According to tiltshiftphotography.net tilt–shift photography or miniature faking is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model. You could also do it with fancy camera lenses as opposed to computer software like Adobe Photoshop.
I absolutely love this type of photo manipulation. Some folks are super talented at it and can make you actually wonder if you indeed are looking at a miniature model.
Sometimes the term ’tilt-shift photography’ or miniature faking is used when the shallow depth of field is simulated with digital post processing such as with a computer program such as Photoshop or the name may derive from the tilt–shift lens normally required when the effect is produced optically.
So how do they do it using an actual camera? What equipment is needed? Well, tilt–shift photography uses two different types of camera movements: rotation of the lens plane relative to the image plane which is called tilt and movement of the lens parallel to the image plane which is called shift. You use tilt to control the orientation of the plane of focus (PoF), and the part of an image that appears sharp making use of the Scheimpflug principle. Shift is used to adjust the position of the subject in the image area without moving the camera back. This is handy and is often helpful in avoiding the convergence of two or more parallel lines like when photographing tall buildings.
Basic digital post-processing techniques using a program such as Photoshop can give results similar to those achieved with sometimes expensive camera equipment and can often afford greater flexibility such as choosing the region that is sharp and the amount of blur for the unsharp regions. Also these choices can be made after the photograph is taken.
If you would like to try your hand at tilt-shift photography but do not have a fancy camera here is a fantastic tutorial from tiltshiftphotography.net explaining how to make amazing tilt-shift photography images with Photoshop.
See some more awesome photos in the book “Tilt-Shift”-ing the World Richard Silver which you can buy on Amazon today!
If you like tilt-shift photography as much as I do, let me know in the comments below. Also, what do you think would make a good subject for this technique? A Formula 1 race perhaps? Disneyland? Would love to hear your thoughts.
This is great! A lot of phone photo apps now also have this capability. Instagram’s selective focus mode can, with a little experimentation, give decent tilt/shift results as well.
Oh awesome! Thanks for the advice. I have yet to use Instagram though it is on my loooong list of things to do. LOL
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Check out my Pinterest board of tilt-shift photography. http://www.pinterest.com/troyswezey/miniature-faking-tiltshift-photography/
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Never heard of tilt shift photography Troy. Out of all those photos I like the last one the best. I think that one is amazing. I love photography, even have a photo blog which I seriously need to update, so I may have to give this a shot. When I have time that is 😉
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Did you see my Pinterest page? There are a lot of cool examples on there. I have made a couple images myself. One is of the Las Vegas airport. Came out pretty good if I do say so myself.
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Sure did. I’m actually following it now. You have me so intrigued Troy I’ve put it on my to-do list.
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Cool!
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I have been waiting for this kind of article too long . I,m a photograph lover boy and already have purchased a DSLR . But still I don’t know how can I use it . If you give more information regarding it , I’m gonna be grateful .
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ha ha ha,,,,,, ok brother, I’m gonna let you know
nice creativity i really like to learn about this really interesting…
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Yes these types of pictures are super fun and some are hard to believe they are not models.
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I usually use this way using photoshop for tilt shift photography, but but I am still curious about how to take a picture of this style without editing through software.
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You can always get a special lens for your camera. In the first paragraph there is a link ” fancy camera lenses”. Click on that to see the lenses I am talking about.
Hope that helps. Let us know ok? Good luck.
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thank you bro, it’s really helpful, I would read it too.
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Is this an app? The DOF is strong on these photos. but I like it, the focused area stands out, ALOT
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I am sure there is an app. I think it is even an option on Snapchat or some social media platform. I just use Photoshop.
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I also like the last one. The house has been focused nicely!
You can always get a special lens for your camera.
Highlighting The road is very awesome to me. I’m sure without any software you can’t do this. Cause I’m a editor but still I can’t make this. By the way, thanks for your work.
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Well, like I noted in the article, there is a way to do it with hardware although a bit more costly though if this sort of thing interests a photographer…
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Well that is one great chapter of Photography . I really liked what you have shared here. Quite informative and unique. I would love to remain in contact with you so that we can share our experiences with each other.
Regards.
I am glad you liked the article. Do you use this photographic technique? Do you have all the equipment?
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Awesome post. I love photography, especially taking photos of food. It’s great to know about tilt shift. Thanks for sharing.
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You know, honestly, I never gave thought to tilt-shift photography as it pertains to food. Usually, tilt-shift is to make huge things look small but what if… What if you used tilt shift for a picture of a buffet or picnic spread or something like that? What do you think Joe?
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thats awesome work great job brother 🙂 i also like this types of photography but my skill not enough .otherwise great share must be continue.
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Keep on practicing. You do not need fancy equipment although it help. You just gotta work at it. Let us know how you get on.
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I usually don’t “tilt-shift” my landscapes, but good read and I might try this on a busy street. Thanks for sharing!
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Yeah, why not right? It can make for some interesting images that is for sure. Let us know how it works out for yuou.
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Cool. Thanks. I have gotten into Time lapse lately. Good stuff but it is a bummer when I just have to sit there and wait. Best to bring a book. LOL
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Never heard of tilt shift photography. Nice to know about it. Thanks for sharing..
What? You learned something new today? Awesome!!!
Do you think you will try to make some?
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Good article with some cool photographic techniques.
Do you use this technique?
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Love the tilt-shift look. I am going to buy one of these as soon as I can justify the expense!
In the mean time you can make the images with software.
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I love photography but i have lack of skills in editing pictures. I have my own editor to edit all images i capture to make it amazing and interesting. As photographer even you have amazing shot you still need photoshop to edit other things to make it perfect.
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Oh cool. Best of luck and success in your photography.
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I personally love tilt photography, and I try and implement it in my wedding photography too. I just loved the 2nd last image of the church. Its Amazing
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I personally love tilt photography, and I try and implement it in my wedding photography too. Well that is one great chapter of Photography . I really liked what you have shared here.
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I’ve always been fascinated by tilt shift photography. Such a unique look, and really amazing when done right. Thanks for sharing!
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Really want a tilt shift lense now!
Wow thanks for the advice. I personally own a DSLR and I think I picked up a few skills and tricks now. Definitely going to up my photography game thank you so much.
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I am an amateur photographer who likes to capture nature beauty. But whenever I compare a sunset image taken by me and expert photographer, I feel bad. I always think they do some kind of photoshop with software. I might be wrong but I think photo editing effects sometimes make your real pic different and more beautiful.Nature is beautiful but in order to amplify its beauty, one must have to use some kind of software.
What an amazing concept. I did learn something new today. Thank you.
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I like it. Thank you for that.
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