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Now that Collaboration #2 is upon us, finally taking the time to post some of the results people created using the source from Collaboration #1 . Here is a sampling of the result, the theme however is still open for participation and you can view all results on flickr . Some interesting variety, as expected, was produced depending on the properties of the monitor/display that people used to project the source image... Attributions: Top: David Hull , Jens Ludwig . 2nd Row: David Hull , Ryan Gallagher . 3rd Row: Jens Ludwig , Nathan Barrow . 4th Row: John , Crista . Bottom: Stephan Lehmann , Mick Logan These photos was created as part of a multi-photographer Camera Toss Group collaboration. The pattern primitive image used with permission and under the terms of the Creative Commons; Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share-Alike 2.0 license . See Shared Source Collaboration #1 and results . See also all results of such themes. If you are eager to get participating, Collaboration #2 ...

... to a flickr community near you . Something new, a project, a theme, a chance to collaborate, a chance to create something that is "bigger" than just one photographer! Teaser by QuakkauQ Teaser by mtnrockdhh Teaser by tossthecam Teaser by clickykbd Teaser by eastofnorth Teaser by lehmio Teaser by Right Brain Teaser by Beer30 Stay tuned to the forum thread to get the details on how to participate.

This announcement is long long overdue... the events transpired during a period when I was relatively inactive when it comes to updating this blog. But it was big news, and still is. Many have perhaps wondered "Why throw cameras?"... well. One reason could be to influence the major players in the design and graphic arts world. Haha... well no one exactly set out to do that... most of us do it because it's fun... but that hasn't changed the result. Back in mid 2006 the huge design firm, MetaDesign® contacted myself and a few other members of the Camera Toss community about the possibility of purchasing some images for a client's project involving brand/logo/package/interface designs. I knew enough to know they worked with some pretty huge clients, but the exact client was not disclosed during the course of the negotiations. Several months passed as they worked up presentations and mock-ups. The project almost fell through over a rather humorous (I think) te...

I posted a link to this a while ago but figured I'd actually help them out by posting their blog/PR kit. Satugo [ www.satugo.com ] is a Vienna based product design for a kinetic camera, currently seeking investors. The timing of it's appearance has alot of us at Camera Toss wondering what their inspiration was. ;-) Bouncing ball Camera SatuGO “Imagine combining your love for bouncing balls and your obsession for taking pictures into one, now it has a name SatuGO. Simply Throw SatuGO into the motive to catch the moment, where it hits you get a picture, or take air photos by activating the timer before throwing the SatuGO. Other than being a camera SatuGO can act as a mobile storage facility for your personal data and function as a webcam. Help us realize this product by joining the SatuGO mailing list and be one of the first to be offered a SatuGO! chances for realization increases with the amount of people joining the list.“ We are two designers Eschel Jacobsen Industrial d...

There have been so many requests for some instructional content on how to camera toss and what is camera toss ! Finally we can accommodate you! A short beginners guide written by _nod . _nod's tossing guide for beginners When you are ready for some more detail and examples... Camera Toss, Mini-HOWTO Consider these both draft documents, direct questions and corrections to the authors respectively or just leave a comment! Separately, a photography link of the day, unrelated to camera tossing but very very cool: Variable Focus Light Field Photography .

neighbor_house Originally uploaded by jemof . Not visually stunning, but this unique contribution was shot from a height of 20+ feet in the air, thrown! Don't attempt this type of toss unless your camera remembered to wear it's parachute, as this one is!