Photographers have different interests. Some enjoy taking portraits, where they can capture a person’s essence. Others enjoy capturing action, such as a football match, birds flying through the sky, or an intimate look shared between a newlywed pair.
Me? I love to shrink things.
It’s tilt-shift, a form of photography that has gained popularity in the past few years. The idea is to take a photo of a real scene and make it appear as a miniature. I’ve always been fascinated by highly detailed miniatures, so tilt-shifting photography was an obvious choice. The White House? Shrink it. Piccadilly Circus or Lilliput Lane? Make it Lilliput Lane instead!
What’s not loveable?
Here are the basic principles of tilt-shift. You can then learn to achieve the same effect as mine, either with your camera or in post-processing.
