tilt shift photography

[bago100]

I happened across this web page which shows and discusses tilt/shift photography.

http://www.cheapshooter.com/2007/08/24/tilt-shift-photography-its-a-small-world-after-all/

I don't know whether or not I like this style. Certainly the infocus centre of the photo draws the eye easily enough to it, but the out of focus edges kind of make the overall photo look blurred. However in my opinion, the technique does make interesting photos when the focus is predominantly in the foreground.

It would be interesting to read what others think of the tilt/shift technique

Cheers

Graham

[gstark]

Graham,

I seem to recall that site being referred to here maybe 18 or more months ago. It's certainly a technique of some sort, but I remember this because the outcome is not what is tradtionally referred to as tilt, or shift, nor as any combination of the two.

The true (traditional, if you like) use of the term tilt/shift relates primarily to LF photography, and the fact that you can modify both the lens and focal planes at the time of making an image, with a view to adjusting and/or correcting visual distortion in the image.

In this context you can swing, shift or tilt either or both axes relative to each other and/or the subject, in order to, for example, correct the converging lines of a building (as you look up at a tall building, for instance) so that, for an architectural photograph, those lines are parallel,

Another example might be in product photography, where by applying the Scheimpflug principle, you can bring a number of points of your image's subject into sharp focus.

What's shown here is really just a different application of Sheimpflug.

Breaking a lens mount will have a similar effect.

[Killakoala]

There's a photoshop plugin or techniques used to make these images from 'normal' ones. There was a thread on this some time ago, as Gary said but i can't find it.



EDIT:

There is a link to a PS tutorial in the article.
http://recedinghairline.co.uk/tutorials/fakemodel/

[Cre8tivepixels]

Here is my dodgy version.lol



dan

[macka]

If you watch the slideshow of Vincent La Foret's work linked to on that Cheapshooter page, he explains the attraction for him of showing people wide angle sports scenes in a way that is not possible to see with the human eye.

The impact of these shots comes from seeing something in a way that you're not used to seeing it.

Unfortunately, now it's a gimmick that seems to pop up in various photography forums every six months or so when people are bored. IMO, It is no longer original or interesting.

[gstark]

IMO, It is no longer original or interesting.

Kris,

I need to dispute that statement.

As in .... was it ever?

[the foto fanatic]

I believe that this gadget can assist in producing the effect without going to the expense of a tilt-shift lens..