I'm just starting to experiment with photography as evidenced by my recent Holga snaps. I'm definitely not proficient nor totally qualified to educate on this medium. But I've been so smitten by the Tilt-Shift technique that I had to share, especially in follow-up to yesterday's Small Things post. Yet unlike the small accessory people, these subjects are absolutely real!
Essentially, the Tilt-Shift technique makes real world images appear like dioramas with miniaturized subjects. I find it truly amazing. You can find an explanation of the science of it here. There are two ways to achieve this look; with an SLR camera or with Photoshop. Simplified, here's how to do it with Photoshop:
1. Chose a picture with a high angle on the subject, such as a high story building looking down.
2. Mask the area of the picture that you'd like to keep in focus.
3. Use a gradient blur on the areas surrounding the masked area, keeping the sharpest closest to the mask.
4. Adjust color saturation and contrast to achieve a primary-colored, high contrast look, especially on the in-focus area.
5. Voila!
So during your holiday travels and gatherings this week, don't forget to take time to observe the possibility of a tilt-shift picture from the plane window, the fall colors of a Thanksgiving table and the fonts of a black Friday store sign. Cheers to a well-designed life. - l.o.d.
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