Lightt is this very neat little video app for iPhone and iPad that I’ve been using quite frequently these days when I need to go beyond a photo to capture a series of moments. It takes 7 second videos that you can string together to make a longer video. It clips them down from 7 seconds to be a little quicker and look like an old timey movie the way it flashes through and sort of stutters the video. They call it “compressing time.“
As Kirstin put it so perfectly when we were chatting about this great app, “This is the way memories feel…” People are doing awesome things with city scenes, they are creating events and situations just FOR Lightt-ing, it is an altogether inspiring place.
If you go to their blog, you can see a few examples of what the final results look like. The app is relatively new and they are often featuring their users videos and even stills on the app and on their facebook page as a way to support and encourage their users as well as make connections among the users. As you would expect, it is a social media app, complete the comments, likes, sharing to twitter, hashtags, etc.
Here is a link to my stream.
Here are a few of my favorite lightt users, too:
Also,
My friend, Melly.
I know that of us muses, Kirstin is also on there. I hope you’ll join us, too!
What it does for me is gets me to look at things in a new way. I sometimes look at things now for opportunities to do a Lightt video, and it adds so much fun to the preparation of a meal, the mixing of a drink, anything that has a before and after or a process of steps to it. Looking at things through Lightt eyes reminds me that moving subjects can be a fun challenge to shoot when you get bored with the stationary ones! The event can standalone as something I want to “lightt” or be a “lightted” event AND show me just how generally photogenic something is, when I hadn’t yet considered pulling out my regular camera. I’m very excited to “lightt” my cross-country move this summer! What will you lightt?
Happy Lightting!
Cara of tumbleweedineden
I have never heard of this app – it sounds wonderful and I will look into it. Thank you!
let us know how you do! we’ll look for you in there!
sounds cool!!!! new to me as well!!! xxxooo
I love this app, Cara! It is such fun and I know that if I keep going, I will have lovely memories of my year. Well that’s the plan anyways!
Thanks Cara. I’ll have to give this a whirl. I haven’t really warmed to Vine…
Oh goodness I just found out about vine not too long ago. Is this better would you say? I may have to download another app.. Since Vine hasn’t seemed to really take off maybe this is the place to share?
i don’t have vine but maybe some of the other muses who do could tell you?
Thanks Cara! This looks like a fun way to capture a visual story and another way to hold onto memories!
This is so cool! And Rosie the perfect subject for it – she’s such a cutie 🙂
Normally these Vine like posts make me sooo dizzy. Even my own avatar in Lightt makes me woozy. I do like Pei’s stream its more grounded with lots of landscape shots. Some of the POV shots though, whew… nausea city. I must be getting old. I will give it a try though. Good find Cara!
haha sorry! i hadn’t thought of that!
Great post Cara. I’ll have to go download this app because I love all things “old timey” and you have piqued my interest for sure!!