tilt shift photography...do you know what it is??

train in tilt-shift technique - this is an example of the tilt-shift technique.
@thebeing (657)
Romania
April 16, 2008 1:35am CST
well, this kind of photography is very very very nice. Especially if you can photograph your subjects from above. Tilt-shift photography is defined to be an artistic technique where where the lens is tilted and shifted relative to the attached camera. This effect can be made with special (VERY EXPENSIVE) lens, of in Photoshop.:) I'll post an image, so you can have a clue of what i am talking about. Let me know what you think of it. take care!
2 responses
DaddyOfTheRose
@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I wish I new more about Photography so I could respond intelligently. However, I do think I see what the effect of this technique might be. I have no understanding, however, of the application or practice of it. That looks like a picture of a model train taken in such a way that the foreground and background of the picture goes out of focus. Is this the point of the technique you mention?
thebeing
@thebeing (657)
• Romania
16 Apr 08
actually, that train is a real one. I forgot to mention that this technique is mostly used to give the illusion of "toys". Meaning, you get a real scene and you manipulate it so it looks like a kid's playground. i think it's pretty cool.
trickiwoo
@trickiwoo (2702)
• United States
21 Apr 08
I am very familiar with tilt shift photography! I think the effect is so cool!!! I would love to experiment with it myself, but unfortunately tilt shift lenses cost thousands of dollars. Maybe one day I'll be able to afford one... I know you can achieve a similar result in Photoshop, but that just doesn't have the same appeal to me. I guess it kind of feels like cheating or faking. That's just my personal opinion though... I'd rather take tilt shift photos than recreate a tilt shift look on a regular photo. I do however own a Lensbaby selective focus lens. And I've been meaning to experiment with it to see if I can create the "miniature model" look of tilt shift photography.