tiltshift posts

by Mike Barish (RSS feed) (1 year ago)

Feb 27th, 2012 at 6:00PM: Carnaval (or, as we like to write it, Carnival) was last week, but we're just not done celebrating here at Gadling HQ. This video is from Carnaval 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, but we can't stop watching it. Of course, we love tilt-shift and this video uses the technique perfectly. Though, we'd like some explanation about why it opens with someone getting rescued from the ocean by a helicopter. ...

by Mike Barish (RSS feed) (1 year ago)

Sep 12th, 2011 at 6:00PM: We're always fascinated by the happenings at airports that we don't always get to see. That's why we're captivated by this time lapse video (with bonus tilt shift effect) shot at Aeroportul Internaţional Chişinău in Chişinău, Moldova. Myriad trucks and buses roll by, passengers board planes, luggage is loaded and people go about their day in this video that makes mundane airport life ...

by Justin Delaney (RSS feed) (1 year ago)

Jul 19th, 2011 at 11:30AM: From high above the city, jusojin captured this time-lapse AND tilt-shift video that miniaturizes the bustling city of Osaka, Japan. Trivializing every aspect of the Osaka hustle provides a toyish cityscape where people are reduced to ants and cars look like turbocharged micro machines in a lavish play-set. Jusojin shot the video from the roof of the Umeda Sky Building - a two towered ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (2 years ago)

Apr 10th, 2011 at 6:31PM: Rule number 18.57b in the travel blogger's handbook states that we have to fawn over tilt-shift videos, and this gem from Jackson Hole, Wyoming is no exception. In a way, it makes big-mountain snow riding a less daunting endeavor, making the precarious slopes look like tiny hills over which one might jump to get to the neighborhood creek or the community pool. In another way, it makes me miss ...

by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (2 years ago)

Mar 18th, 2011 at 5:00PM: Suddenly, we're seeing tilt-shift images all over the place, in both still photography and video. Tilt-shift photography creates a mesmerizing shrinking effect. Above, this technique turns Barcelona's Passeg de Gracia into a delightful miniature netherworld of toy trees, passengers, and vehicles. Thanks to reliable Gadling group pool contributor Gus NYC for today's Photo of the Day ...

by Justin Delaney (RSS feed) (2 years ago)

Mar 11th, 2011 at 10:00AM: Bustling Bangkok never looked so tiny and cute. Tilt-shift video makes everything look like a miniature play set, and this video of various Thailand locales employs the technique perfectly. The Chao Phraya river that runs through Bangkok looks like a tiny stream in some sort of elaborate diorama, and people taking to the sea in the Phi Phi Islands near Phuket look like small articulated ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (2 years ago)

Feb 18th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Tilt-shift is a technology that's been around for the last few years, but it's just now being applied to the video world, and the results are pretty wild. The below video was shot overlooking Manchester Airport in England, and using the blurred effects of tilt-shift it looks like everyone working at the airport is a small doll moving around a series of toy planes. If you're interested in trying ...

by Kent Wien (RSS feed) (3 years ago)

Mar 20th, 2010 at 12:00PM: This week's video of the week, called Sandpit, is from Sam O'Hare who wanted to use a tilt-shift lens to turn a New York City scene into something that looks like a tiny model. But he discovered he could improve the look and feel by shooting the video with a normal lens and then blur the background and foreground after it was produced. Tilt-shift videos of cites are nothing new, but Sam ...

by Stephen Greenwood (RSS feed) (3 years ago)

Mar 9th, 2010 at 8:00PM: Take a closer look. Go on - click the image! Is it a miniature train set? Photoshop trickery? Not quite. Today's Photo of the Day is from Flickr user dileeps, who managed to take this shot of Sienna using a tilt-shift lens. Tilt-shift lenses have the ability to tilt the plane of focus and shift the camera's line of sight, which can be used to produce the "miniature faking" effect seen above. ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (3 years ago)

May 29th, 2009 at 2:30PM: There is something magical about tilt shift photos - I'm not much of a photo buff, so I'm easily amused by minor optical tricks. Normally, making a tilt shift photo involves a special lens, or a ton of Photoshop knowledge (2 things I lack). Enter TiltShiftMaker.com - this online tool does all the hard work for you, and is as simple as uploading a photo and moving a couple of sliders around. It ...

by Willy Volk (RSS feed) (6 years ago)

May 12th, 2007 at 9:47AM: Tilt shift is a photo technique that makes images of real scenes look like miniature models or dioramas. Often times, people purchase specialized lenses to help create this effect. However, if you've got a copy of Photoshop, you can probably create similar effects without the special lens. To see some examples of "fake" tilt shifts, you should check out the Flickr group dedicated to this wonky ...