Tilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model. Below we present 50 beautiful examples of tilt-shift photography. All examples are linked to their sources. We strongly encourage you to explore other works of the photographers we’ve featured in this post.
To add good miniature effect to your photographs, shoot subjects from a high angle (especially from the air). It creates the illusion of looking down at a miniature model. A camera equipped with a tilt-shift lens, which simulates a shallow depth of field, is essentially all you need to start.
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50 Amazing Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography
Vincent Laforet
Christopher Chan Sydney Apple Store Miniature; Fake tilt shift effect applied to a 3xp HDR.
Vesuviano - Nicola De Pisapia Model of a model of reality. Vietri sul mare (SA) Italy.
Tilt-Shift Photography: It’s A Small World After All
Hamish Grant
Marin G
Vladimir.d
oseillo On the photo: Barcelona, Spain.
Tilt-Shift Videos
Beached from Keith Loutit Time-Lapse video of Tamarama Beach, Sydney.Bathtub III from Keith Loutit Time-Lapse video of Sydney Harbor with tilt-Shift.
Bathtub II from Keith Loutit Time-Lapse video at Sydney with tilt-Shift.
From Julien Vignali Time Lapse video with Tilt-Shift.
Harrowdown Hill from Beggars
From Mrjerz
Multnomah Falls in Miniature from Andrew Curtis Time-Lapse video at Multnomah Falls.
Monde liliputien (illusion d’optique) Uploaded by kronsilds
You can find further videos in a Metafilter round-up of tiltshift videos.
How To Make Fake Miniature Tilt-Shift Photos?
To add good miniature effect to your photographs, shoot subjects from a high angle (especially from the air). It creates the illusion of looking down at a miniature model. A camera equipped with a tilt-shift lens, which simulates a shallow depth of field, is essentially all you need to start.Resources:
- Do-It-Yourself Tutorial: Tilt-Shift Lens Create a tilt-shift lens yourself if you can’t afford to buy one.
- Focusing the Tilt-Shift Lens
- Using Tilt-Shift Lenses to Control Depth of Field
- Using Tilt-Shift Lenses to Control Perspective
- Why does tiltshift photography make things look tiny?
- Tilt/Shift Photography Links
Resources:
- Tilt-Shift Photography Photoshop Tutorial This tutorial shows you how to make photos of real life-sized subjects look like photos of miniature models.
- Tilt-Shift Photoshop Tutorial
- Photoshop Tilt-Shift
- Fake Model Photography With a very little effort, you can take existing photographs of everyday scenes and make it look like they’re actually of miniature models.
Sources and Resources
Here you’ll find links to further articles and related Area for further articles and related resources:- 10 Tiny Tokyo Photos
- Flickr Pool: Tilt-shift miniature fakes Consists of tilt-shift photos created using Adobe Photoshop.
- Flickr Pool: Tilt-Shift HDR