DIY tilt-shift photography
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Tilt-shift photography uses special lenses to change the perspective and tos.org/faking-depth-of-field/”>depth of field; the lens is both tilted and shifted according to the Scheimpflug principle. [more] A popular use of tilt-shift photography is for minature faking, making a “real” scene look as if it’s an artificial minature model. [tography.net/”>more] [tography/”>50 examples]
There are methods for digital software as well as homemade devices and mods for your camera.
Homemade tilt-shift projects
Captain nod’s Plungercam 2 uses plumbing supplies and gives you the effect of a Lensbaby on the cheap ($25). [tos/captin_nod/3380908441/in/set-72157619127553773/”>photo] [tos/captin_nod/3763460228/”>test video]
Tilt-shift photography with the Gimp
There are techniques to do this with the Gimp and other open-source, free software tools. [discussion]
The results are tos/earth2marsh/109236489/”>every bit as good as traditional, film-based tilt-shift. [tos/earth2marsh/sets/72057594078982967/”>more]
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Gimp tilt-shift tutorials:
- Gimparoo’s fake tilt-shift tutorial
- “A Better Fake Tilt-Shift With The Gimp.”
- Bart Busschotts’ Gimp tilt-shift photo experience and newer, more detailed instructions.
- A Photoshop tilt-shift tutorial that’s been rewritten and modified for the Gimp.
What does it look like when done? Here’s an example of one photographer’s attempt with Gimp.
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For further reference
Flickr’s tilt-shift minature fakes pool.
A torials/fakemodel/”>Photoshop tutorial for the fake model effect.
See the special [amazonify]B00009XVDP::text::::tilt-shift lenses for Canon cameras[/amazonify] stocked by Amazon.
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