Tilt-Shift Photography

Tilt-Shift #1

Tilt-Shift #2

Tilt-Shift #3

Tilt-shift photography is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or  object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model. In the pictures above the focus of the photographs has been altered in order to simulate the shallow depth of field.  There has also been increased colour saturation and contrast, which is identical to the bright paint often found on scale models. The most successful tilt-shift photographs are taken from a high angle, to further simulate the effect of looking down on a miniature model. 

The three photographs above are examples of tilt-shift photography that I took and altered. The steps that I took to achieve the tilt-shift effect were to open up the photo in photoshop and enter Quick Mask Mode. Then I opened up the Gradient Tool and chose the Reflected Gradient. After that I drew a vertical line where I wanted the focus of the photograph to be. Next I returned to Standard Mode and chose the Lens Blur Interface. I chose the options that I wanted until I was satisfied with the result. I then boosted the saturation and increased contrast. Those steps brought me to the results in the photographs above.