Cinemagraphs

This week I learned about Cinemagraphs and how to create them. Below are some examples of Cinemagraphs I found interesting as well as a couple that I created on photoshop and After effects.

I like how flawless the loop on this flower with the bees is. The movement of both the flowers and the bees seem almost continuous and not a loop until you realize it is. You can also notice that only the main focus of that picture, a single flower, is the only part of the image that moves.

This is another near perfect loop. While the people in the background are static and motionless, the lights sway back and forth and almost make you forget that this isn’t a scene in a film.

The main focus of this picture is a photographer and it’s great how the designer allowed him to be the only moving thing besides the runway model in this image. It highlights him and makes him the main focus of the Cinemagraph even though he is positioned left of center in the image.

What I like about this cinemagraph is that it isn’t a clearly defined loop but also seems like its looping infinitely. This by itself would make a great online soda or beer add.

The main focus here is the man on a bench, and literally the rest of this busy image is frozen in time.

I love that the looping object here is just the mirror reflection of a car. This shows how much can be done with Cinemagraphs.

Work I created

This is my first Cinemagraph in Photoshop. While everything here is in motion, it shows an infinite loop, but I know I can do better but not bad for my first try!

I created this Cinemagraph in After effects. I need to figure out how to blend the keyframe better, in this case a keyframe with the two people walking.