This is my favorite thing on the internet right now. These terrific animated GIFs were created by Jamie Beck, a NYC based photographer. The allure is simple: rather than overtly drawing your attention to obvious movement, these animations are very subtle and controlled.
*Tasteful* I think is right word to describe them. It’s what sets them apart from all the other nonsense GIF animations. The subtlety creates a kind of serenity almost — sort of a halfway point between film and real life. Definitely makes you do a double take the first time you see it.
Prediction: I know animated GIFs are as old as time, but I think soon this subtle spin on the technique will be absolutely everywhere. Enjoy it now.
Wow! Totally forgot about these. So well done; such subtle motion that they feel entirely real.
I’ve seen a few of these popping up in photography recently, they have a really nice effect. Here’s another site that’s got some great simple GIFs from films as well: http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/
Yeah, definitely check out If We Don’t, Remember Me. I’d love to know how they’re made, is it just frame-by-frame masking?
Animated GIFS are the silent film of the modern age. There’s an amazing thread of GIF’s over at qbn.com. There are probably more than 7,000 in that thread now.
http://www.qbn.com/topics/354436/
A guy named moldero does a ton of them like you’ve posted here. These are great, but they’re nowhere near as good as this:
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmcgef3ldp1qcr7fqo1_500.gif
Have a good weekend!
This is the future of photography.
A classy illustration of what sets digital mediums apart from the rest. I still feel we haven’t seen the full potential of the web but this seems to be a beautiful example of where we could be heading..
I remember seeing this on the Memoryhouse blog-
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/Memoryhouse_-_SK.gif
As simple as it is, i think it makes the portrait seem so much more natural than a single static image.
Here’s my contribution to this new and exciting technique! http://www.stevemarselstudio.com/blog & http://www.stevemarselstudio.com/blog/2011/05/26/cinemagraphs-bring-life-to-photos-on-the-web/
Thanks!!
Steve Marsel
Not the same at all but cyriak deserves a nod for keeping the gif relevant: http://i.cr3ation.co.uk/dl/s1/gif/847032b8a331def77529b6a0384db1fe_cowboogie1.gif
One site that uses a slightly similar idea (except to disturbing effect – not tasteful and serene) is http://threeframes.net.
love those masked gifs!
These are dumb. I can’t look at them without also seeing 8-bit poptart cats flying through the sky. The vulgar GIF connotation is ever prevalent.
incredibile davvero!
un idea geniale e un effetto assolutamente innovativo 😀
grazie ISO50Blog
incredibile davvero!
un idea geniale e un effetto assolutamente innovativo 😀
grazie ISO50Blog
A really nice way to take recontextualize the capabilities of animated gifs. I’m a fan 🙂
I saw this type of images about 2 months ago and was looking to see how to do it. it look awesome
information on the fit is good enough to increase my knowledge further
These images are wonderful. I’ve never seen them before, but I love them.
I dig these a lot but I’m not sure how this is the future of photography. Unless the art of printing completely dies and everyone owns an iPad, then perhaps. Or if some technology is invented that replaces paper and allows for animation.
To me it’s not a photograph anymore. It’s a film loop. Or whatever you want to call it. Although the name cinemagraph suits the art perfectly.
Cool stuff.
There’s going to be an extremely fine line between beauty and Limburger with this technique. The first three are sheer beauty, while the one of the woman is borderline cheesy (and a little creepy thrown in for good measure).
Good find!
Love them.
Scott, I believe this technique originated with “If we don’t, remember me” http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/ The artist is anonymous as far as I can tell, but I’ve been enjoying his/her capture of famous cinematic moments for a long time now.
Looks like SCHROEDER beat me to it.
I am wondering if these masks are exported frames from (hd) video footage or achieved by single photo exposures.. real video, isn´t it?