high speed photography
How to make a cheap DIY bullet time rig with a lazy susan and some drawer slides
May 14, 2019
John Aldred
It’s 20 years since The Matrix was released (don’t you feel old?), but the bullet time effect is still incredibly popular. I don’t know what the…
Photographer creates pin-up styled movie heroines with colorful milk splashes [NSFW]
Dec 5, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz has shared his splendid work with us before. His signature technique is high-speed photography of models “dressed” in milk splashes. After Milky…
This hypnotizing video of slo-mo lightning took 30 days, 20,000 miles and 10TB of data
Dec 4, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Thunderstorms are awe-inspiring, whether you watch them live, in photos or in videos. But videographer and photographer Dustin Farrell has made a slow-motion video that…
The secret to filming fast moving objects at 25 million frames per second is mirrors
Nov 20, 2017
John Aldred
As much as I love going out and using gear and creating stuff with it, I can’t help but get excited about the geeky technical…
How to fake bullet-time effect on a budget and with a single camera
Sep 18, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I still remember my first impression when I saw the bullet time effect in Matrix. And it’s still awesome to this day. Of course, it’s…
A Slow Mo Guy talks about the challenges of shooting high speed slow motion video
Mar 15, 2017
John Aldred
High speed photography for stills presents a whole lot of challenges, just for a single image. When you’re trying to capture a thousand, ten thousand…
The first ever recording of light’s “sonic boom” was made with the fastest high-speed camera in the world
Jan 23, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
According to theoretical physics, nothing is faster than the speed of light. However, now you can see with your own eyes the first ever…
Using the Chronos high speed camera with motion capture rig for bullet time effects
Dec 1, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve posted about the Chronos high speed camera a couple of times before. We mentioned how it smashed through its kickstarter goal in less than…
This DSLR-sized camera shoots over 21,600fps and costs only $2,500
Oct 26, 2016
John Aldred
High speed cameras are generally out of reach for most people. Sure, our iPhones can do 240fps now, and there’s a few postage stamp 1000fps…
This Camera Ensures a Photo Finish at the Olympics
Aug 18, 2016
Allen Murabayashi
Since 1932, vaunted Swiss watchmaker Omega has served as Official Timekeeper at the Olympic Games 26 times. This year at the Rio Olympics, Omega is…