Cinemagraph App Flixel Finds an Investor and Fan in Tyra Banks
In yet another triumph for the “Look, it moves!” school of photography, supermodel Tyra Banks has signed on as a supporter of cinemagraph maker Flixel Photos.
Flixel is one of several companies looking to promote the use of “cinemagraphs,” photos that blend several still images to show a repeating series of simple motions — most often seen as animated GIFs. Flixel has a free basic and $10 “pro” app for iOs that simplify the process of creating such images.
Banks told All Things D that she expect such motion images to play a big role in the future of photography, particularly around fashion. “When I first saw the cinemagraph, it blew my mind and took my breath away. It had a ghostlike quality. It was a photo but it was alive — it gave me chills.”
While most commonly seen in the form of photosensitive-seizure-inducing banner ads, animated GIFs have proliferated recently to add life to everything from astronomical photos to art.
(via AllThingsD and Imaging Resource)
Image credits: Flixel Photos
