Mind Deceiving Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography

posted on 9th July 2010 by Benjamin Reid with the tags: "Photography", "Tilt-Shift" .

Tilt-shift photography is one of the most interesting perspective techniques used by photographers.

It uses extreme depths of field to trick the mind into making you think you’re looking at a miniature world which otherwise would be a plain old photograph.

I’ve put together 32 of the best examples of tilt-shift photos, some are created using Photoshop, others are produced with a tilt-shift lens.

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Keith Loutit has put these amazing pieces of video together using the incredible tiltshift effect, they’re really captivating to watch! View the rest of his videos on Vimeo.

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TwitterBackgrounds 9 Jul 2010
This is an amazing photo technique I love tilt-shift photography. It looks really like a miniature. Thanks for sharing this.
Rocky 9 Jul 2010
Tilt-shift photography reminds me of some of my most loved photographs!!! You have put an amazing collection out there
abdusfauzi 9 Jul 2010
amazing!!
Jeiji 9 Jul 2010
Some of these are pretty sweet. The packed beach one and the train coming out of the tunnel are probably the most convincing. I keep telling myself I need to try it out, and keep forgetting. Tilt-shift is definitely one of my favorite lil’ photo tricks.
Pradeep 9 Jul 2010
loved the collection! thanks!
CLDC 11 Jul 2010
WOW! is an amazing photo Trick I really like tilt-shift photography. It looks really like a miniature. Thanks for sharing this photograps.
Emma 12 Jul 2010
Nice little collection here. Its so strange but captivating how such things can be made to appear minature through the trick of the lens! Some of these are really good!
I love both of the ones with the horses!
maikel rosa 21 Jul 2010
sensacional!
Katja Nina 29 Jul 2010
great examples you have here!
sharin ahmad 4 Aug 2010
great work! simply amazing.
Nolan Weill 12 Aug 2010
loved the collection! thanks!