How to Do Levitation Photography

As far back as the late 19th century, photographers were using various methods such as double exposures, to create ghosts or show pixie fairies interacting with real people in their photos. These days, you just need a digital camera and a photo editing application for this sort of thing. To create an image of someone levitating, there are many programs you can use. The trick is to have the person in the photo supported by ropes that can later be removed from the image. It also helps to have the background in the image that fairly uniform, such as a sky or wall.

How to Make Things Levitate in Photography 

Instructions:

Photoshop

1. • 1
     Open Photoshop. Select "File" from the menu and choose "Open." In the dialog that appears, locate the image you want to use and click "Open."
   • 2
     Select the "Cloning" tool from the toolbar. Set the size of the brush to be slightly larger than the rope in the image. Adjust the "Feather" tool so the brush effect will fade slightly at the edge.
   • 3
     Hover the cursor over a point near, but not on, a section of the rope. Hold down the "ALT" key and click with the mouse. This will tell the program to use that spot as a reference.
   • 4
     Use the same tool to paint over the section of rope. You will probably have to select new reference points as you work. Continue until you have removed the rope entirely. Save your work.

   Photoshop Elements

   • 1
     Open Photoshop Elements. Click "Edit." Select "File" from the menu and choose "Open." In the dialog box that appears, locate the image you want to use and open it.
   • 2
     Select the "Cloning" tool from the toolbar. Set the size of the brush to be slightly larger than the rope in the image. Adjust the "Feather" tool so the brush effect will fade slightly at the edge.
   • 3
     Hover the cursor over a point near, but not on, a section of the rope. Hold down the "ALT" key and click with the mouse. This will tell the program to use that spot as a reference.
   • 4
     Use the tool to paint over the section of rope. You will probably have to select new reference points as you work. Continue until you have removed the rope entirely. Save your work.

   GIMP

   • 1
     Open GIMP. Select "File" from the menu and choose "Open." In the dialog box that appears, locate the image you want to use and open it.
   • 2
     Select the "Clone" tool from the toolbar. Set the size of the brush to be slightly larger than the rope in the image. Adjust the "Feather" tool so that the brush effect will fade slightly at the edge.
   • 3
     Hover the cursor over a point near, but not on, a section of the rope. Hold down the "Ctrl" key and click with the mouse. This will tell the program to use that spot as a reference.
   • 4
     Use the tool to paint over the section of rope. You will probably have to select new reference points as you work. Continue until you have removed the rope entirely. Save your work.