Did a quick JOB, Jumping On Beds session in Washington state during Formula Drift Seattle. We had a solid crew of bouncers: Andy, Linhbergh, Hobo Herron, and I. Above, Linhbergh gets caught mid jump in a yoga like pose.

While I practice gravity defying one-handed handstands on the wall.

Andy dusts off his break beat record collection and spins a windmill out on the wall. I never knew he could break.

Hobo gets very swan lake with his jumps.

If Andy tripped while walking across the wall, this would be him catching his fall. Reality is more like jumping from bed to bed and smacking yourself against the wall in mid air. Dedication.

Stuck in a moment, mid air. Its hard not to flinch even when you’re about to land on pillow and mattress.

That’s it for JOB Seattle 2010. Hope you enjoyed.

JOB, Jumping On Beds in London, England. Photos by Linhbergh. Added a pillow into the mix to do some snow & skate tricks. This was my first time doing a proper Jumping On Beds shoot in a few months.

In college, someone showed me Breakin’ 2 – Electric Boogaloo. The scene that really had the greatest impact was the rotating room dance sequence. Where Turbo and Ozone pop and lock all over the walls and ceiling of a rotating room.

Another influence was getting really hyped up listening to Lionel Richie’s Dancing On the Ceiling as a kid. My sister and I used to rock out to a lot of great music. Like Earth Wind & Fire, Poco, The Beatles, and Lionel Richie. I credit my parents for starting my eclectic taste in music.

Here is what the images look like flipped vertically. Or if you use your imagination, what I look like breakin’ on the ceiling. For the record, yes I can do the clock and a few steps – invite me to your wedding reception and prepare to be entertained…

Thanks to the Holiday Inn Express in Harrisburg, PA for providing me with some springy beds and solid walls – to keep housekeeping off my case.

Was able to “bounce” back from my minor finger injury and Jump On Beds again. This time, coming to you from the Hooiser state, Indiana. Pushing the shutter speed as high as my ISO would allow – I was able to get less blur and a faster shutter – which gives the illusion that I am floating in mid air rather than falling. Nice to look like you are hanging down from the ceiling, rather than jumping at it.

The Nation of GO tour rolled into Chandler, Arizona last night around midnight. We crashed at the Holiday Inn. The next morning, I fired off a few exposures. Still hooked on the Canon 14mm 2.8 L lens. It has such a gigantic field of view and the focus is simple over 3 feet away – which makes it ideal for low light wide photos – where focus and field of view are important. Similar to shooting action sports like snowboarding and skateboarding – where the action is sometimes best captured with a close-wide fisheye lens.

This first image was actually a mis-jump. I think it turned out to be my favorite image out of the set. Since I was in the start or compression of my jump barely off the bed – it appears that I’m walking on air. Floating above the bed.

Check back tomorrow for more Jumping On Beds with me as I continue to travel across the US.