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My two lens-whacking "edits"

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jkauffman22
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Hey guys, I've recently been trying to get better at lens whacking and I am in no way very good at it yet but I thought that you all might like to see and if you're up for it, maybe give some critique. Its a really fun thing to try and I really enjoy the added challenge.

Sep 25 2012 2:30PM
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Bmo.
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Hey i do spray paint art too! lots of fun. pretty good job man, a bit shaky but i know thats hard to avoid when you're holding the lens haha
Sep 25 2012 3:11PM
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Juicy-J
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the paint one was sick
Sep 25 2012 5:49PM
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SNP_CREW
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wait can someone explain lens whacking to me
Sep 25 2012 7:47PM
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SkiJay.
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this..
Sep 25 2012 7:51PM
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1337
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good job on the painting one, but you honestly could have done that without the lens whacking. I thought it was distracting
Sep 25 2012 8:21PM
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C.A.V.
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the paint one was amazing, isnt lens whacking when you hold the lens off the body but near it to give you lens flares and stuff?
Sep 25 2012 9:26PM
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juicedrummer11
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seems way too sketchy to be lens whacking around spray paint for me. but a neat vid nonetheless and i agree with above...could have been done without the technique on that one.

and for errone...lens whacking is where the lens is detached from the camera...yes exposing the sensor...and held ever so slightly from it (a pinky widths distance or less) and then moved around to bring various portions of the image in focus and out of focus, creating a dreamy sorta look and feel usually
Sep 25 2012 10:58PM
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TijmenDal
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Also known as 'free lensing' in the photography world. Don't quote me on this, but I think lens-whacking is what videographers call free lensing.
Sep 26 2012 12:07AM
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