LightBomber has been out for a little while now, and the best part for us has been watching the public gallery. Every day after the sun goes down you’ll probably have a hard time carrying on a conversation with either of us as we sit with our eyes just centimeters away from our iPhone screens, rabidly refreshing the public gallery to see what people are creating with LightBomber. We jump for joy whenever we see something new from a new place – New Zealand, Norway, Dallas…and beyond.
And we’re learning so much! From the classic “swirly” light shots down to the shots where the user has clearly learned the joy and thrill of a stable camera and an unstable light. As new photos come in, other users can “heart” them, and the “most hearted” shots end up in the ‘Popular’ gallery, which ends up being a community-curated “Greatest Hits” of sorts. To celebrate that gallery and the brilliant work our LightBombers are doing, we’re going to post photos from it every few weeks. Here are your Top 5 LightBombs, round ONE.
If you don’t have LightBomber yet, get it here. Oh yeah, a few updates: Tap To Focus is coming in the next update, and we’ve also added an FAQ in the App Store description. The next update will also feature an iPad compatible version. As always, follow @LightBomberApp on twitter and have fun!
1. “Nacho” by AG.i.am (above)
This one is all about the colors. We’re not sure where they got the light that is responsible for these swirls, but we want one. Now.
2. “New Years” by Senor MRI
Shot as the ball dropped on New Years eve on a rooftop in Brooklyn by yours truly (Ryan) through a sweet little kaleidoscope provided by our buddy Josh.
3. “Eu Stein” by Senor MRI
Alright, so MRI shooters may have to be DQ’d from this list going forward. We can’t help that we love this thing so much! We shoot with it constantly. This one was created by taking a quick open-move the camera-close shot on this scene from the movie Weird Science (no, really), which is one of the most underrated 80′s John Hughes comedies.
4. “High Life” by Senor MRI
Alright, that’s enough. Get these guys off the top 5. This one was taken on a night of music creation with none other than Oceans In Space, who shares my obsession with High Life…and weird little ape stuffed animals.
5. “BroBar” by TinaBallz
Ah, lasers in the club. We get the feeling that clubs with crazy lightshows are going to be the inspiration for many a LightBomb going forward.
6. MRI’s PICK: “Snow” by geirrosset
This one is truly mindblowing. Shot in Norway, we’re going to guess the camera was stable while shooting out a window at a blizzard. The streaks of snow through the streetlight give the most beautiful effect, like a kind of thread or spider’s silk. Seriously brilliant shot from a person with only ONE photo in their profile. We hope they shoot more!
