Thursday
Aug202009
Tilt-Shift Camp
Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 08:21PM
There is a whole world of photography out there. Things rarely seen, I tell you. I've read of a type of photography called "tilt-shift" photography, in which the plane of the lens is tilted relative to the plane of the object. I don't really understand all this means, but it apparently allows, among other things, a photographer to photograph tall buildings while avoiding "lines of convergence," the effect that makes a building seem as if it were falling away from the photographer. As I read it, in fact, tilt-shift photography is very common amongst those who specialize in architectural photography.
Another effect that can be produced by tilt-shift photography is a very shallow depth of field. That is, only a small sliver of the photo, as you look from near to far, falls in focus. The rest can be made very blurry. It is this effect I stumbled across the other day. Apparently there is a post-production technique to make your photos look as if they were miniature models, a technique that takes advantage of this shallow depth of field.
I've seen magazine photos with this effect applied, so I thought I'd try it myself. I used one of the aerial shots of camp I took a few weeks ago:
I guess it kind of looks like a miniature model. I applied a blur effect, then washed the blur effect out of the middle (using a gradient tool). I then upped the contrast and saturation to deepen the colors. That's about it. A waste of time, perhaps, but now I know how to do something I didn't know before!
Another effect that can be produced by tilt-shift photography is a very shallow depth of field. That is, only a small sliver of the photo, as you look from near to far, falls in focus. The rest can be made very blurry. It is this effect I stumbled across the other day. Apparently there is a post-production technique to make your photos look as if they were miniature models, a technique that takes advantage of this shallow depth of field.
I've seen magazine photos with this effect applied, so I thought I'd try it myself. I used one of the aerial shots of camp I took a few weeks ago:
I guess it kind of looks like a miniature model. I applied a blur effect, then washed the blur effect out of the middle (using a gradient tool). I then upped the contrast and saturation to deepen the colors. That's about it. A waste of time, perhaps, but now I know how to do something I didn't know before!
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Reader Comments (3)
Dave-
John, Tyson, and I were watching some videos of the tilt-shift technique this summer...of course after our work was done. Here is my favorite one we watched...tilt-shift plus stop motion, it's crazy I know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKDzfwUIdnY&feature=PlayList&p=BE936A86CB534970&index=0&playnext=1
interesting!
i like it!
I guess this comment is a little after the fact, but this looks really neat!
Also, Letus test footage online. If you search for Tyson Banks in vimeo the video should come up...its just a quick couple of shots.