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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Jamie Beck: http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/tagged/gif Always wondered when somebody would start using gifs in their photography (not just to make an animated gif, but really shooting concepts with that in mind). Some were quite boring (with the effect not adding much), so hopefully some photographers out there want to explore this ehm field as well??..hint  If you do, or find other interesting examples, please post here  (only ones where you think it really added something) ![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6306114435_28365e4e50_o.gif]() One of the photographers: ![https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/02_03/ohjoy.gif]()
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The Invisible Touch
Posts: 862
Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Roberto that is just brilliant!! love it, don't have it & I want it!!!
Reminds me of Harry Potter pictures...!!!
Keep posting more please lol
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
The Invisible Touch wrote:
Reminds me of Harry Potter pictures...!!!
Keep posting more please lol Oh haha, why harry potter?
The eerie effect or what (sorry I'm not a harry potter fan, or Twilight even though I like fantasy and scifi.)
This one is creepy..
![https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cYkj7hUgxQ/Tf8y4E9paJI/AAAAAAAABPo/8nQgOjIGrNo/s1600/woman+cinemagraph+by+Jamie+Beck.gif]()
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The Invisible Touch
Posts: 862
Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
I love that one too!! Sooo creepy!!
Don't know if you remember the Harry Potter Newspaper, the every picture was light that, or even the family portraits!! Lol
I think Roberto, you could have a business in your hands lol
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Pari Retouch
Posts: 693
Nāshik, Maharashtra, India
Wow! This is so fun! I want to see more and more of it.
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Pari Retouch
Posts: 693
Nāshik, Maharashtra, India
The Invisible Touch wrote:
Don't know if you remember the Harry Potter Newspaper, the every picture was light that, or even the family portraits!! Lol Yes that was the most wonderful thing I remember about Harry Potter movies.
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Lanenga
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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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BS2
Posts: 6
Lake City, Florida, US
WOW - This is amazing. Seriously amazing !
I've looked for animated GIF software with little success, please tell us what you are using to create these.
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Pari Retouch
Posts: 693
Nāshik, Maharashtra, India
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Lanenga
Posts: 843
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
BS2 wrote:
WOW - This is amazing. Seriously amazing !
I've looked for animated GIF software with little success, please tell us what you are using to create these. Do you have Photoshop Extended? That should do the job
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Clarence Zimmerman
Posts: 4050
Orlando, Florida, US
I shot this in Miami, the lighting affects are all done in post: ![https://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/Friptzap/MM%20Bucket/T-Bird.gif]()
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BrunetteGrenade
Posts: 1474
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
![https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cYkj7hUgxQ/Tf8y4E9paJI/AAAAAAAABPo/8nQgOjIGrNo/s1600/woman+cinemagraph+by+Jamie+Beck.gif]() Freaks me out no matter how many times I watch lol
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Jasmin Celjo
Posts: 115
Zenica, Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
Oh haha, why harry potter?
The eerie effect or what (sorry I'm not a harry potter fan, or Twilight even though I like fantasy and scifi.)
This one is creepy..
![https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cYkj7hUgxQ/Tf8y4E9paJI/AAAAAAAABPo/8nQgOjIGrNo/s1600/woman+cinemagraph+by+Jamie+Beck.gif]() This is so cool!!! I want to see more!!!
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Aspect By Allanah
Posts: 2110
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6306114435_28365e4e50_o.gif]()
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love it!
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Room157
Posts: 961
Broadway, North Carolina, US
BS2 wrote:
WOW - This is amazing. Seriously amazing !
I've looked for animated GIF software with little success, please tell us what you are using to create these. Just google gif animator. Tons of them out there  All they do is join multiple photos into one gif file and let you set the variable of things like speed, repeat, etc.
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Clarence Zimmerman wrote:
I shot this in Miami, the lighting affects are all done in post:
![https://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/Friptzap/MM%20Bucket/T-Bird.gif]() Was hoping to see something where the animation is not just done because you can, but because it really gives context or atmosphere to the story the image tries to tell..if that makes sense? 
Did you shoot more or was it just a 1 time trial?
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Ionut Matache wrote:
![https://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/319/e/1/harmony_by_suicide_bee-d4g9k1c.gif]()
![https://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/318/c/e/pour_a_little_salt_by_suicide_bee-d4g5rt0.gif]() Ah pretty, but it's the whole image that's moving and is basically a video (instead of a small, but inpactful moving element within a still).
Where did you get these? Deviantart I see,did you happen to shoot/retouch these?
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Howard Pettit
Posts: 112
London, England, United Kingdom
There are people out there developing this idea, its going to be everywhere soon!
You can use Photoshop CS5 but masking can be a pain due to movement or try After Effects as it can cancel out movement and have a mask that tracks an object. A lot more work then just a normal Gif animation.
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Ionut Matache
Posts: 67
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
Ah pretty, but it's the whole image that's moving and is basically a video (instead of a small, but inpactful moving element within a still).
Where did you get these? Deviantart I see,did you happen to shoot/retouch these? Sorry for misunderstand, you are right, it's a movie gif , got it from here http://suicide-bee.deviantart.com/
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Clarence Zimmerman
Posts: 4050
Orlando, Florida, US
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
Was hoping to see something where the animation is not just done because you can, but because it really gives context or atmosphere to the story the image tries to tell..if that makes sense?
