Tilt - Shift Freakiness

[phyliss_crowe]

<p>http://tinyurl.com/krv7ba</p>

<p>I've heard about tilt/shift lenses for many years so I know how expensive they can be. But I don't honestly think I've ever seen one used in quite this way before.</p>

<p>Kinda cool, "ackshully". Cool project, too.</p>

[waltz]

<p>If you like the effect, but don't like the price of tilt-shift lenses, try a LensBaby....</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9355911-lg.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

[Matt Laur]

<p>You think that's cool, try combining it stuttered video production. There's a link at the top of <strong><a href="../video-forum/00Swd2">this thread</a></strong> to a video that's worth watching.</p>

[luis_g]

<p> The "tiny city" schtick has become quite the photo-cliche of our time, along with the endless images of icebergs, people jumping, wading, etc., so be sure to take it a step beyond that.</p>

<p>http://manchesterphotography.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-cliches-of-photography-7.html</p>

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[Ian Taylor]

<p>I used to do it with a 4x5 Super Speed Graphic:<br>

http://www.photo.net/photo/5111662</p>

[User_2000406]

<blockquote>The "tiny city" schtick has become quite the photo-cliche of our time, along with the endless images of icebergs, people jumping, wading, etc., so be sure to take it a step beyond that.</blockquote>

<p>And all before I even had a chance to try that technique out! How *do* people stay on the cutting edge? ;)</p>

 

[anthea50]

Hi Phyliss

 

If you use Photoshop, you can make one of your existing images into a tilt shift one using Photoshop. I found this tutorial http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/ when i was just learning to use Photoshop and it is quite easy to do.

 

Or you can just google 'tilt shift photoshop tutorial' and you should find heaps. i found the one above the best as it is step by step, particularly as i was very new to PS.

 

Hope that info helps, at least it will save you buying a lens!

 

Cheers, Anthea

[sknowles]

<p>The photo looks like the photographer flattened the focus plane on the bridge at a close distance (hyperfocal on the bridge) with fast aperture for the narrow DOF. That distorts the DOF parallel to the bridge and not including infinity. Pretty extreme tilt but doable.</p>

[Damon DAmato]

<p align="center"><a title="20090607-DSC_7786 by NoHoDamon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nohodamon/3605960666/" title="20090607-DSC_7786 by NoHoDamon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/3605960666_10f16ba011.jpg" alt="20090607-DSC_7786" width="700" height="420" /> </a> <br /> <br /> This is a photo of a flower I shot from the street in downtown Los Angeles.</p>

[georg_s1]

<p>Ian - what a picture - wow!<br>

Luis, thanks for the link - great blog!<br /> After lusting some years for a Tilt/Shift-Nikkor I just bought a Rolleiflex SL66 just for the tilting bellows. It's on hell of a camera and a lot of fun to „scare“ tourists with the slap of the mirror. <br /> georg</p>

[waltz]

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<p>The "tiny city" schtick has become quite the photo-cliche of our time, along with the endless images of icebergs, people jumping, wading, etc., so be sure to take it a step beyond that.<br>

<a rel="nofollow" href="http://manchesterphotography.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-cliches-of-photography-7.html" target="_blank">(link)</a></p>

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<p>Are you kidding me? That post is from over a month ago, which means it's already the cool new retro thing to do!</p>

[colin carron]

<p>This sort of thing was used by 19th century phtographers quite a bit as they used large format cameras where tilt /shift /rise / fall / swing are part of the normal vocabulary of their work. In particular the British photogarpher, Julia Margaret Cameron, working in the 1860's with wet plate processes was known for her subtle use of focus in portraits and group photos. She would slightly adjust the focus to make different parts of the image or people in a group, stand out from the rest or recede into the background.</p>

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