Introduction to Levitation Photography

Step 1: Watch Youtube Tutorials: (these are three I have picked by there are many available, I guarantee if you watch a few you will feel much more confident and have a better understanding of the process and how to make it look good – just search levitation photography in Youtube) You can also have a look at the examples from students at the bottom of this page.

Step 2: Have a go at creating your own levitation photo using this technique. Choose a location and set your camera up on a tripod so it is in exactly the same spot for both photos. If you are using yourself you can use a timer, or work in pairs and try it out on each other. If you are using yourself this will mean that you can try different ideas without relying on another person. Don’t be afraid of looking silly. Look at me 🙂

One important thing to keep in mind is the lighting – you will see in my images below because I have taken them at night and used a studio light, there is a harsh shadow behind me and the stool, which is a little more difficult to edit out – but doable.

Take a background photo –

2. Take a photo (or a few) balancing on a stool/bench/chair –

3. Edit the images together – there are a few different ways to do this I personally use the technique in the first video I linked above. Let me know if you get stuck with this!

You can use photoshop, photopea or another editing app. Use the selection tools to cut yourself out in Photoshop or Photopea.com. If you need to review how to use basic selection tools, watch this video.

Make exposure and colour adjustments as needed.
Photoshop: FILE>SAVE AS> JPEG
Photopea.com: FILE> EXPORT AS> JPG

I added a greeny blue tint to my images, to add to the vibe I was going for with these images.

Step 3: Add everything to your Visual Diary with a reflection and camera settings!