Did you shoot more or was it just a 1 time trial? Actually That is simply a still image that I shot. I wanted to experiment with creating a lighted effect. So it is all completely done in post. I shot the car while on a trip in Miami no headlights or turn signals were ever even turned on.
Realistic huh? I'm using it as a subtle eye catcher on my website and MM profile.
I do intend to do more one day and some similar to the above images but where the camera moves through the image too.
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SpecialKay
Posts: 88
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
Oh haha, why harry potter?
The eerie effect or what (sorry I'm not a harry potter fan, or Twilight even though I like fantasy and scifi.)
This one is creepy..
![https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cYkj7hUgxQ/Tf8y4E9paJI/AAAAAAAABPo/8nQgOjIGrNo/s1600/woman+cinemagraph+by+Jamie+Beck.gif]() this doesn't phase me at all - I'm special :3
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SpecialKay
Posts: 88
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
Ah pretty, but it's the whole image that's moving and is basically a video (instead of a small, but inpactful moving element within a still).
Where did you get these? Deviantart I see,did you happen to shoot/retouch these? Her earrings!
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Howard Pettit
Posts: 112
London, England, United Kingdom
Clarence Zimmerman wrote:
I do intend to do more one day and some similar to the above images but where the camera moves through the image too. Wouldn't the movement of the camera negate the idea of a cinemagraph?
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Julian Clemens
Posts: 33
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
I love those, if they're well done. I tried a quick one the other day just for the fun of it, but nothing fancy. ![https://katharina-stenger.lima-city.de/blinzel.gif]() Julian
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Clarence Zimmerman wrote:
I do intend to do more one day and some similar to the above images but where the camera moves through the image too. Howard Pettit wrote:
Wouldn't the movement of the camera negate the idea of a cinemagraph? This indeed.
If everything is obviously moving (or even the camera) it could've been just a video.
Better yet, making it an animated gif would be like typing with one hand when you have 2.
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Julian Clemens wrote:
I love those, if they're well done.
I tried a quick one the other day just for the fun of it, but nothing fancy.
Julian Yep that's one.
The difficulty is to find the right effect for the right photograph.
This one didnt make me laugh, really creep me out or anything else, but I dont think it's an easy art, cinemagraphy haha
Hopefully you do more when you find time to play with this concept :]
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
MynameisKayla wrote:
this doesn't phase me at all - I'm special :3 You're just stonecold pff
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Howard Pettit
Posts: 112
London, England, United Kingdom
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
This one didnt make me laugh, really creep me out or anything else, but I dont think it's an easy art, cinemagraphy haha lol, its so new it's not even a recognised word yet!
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R A V E N D R I V E
Posts: 15867
New York, New York, US
BS2 wrote:
WOW - This is amazing. Seriously amazing !
I've looked for animated GIF software with little success, please tell us what you are using to create these. just from looking at them this would be best done in Adobe Photoshop, or done much easier in Adobe After Effects
After Effects has the dynamic masking abilities to let you do some really creative things with multiple frames easily
but using After Effects for an animated gif is kind of like bringing a bazooka to a knife fight.
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Clarence Zimmerman
Posts: 4050
Orlando, Florida, US
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
This indeed.
If everything is obviously moving (or even the camera) it could've been just a video.
Better yet, making it an animated gif would be like typing with one hand when you have 2. Depends on your vision of it. No where did I ever say everything would be moving.
And for that matter even these "gifs" don't have to be saved as "gifs" they could be saved into one of MANY video formats. But the point is for a "video" affect to be utilized within an image file.
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Silver Rain Photography
Posts: 239
Clearwater, Florida, US
BS2 wrote:
WOW - This is amazing. Seriously amazing !
I've looked for animated GIF software with little success, please tell us what you are using to create these. +1
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David Hirsh
Posts: 2379
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
RobertO van der Laan wrote:
Oh haha, why harry potter?
The eerie effect or what (sorry I'm not a harry potter fan, or Twilight even though I like fantasy and scifi.)
This one is creepy..
![https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cYkj7hUgxQ/Tf8y4E9paJI/AAAAAAAABPo/8nQgOjIGrNo/s1600/woman+cinemagraph+by+Jamie+Beck.gif]() MynameisKayla wrote:
this doesn't phase me at all - I'm special :3 Maybe not, but does it faze you?
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Dylan White
Posts: 534
Austin, Texas, US
This is awesome! how do you do this tho? just rapid fire when shooting then edit all the same and turn to gif?
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Dylan White wrote:
This is awesome! how do you do this tho? just rapid fire when shooting then edit all the same and turn to gif? Personally I think a good cinemagraph has only elements that move, so actually, you dont have to edit all your complete frames. Edit one (the base plate) and mask in the moving elements.
I would say burst mode should generally work (anything better than 3fps), maybe masked in video for more fluid motions like hair or water.
You could still shoot the baseplate as in image.
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digitalfrog
Posts: 546
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Here is my first attempt.... ![https://www.photoshoot.me/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Laurens_eyes3.gif]()
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Robert LC
Posts: 944
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
digitalfrog wrote:
Here is my first attempt.... Heey, you cheated! It's morphed, right?
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Chaviit0
Posts: 2241
Wenatchee, Washington, US
Was that done in photoshop? It looks awesome!
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(only ones where you think it really added something) 
All they do is join multiple photos into one gif file and let you set the variable of things like speed, repeat, etc.