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30 Amazing Examples of Camera Toss Photography

by Bill Jones



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Yes you read the title correctly, I said camera toss. There are people out there that create beautiful images by throwing their expensive cameras in the air with the shutter open. I for one don’t think I could just toss my dSLR up in the air and hope I catch it before it smashes into the ground. However I’m glad we have some thrill seekers that like doing this because I enjoy looking at the images they produce.

Here are some excellent examples to inspire you to go throw a camera too.

mtnrockdhh

Camera Toss Photography



kiko704

Camera Toss Photography



mick l

Camera Toss Photography



evilbrother

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meowology

Camera Toss Photography



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mick l

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Mini D

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Camera Toss Photography


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Camera Toss Photography



davespilbrow

Camera Toss Photography



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Camera Toss Photography



ishbel

Camera Toss Photography



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Camera Toss Photography



mick l

Camera Toss Photography



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Camera Toss Photography



completelyknown

Camera Toss Photography



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mtnrockdhh

Camera Toss Photography


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Camera Toss Photography



mtnrockdhh

Camera Toss Photography



davespilbrow

Camera Toss Photography



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Camera Toss Photography



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21 Comments

  • Itsashirt T shirts

    January 13th

    the movement and light in these images are great

  • Kalpesh Ajugia

    January 13th

    Your blog has a marvellous design and the photos posted here are amazing! Would love to know the trick!!!

  • Hev-Ding

    January 13th

    Oooh that’s my pic! Thanks for posting, great site, I’m about to have a look around!

  • Aaron

    January 13th

    Seems like risky business.

  • @todayinart

    January 13th

    Pretty cool, but I won’t be throwing my camera around anytime soon.

  • Richard Davies

    January 13th

    Those are some truly stunning photos, but the lines and patterns in most of them seem too fluid and symmetrical to be a result of just tossing your camera up in the air and hoping for the best… (IMHO)

    Maybe someone who’s tried this before could comment and share some more details on how these pictures are taken.

  • Jeremy

    January 14th

    It’s all about tossing in a spinning motion. The fluid movement is what’s so incredible about it. I have done tosses with all kinds of light sources and all were no more than 2 second exposure. Awesome to be a part of this incredible collection of tosses!

  • ishbel

    January 14th

    Thanks for the add, there’s some great pics here. In reply to Richard’s comment, most of us, when we toss our poor cameras, aim to spin the camera as tightly as possible while aimed at a suitable light source. The “neater” the toss, the more symmetric or spirographic the result. Any moving light source captured during a long exposure will produce these fluid lines assuming the light source or camera is moved in a fluid motion. . Hope this clarifies things somewhat for you :)

  • Bill Jones

    January 14th

    @Jeremy & ishbel
    Thanks for the comments and explanations.

  • Jeremy

    January 14th

    I feel 2 great tossers were left out of this list. Check em out!

    Right Brain
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightshousehpc/sets/72157600951040461/

    EA James
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eajames/sets/72157612290765251/

  • Waine Ziziton Hassan

    January 14th

    nice color and designs

  • Rad_Rosa89

    January 16th

    Really amazing!!

  • Gail Gillespie

    January 16th

    Wow….these are amazing. I just love the colours and patterns. I assume the settings are what helps make the different style of patterns.

    Not sure I am brave enough to try this….can’t afford another camera at the moment!

    Gail

  • Ankit

    January 16th

    they are awe inspiring shots … but are too symmetrical to be coming from just a toss … i dont believe these shots are only a result of shots and shutter speed combination …

  • tanerokutan

    January 17th

    amazing and interesting.
    thank you for sharing.

  • Andrew Boyd

    January 17th

    OK, cool, but now I have to ask: so it takes two people to do this, a tosser and a catcher? Or is it up in the air? And most importantly, anybody totaled machine in the pursuit of this art form?

    Andrew

  • bibek

    January 23rd

    i have tried shaking my camphone.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/spearhead/286761289/

  • ishbel

    January 29th

    @ Andrew – I have broken a camera as a result. Just a little Casio compact – wouldn’t dream of tossing my dslr. Needless to say I haven’t done any tosses since but I’m itching to do some more :) Trying this with a big pillow underneath is a good idea.
    RIP little Casio

  • Arachne

    April 17th

    Puzzling but interesting. I may have to try this. I’ll borrow a friend’s camera…;)

  • Carolyn Marshall

    June 11th

    Beautiful works. I have to agree with a couple of the other posters, though. Being familiar with fractals, several of the patterns look just like fractals you see many of the stock and products sites, mine included. Regardless of how they were done, they are still beautiful works of art.

  • Nicholas

    July 10th

    @bibek Unless you can adjust your cell phone camera’s exposure time, I don’t think you’re going to get much of an effect. =P

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