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BolianAdmiralBolianAdmiral1115 Torrance, CaliforniaPosts: 2,564Member
edited March 2013 in Finished Work #1
Recently, I've become interested in the tilt-shift technique, where everything is made to look as if it is in miniature form. So, I decided to give it a go of my own, using Photoshop CS2. Below is one image to start with. IDK who took the original photo, but it was found via Google.

F35tiltshift_CR.jpg
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  • ComcoComco317 Posts: 1,281Administrator
    #2
    Pretty cool shot. Nicely done. :)

    When done right, it's a pretty amazing effect. It's all the more stunning in video, I find, as you get the scale model look, but with all the comings and goings of real life. :cool:
  • TralfazTralfaz412 Posts: 846Member
    #3
    Great photo, but I thought tilt-shifting was done in-camera with a tilt-shift lens. Did Photoshop come up with a tilt-shift filter or effect? Some cameras also have a 'toy' effect built in.
    View my Youtube channel.
  • biotechbiotech171 Posts: 0Member
    #4
    Very impressive.
  • IRMLIRML253 Posts: 1,993Member
    #5
    Tralfaz wrote: »
    Great photo, but I thought tilt-shifting was done in-camera with a tilt-shift lens. Did Photoshop come up with a tilt-shift filter or effect? Some cameras also have a 'toy' effect built in.
    you basically take an in-focus image and do a post processes depth blur using a gradient as the depth matte, it gives you similar results
  • Knight26Knight26192 Posts: 838Member
    #6
    Interesting, and turned out nicely
  • spacefighterspacefighter2 Posts: 0Member
    #7
    very interesting image.
  • BolianAdmiralBolianAdmiral1115 Torrance, CaliforniaPosts: 2,564Member
    #8
    IRML wrote: »
    you basically take an in-focus image and do a post processes depth blur using a gradient as the depth matte, it gives you similar results

    Thanks, all... glad you like it! IRML is right, you can do it all in post via Photoshop, using a reflected gradient and lens blur. After that, all you do is adjust the contrast and saturation. There are tilt-shift lenses for both digital and analog cameras, but they are very expensive, so Photoshop is an easy and cheap way to do it without one of those lenses.
  • BolianAdmiralBolianAdmiral1115 Torrance, CaliforniaPosts: 2,564Member
    #9
    Here's one for tonight... photo by Airliners.net.

    777fact_CR.jpg
  • FlankerFlanker0 Posts: 0Member
    #10
    Wow that is one interesting technique. It is quite fun to see that this is possible
  • ComcoComco317 Posts: 1,281Administrator
    #11
    Or, you can just use this website and point it at a photo. :)
    http://tiltshiftmaker.com/

    Here's one I just did in a few seconds flat. :)

    times-square-by-australian-photo-tiltshift.jpg

    Quality of the bokeh is horrible - there's lots of settings you can play with on the site if you spend more time. :)
    100403.jpg
  • TralfazTralfaz412 Posts: 846Member
    #12
    IRML wrote: »
    you basically take an in-focus image and do a post processes depth blur using a gradient as the depth matte, it gives you similar results

    Thanks for the info.
    View my Youtube channel.
  • BolianAdmiralBolianAdmiral1115 Torrance, CaliforniaPosts: 2,564Member
    #13
    Comco, that's pretty nice... thanks for the info! I kind of like the challenge of doing it myself, though... it allows me to learn. NYC images always seem to look best in tilt-shift, and I think I know why... it's because the reflections from all those Midtown lights on the cars produce a "super-glossy" effect that when coupled with the increased contrast and saturation, really helps sell the idea of the cars as small toys.
  • BolianAdmiralBolianAdmiral1115 Torrance, CaliforniaPosts: 2,564Member
    #14
    Here's a new one for tonight. IDK who took the photo... again found via Google.

    GLts_CR.jpg
  • BolianAdmiralBolianAdmiral1115 Torrance, CaliforniaPosts: 2,564Member
    #15
    One more for the night... original photo by Airliners.net.

    DMABcr.jpg
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