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A while back, I learned about tilt-shift photography. It “is an artistic technique where the lens is tilted and shifted relative to the attached camera.” I’ve never tried it in real life, but I have used a tutorial on how to fake it in photography and it is great. One of the most interesting things that can be done is making a a real city look like a mini city. For example:

Here is a picture I took while in Bern, Switzerland:

After applying the tilt-shift technique (and doing a little cropping) it looks like this:

It’s really not a hard thing to do, but it does take some practice. I found that it is best to take the photo looking down on teh city or the scene. Also, have good hard lighting with shadows.

Here is the tutorial: Fake Model Photography
Here is a great Flickr Group with tons of examples: Tilt-Shift Miniature fakes

If you find any really good ones, leave a link in the comments so the rest of us can check them out.

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