Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

[Ray de Galles]

I know this should techically be in Books (and I've already referred to it in Football) but it's a sleepy little hamlet and I thought I might get better info here.

There as a book a few years ago with shots of large landscapes shot with the titular bit of equipment that made them look like models or toys as below ;



Does anyone remember it and can recall it's name or the author?

[blameless]

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[ursus arctos]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Don't know about a book, but the Vincent LaForet New York Times slide show featured on this page (along with a number of other examples) may be a lead.

[Cavalry Trouser Tips]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

I too am a fan of tilt-shift.

Here's a book by Olivo Barbieri, who is damn good at it.

This article is where I first read about it.

[Ray de Galles]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Excellent stuff, thanks both of you. CTT, given that the book you link to is very recent, do you know if any of his previous ones were tilt-shift stuff as well?

The image of the baseball stadium in UA's link (which is it?) and the Wembley pic above have inspired me to commision a series of books of tilt-shift photos from inside and outside league and national grounds around the world.

Edit: I have to find a print of this ;

Today and prehistoric times come together in Mr. Barbieri's ''Stadio Palermo,'' an almost panoramic color view of a soccer game with an audience that has as its background austere tiers of ancient, rocky hills.

[ursus arctos]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Harry, the baseball stadium is Fenway Park in Boston.

And the print is going to be pricy, as he only did six.

[caja-dglh]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

I hate you all. You have made me want to buy a Medium Format camera again. I was only just looking at a digital SLR, and now you make me want to go and go super retro.

[Ray de Galles]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

I think I may save myself a lot of money as that Stadio Palermo shot looks ( at first sight, it's obviously hard to tell with a thumbnail ) one of the less impressive executions of the idea actually. I was on that same site earlier and didn't even notice it.

[ursus arctos]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

I had a similar reaction, and wondered if the NYT critic who praised it doesn't know that similarly framed shots of the Renzo Barbera are absolutely standard here.

The photo you started the thread with is a much stronger example of the technique.

[Cavalry Trouser Tips]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Tilt-shift on a budget!

[Femme Folle]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

You bastards! Thirty minutes ago, I had never heard of tilt-shift and now I have to buy one of those Lensbabies for my Nikon. I should make you lot pay for it.

[Cavalry Trouser Tips]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

How about we buy any kick-ass photos you take with it?

They have to be kick-ass mind...

[My Name Is Ian]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Cor. New tricks.

I'll keep you posted how I get on*.

*Almost certainly not very successfully

[Incandenza]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

You know, you can fake a tilt-shift. You just need a photo that would work with the effect (taken from up high, some people or other smaller objects alongside bigger objects). You can fake it in Photoshop or GIMP.

I'm by no means great at it, but here's an example. Original photo, from Machu Picchu:



Fake tilt-shift:



You can see it's not a whole lot different, but the softer edges change it.

There's a group on Flickr for fake tilt-shifts.

[Sam]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Inca - thanks for the bit on faking it, not having an SLR I was getting a bit sad until I saw your post. I've joined that group and when I get the opportunity, I'm going to give that a go. It looks amazing.

[Femme Folle]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

This is literally my second attempt at fake tilt-shift. Constructive criticism welcome.

[caja-dglh]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

I am too much a purist and want to know I did all the silly lens stuff.

And I have always wanted a Medium Format camera. And a digital SLR. And Silly lenses.

[Femme Folle]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

I'm still planning to get the lens, but I remembered taking some photos in Venezuela that I thought would lend themselves to this treatment.

PM for you, btw.

[Incandenza]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Femme Folle wrote:

This is literally my second attempt at fake tilt-shift. Constructive criticism welcome.

Not too bad. Though I think the tilt-shift fakes work best when people or cars (basically, smaller objects) are in focus, and the buildings/other big things are the things being blurred, because I think that really emphasizes the scale model-aspect of them.

[Incandenza]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Here's the tutorial I used for fake tilt-shifts using the GIMP:

http://gimparoo.blogspot.com/2007/02/fake-tilt-shift.html

[Brandenburger Toro]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Oh man, I spent yesterday evening playing around with fake t-s stuff. I don't really have any photos suitable for it to hand, but intend to rectify that quicksmart...

[Femme Folle]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Inca - I saw that tutorial, but I have Paint Shop Pro X and couldn't figure it out using the Gimp/PS instructions.

But I just found this post and will try again later using these instructions.

[Incandenza]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Femme Folle wrote:

Inca - I saw that tutorial, but I have Paint Shop Pro X and couldn't figure it out using the Gimp/PS instructions.

But I just found this post and will try again later using these instructions.

That sounds easier than the GIMP stuff. I love that the GIMP is free, but it sure ain't the most user-friendly programs.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

Anthrophotographically speaking this is really interesting. Forty years ago, using similar equipment and techniques, we were all trying to make Subbuteo sets look like Wembley stadium. Making artifice look real has inverted to making the real look artificial. Hmm.

[mafu]

Tilt-and-shift lens photo book

i did this a year or two back, not quite as full on as some but i was quite happy with it