Hello all! I just started getting into the tilt-shift effect - the look that makes photographs look as if they were taken of miniature subjects. It's easy to simulate on Photoshop, without a tilt-shift lens (which is pretty darn expensive).
Here's all you need to do to create the look:
1. Take a photograph/select an image. Prspective should be from about 45 degree angle. Cityscapes, crowds, streets, and trains - even people - can make for great subjects from the right vantage point.
2. Open your image in Photoshop, and enter Quick Mask Mode (pressing Q on your keyboard). From here, go to your sidebar and find the gradient tool (which you can switch to from paint bucket, located below your eraser tool). Gradient tool shortcut: “G” or “Shift-G” to switch from paint bucket to gradient)
3. When your gradient tool is open, you will be able to draw a line on your image wherever you’d like the point of focus to be. Drawing a short but vertical line on your focus point will create a gradient mask for the surrounding space - this mask should appear as a red band across the page. (If you do not see the red mask click on “\” back slash. )
4. Once you have your mask in place, exit Quick Mask Mode by pressing Q again to return to Standard Mode. Select from to top menu Filter < Blur < Lens Blur - this will effectively blur the mask you’ve created, while maintaining the clarity of your focal point, hopefully resulting in the desired effect.
5. From here, you will have the option to adjust the strength of the blur by increasing or decreasing the radius. After choosing how strong or weak the blur is, and adjusting the focus if need be, you might also want to tweak your saturation and contrast slightly to make your completed tilt-shift effect more authentic looking.
6. Model sets are often brightly painted, so increasing the luminance and saturation may help, as well as a little bump in contrast.
And that's about it!!! You can also check out this fuller tutorial here:http://www.learnmyshot.com …Lens-Look-using-Photoshop
I was hoping that people would be interested in sharing any tilt-shift photos they may have/create!
