If you've been following Finn Harries for the past couple years, then you're probably aware of his collaboration, World Jump, that he started in 2014. In his Instagram post, he asked people to do the following: "Upload a picture of yourself jumping somewhere you love and tag it #worldjump... Try and keep the jump as similar as possible to this one."
Here are three of my favorite #worldjump posts:
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| A classic #worldjump. (Source) |
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| Much art. (Source) |
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| V dramatic. I love it. (Source) |
In 2014, I took three #worldjump pictures and posted them on Instagram. They may not be as cool as Mr. Harries' jumps, but I think they're still cool.
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| See it HERE. |
This first one was taken by a hedge near my house.
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| Find it HERE. |
This one was taken in the mountains, specifically on the golf course at Barona Resort & Casino.
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| Check it out HERE. |
Arguably my favorite (and everyone else's - this post is my most liked as of today), this is my third and latest #worldjump contribution. I like that it looks like I'm walking on the mountains. This was taken when I went on a family hike up to Mt. Woodson. You might have heard of "Potato Chip Rock," which was right next to me. I don't think I was willing to jump on the potato chip and risk dying to take a picture, but I did venture atop the chip!
Lemme tell you, if you do decide to participate in this collaboration, your first one might take 156168616186 tries, unless you're just that good. Okay maybe not that many tries, but I consider myself a bit of a perfectionist sometimes.
Here are three tips I have when taking these pictures:
- Find a friend with photography skills you trust to take your picture. This way, you'll feel more comfortable having the picture taken. You'll probably be more likely to love the final product too. My brother and sister are usually my photographers when I decide to jump. Thanks, sibs!
- Use video or burst mode (on iPhone) to help you capture the moment. These options make it easier to take pictures of moving objects, which, in this case, is your body. If you decide take a video, you can look at it frame by frame and when you find the one you're happy with, screenshot it. With burst mode, you can simply look through the pictures that were taken until you find the one you like the most.
- Don't be afraid to use photo editing tools to clean up and enhance your pictures a little bit. I mainly use the app, Afterlight, but I sometimes use the Instagram editing tools too. Try not to overdo it though. Most of the time I just like to fix the lighting to see my body and surroundings better, but making the colors pop a little doesn't hurt. I try to keep it as natural as possible, not making it look too perfect, but ya know, you do you. I like the subtle changes, while still making it look pretty.
I haven't taken a successful #worldjump picture in years, but I hope to do a lot of traveling in the future or just go on random adventures around town where I can take more. I'd definitely like to do more jumping because it's a lot of fun for me, but until then, here are the three I have. Mr. Harries originally proposed that he'd make a blog post with some his favorites, but I don't think he got around to it. Oh well, he's a busy boy. I'm just happy he's still posting more #worldjump pictures on his Instagram. Check out all of his #worldjump posts and follow him HERE. He takes great pictures in general and makes awesome content with his twin brother Jack on JacksGap.
Happy jumping!
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