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The post Tilt-Shift Photography: A Simple Introduction<\/a> appeared first on Digital Photography School<\/a>. It was authored by Guest Contributor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Some photographers enjoy portraiture, where they can capture the essence of a person; others enjoy photographing action at a football game, or birds soaring through the air, or the intimate gaze shared by a newlywed couple.<\/p>\n

Me? I like to shrink things.<\/p>\n

I’m talking about tilt-shift photography, a genre that seems to have gained in popularity over the last handful of years. It’s all about taking a photograph of a real-world scene and making it look like a miniature scene. Highly detailed miniatures have always fascinated me, so tilt-shift photography was a natural draw. The White House? Shrink it. Piccadilly Circus? Make it Lilliput Lane! <\/p>\n

What’s not to love?<\/p>\n

Below, I’ve shared all the basics of tilt-shift photography. That way, you can learn how to create a miniature effect just like mine – either in-camera or with post-processing. <\/p>\n

Let’s dive right in! <\/p>\n

What is tilt-shift photography?<\/h2>\n

Tilt-shift photography involves applying a miniaturization effect to the image, which makes the scene look like a toy model:<\/p>\n

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My original aerial photo can look like a tiny world – and it’s all thanks to the tilt-shift effect!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

As you can see in the example above, the tilt-shift effect relies on both foreground and background blurring to create the illusion of a small world.<\/p>\n

Now, tilt-shift photography can be done in two broad ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. Optically, using a tilt-shift lens<\/a>. Tilt-shift lenses do a great job of creating the effect that we’re after. The problem is that they’re very expensive, and there aren’t very many options to choose from. That’s why most photographers prefer to create the effect using the second technique:<\/li>\n
  2. In post-processing, generally using Photoshop. The procedure in Photoshop is not complicated, and once you become relatively familiar with the steps, it can be accomplished in as little as one minute.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I recommend the post-processing route, but it’s worth mentioning that you don’t even need to own Photoshop (or any editing program) to make a tilt-shift photo. Tiltshiftmaker.com<\/a> has a free service that lets you create the effect with an uploaded photo. And if you want a bit more control, you can always use Fotor’s online tilt-shift feature<\/a>. <\/p>\n

    How to choose a photo for the tilt-shift treatment<\/h2>\n

    Like anything in photography, the tilt-shift effect can be done, but can it be done well? That’s the question. You can’t use any random photo – instead, you must choose the right kind of image. And once a candidate photo is picked, the tilt-shift post-processing procedure must also <\/em>be done correctly.<\/p>\n

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    So what constitutes a good photo for a tilt-shift treatment? Here’s what I’ve discovered:<\/p>\n