Usually I wouldn’t link to articles that I know are link bait but this one is so cool, I feel as though I have to share it. I’ve never heard of ‘Tilt Shift Photography‘ before but according to Smashing Magazine, it’s a technique where life sized objects appear as though they are at a miniature scaled size. To start taking photographs using this method, all you need to do is to shoot subjects from a high angle, especially if you can do this from in the air. Or, you can use a tilt-shift lens which provides a shallow depth of field.
Tilt Shift Technique In Action
Image created by Automatt.
Please check out their list of 50 examples that have utilized the technique. It is hard for me to pick a favorite but the one with the firetrucks is awesome.
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This is funny. I use the tilt-shift lens to get MAXIMUM depth of field across a wide area. Also use it for ultra closeup photography to increase depth of field. When I saw the miniature criminal arc on CSI, I recognized the tilt-shift lens immediately. Opposite of my use!
@Lorelle – Heya Lorelle. DO you have a link to some photos you have taken which applies this tilt-shift technique but for the opposite result? I’d like to see what the other side looks like.
Wow, those photos look spectacular. I particularly like the ones of trains as they look just like photos of a model railway.
@Ryan – Hah, now that you mention it, they really do look like model railroads.