[Kombisaurus]

I stumbled across This Blog (http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/) the other day and it looks like a heap of fun with really interesting results.

Basically.. you get a cheap camera, set the self-timer, and then just before it goes off you throw it up in the air and let it take its picture of.... whatever!

If you use a fast shutter speed then you can end up with some really interesting views and angles which you couldn't normally get, and if you use a slow shutter speed then you can get some fantastic abstract patterns caused by lights and the camera spinning while the shutter is open.

And Don, something especially for you... if you scroll down near the bottom of the blog you'll notice a section on Lomo camera tossing! They used the "Super Sampler" camera, and the results are amazing.

There are also some flikr groups devoted to this technique.. and it all looks like a lot of fun as long as you remember to use a camera that you aren't too worried about dropping.

[EnglishBob]

That is some crazy stuff!! Some of the aerial portraits are crazily high!

[Don Schaeffer]

Sounds like fun. I don't have any self timer on my lomo, but I bet I can simulate a camera toss.

[shuttertalk]

Some wonderfully amazing photos in that blog...

Found a detailed how-to in the same blog:
http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/2005/10/c...howto.html

I'm quite curious how they get those repeating lines or circles that look very similar - could they be swinging the camera from the strap perhaps? But apparently that's against the rules. Perhaps they're just tossing and spinning the camera at the same time...

[stargazer]

I'm guessing they are using a filter to achieve the multiple patterns. Something like this:
http://www.filterhouse.com/detail.cfm?descr=85p3hw1a

Chris

[Toad]

You could also get a similar effect by using a very fast strobe light in a dark room. Hard to catch the camera though...


I flash back to the 60's just thinking about it.