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Interests => Hobbies => Topic started by: bijou on July 03, 2009, 08:04:34 AM

Title: How to make fake tilt-shift photos
Post by: bijou on July 03, 2009, 08:04:34 AM

(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01433/trafalgar-square-t_1433108i.jpg)

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We recently published a popular gallery of tilt-shift photographs of London. To create real tilt-shift photos, you need to buy a special lens which can cost over £1,000. But here we’ll show you how to make fake tilt-shift pictures – like all the ones in this gallery – that won't cost you a penny ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5686000/How-to-make-fake-tilt-shift-photos.html

Title: Re: How to make fake tilt-shift photos
Post by: thundley4 on July 03, 2009, 09:41:24 AM

Here's a tutorial on making tilt shift pics using photoshop.  I haven't tried it, I'm not familiar with Photoshop except for cropping.

http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php

Title: Re: How to make fake tilt-shift photos
Post by: bijou on July 03, 2009, 09:49:49 AM

Quote from: thundley4 on July 03, 2009, 09:41:24 AM

Here's a tutorial on making tilt shift pics using photoshop.  I haven't tried it, I'm not familiar with Photoshop except for cropping.

http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php

Thanks for adding that. I had not heard of this until recently and am hoping to try it out.

Title: Re: How to make fake tilt-shift photos
Post by: Full-Auto on July 10, 2009, 08:13:06 AM

I've used the process in Photoshop and it's cool.  It's simple and fast, and it really does give the impression you're looking at a toy landscape.

Here's the one I did with about the only image I had that it would work on just to learn the process.

(http://www.intempusphotography.com/photos/587076347_gViuo-L.png)

Title: Re: How to make fake tilt-shift photos
Post by: Wineslob on July 10, 2009, 10:24:17 AM

Quote from: Full-Auto on July 10, 2009, 08:13:06 AM

I've used the process in Photoshop and it's cool.  It's simple and fast, and it really does give the impression you're looking at a toy landscape.
Here's the one I did with about the only image I had that it would work on just to learn the process.

(http://www.intempusphotography.com/photos/587076347_gViuo-L.png)

I was trying to figure out what the purpose of this technique was............ :thatsright: