in Omaha. I jumped off of my car, then photoshopped it out.

Levitation Tip 1: How to look relaxed.

The best thing you can do posture wise to look relaxed is this, Jump with your knees. If you propel your body forward with your knees and legs, as opposed to your shoulders, You won’t look like you are making such an effort to jump. Check out this short video explaining what I mean.

Levitation Tip 2: How to get more Height

Bringing the camera closer to the ground will give you the illusion that you jump higher, but what if that still doesn’t cut it? People tend to jump off of chairs, ladders, stools and cars (haha). I prefer to use milk crates! they are stable and usually one or two stacked will give you the height you need. For example:

Editing out the crates are really easy as well!

Here is a more in-depth look at the “Milk Crate Process".”

I hope after reading this you have a better understanding or have some awesome ideas for levitation portraits! As always, If you have any questions, I would love to answer them!