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Aaron
21-10-10, 18:56
This is something I've been getting in to over the last few months.. Its a really clever use of technique and lenses to create some amazing effects.

It basically makes everything look like models! :lol:

I just found this example of it online - bearing in mind, these are real cars/people at a real event, its pretty amazing how it looks..

http://www.wimp.com/tiltphotography/

Enjoy :D :)
mac124
21-10-10, 19:17
Tis clever and it definately does look weird?!?!?
Toonshorty
21-10-10, 19:29
So, how do they do it?
Rikeard
22-10-10, 08:15
It's all down to DOF (Depth of Field) or if you cheat and blur top and bottom diagonally of an image at range.... I'll see if I have an image on here to do it to then post both....
Rikeard
22-10-10, 08:42
took this a few weeks ago at ALnwick Gardens... Top image is before photoshop, bottom is a quick lens blur and overlaped layer at an angle.... To do this properly takes a little bit longer... But the example below gives the idea... Has to be a shot looking down on something....

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h108/RikeardlivesAgain/TiltandShift-1.jpg
Toonshorty
22-10-10, 09:08
took this a few weeks ago at ALnwick Gardens... Top image is before photoshop, bottom is a quick lens blur and overlaped layer at an angle.... To do this properly takes a little bit longer... But the example below gives the idea... Has to be a shot looking down on something....

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h108/RikeardlivesAgain/TiltandShift-1.jpg

Ha, that's quite impressive.

Reminds me of that time I went to Alnwick Gardens and just got VERY wet.
mac124
22-10-10, 15:01
So, how do they do it?

Basically they are flexible lenses, you move the end part of the lense so only certain parts are in focus, a bit like depth of field but a lot more severe.

http://www.peleng8.com/pic/mc35mm-tilt-shift-lens3.jpg
Faz
22-10-10, 17:38
Couldn't this just be done with after effects? I mean, it looks kinda simple - just blur everything about from the middle 60% ?
Rikeard
22-10-10, 18:28
Couldn't this just be done with after effects? I mean, it looks kinda simple - just blur everything about from the middle 60% ?

It gives the same sort of effect however it doesn't alter the DOF which the lens adapter does. So in answer to your Q it's simple to alter afterwards only if the image composition is good enough in the first instance...