Fake miniature

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Just mucking around with fake tilt/shift effect using Photoshop to get that model/miniature look. Still a work in progress

[troypiggo (Troy)]

They work quite well! Well done!

[erick (Eric)]

fascinating

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

As interesting as it looks, I don't get it.

Model makers devote their time and efforts into the exact opposite. They do everything they can to make models look real, and even build backgrounds to give the illusion some reality.

Whereas here you are making real scenes look like models. Why?

[Octane (Humayun)]

Ken,

Look up tilt-shift lenses.

Adam, well done, mate. I have also done this before. It's a neat effect.

H

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Whereas here you are making real scenes look like models. Why?

might be one of those "cause it can be done" reasons?

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Ken,

Look up tilt-shift lenses.

Adam, well done, mate. I have also done this before. It's a neat effect.

H

Thanks H,

I read these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...ft-lenses1.htm

but I still don't get why.
But never mind, those that get it will probably enjoy it
I'll crawl back into my cave now

The effect does look like very well constructed models.

[Octane (Humayun)]

It's just an artistic effect. Kind of like long exposure to blur motion or clouds. Why do it? Because we can.

The beauty about this effect is that you don't have to spend a few thousand dollars in lenses -- it can be replicated quite well in software.

H

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Octane

It's just an artistic effect. Kind of like long exposure to blur motion or clouds. Why do it? Because we can.

The beauty about this effect is that you don't have to spend a few thousand dollars in lenses -- it can be replicated quite well in software.

H

Ahhhhh, artistic effect!

Yep, that I can understand. And it works. The effect is excellent.

I thought it was to try make it look like someone actually made the models and wants to try pass them off as real models. That's why I didn't get it

But yes, artistic effect, brilliant

[renormalised (Carl)]

Nice models, Adam

Very interesting effect.

[bloodhound31]

VERY interesting! I didn't know you could do that.

Good job. I had to look twice and three times at each photo to decide if it was a model or not...

Baz.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Here ya go, my attempt.

Miniature models of telescopes and a camp

[bartman (Bart)]

Nice shots Adam!!!!
I quite like doing them myself.....one of the first 'effects' I learned on photoshop.

Great going there Ken.....good subject! Ummmmmm but what are those five cent coins doing in the bottom left hand side of the pic????? Or is this just your 5cts worth?

Bartman

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's an amazing effect. I actually thought they were miniatures at first until I read further.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

They are wonderful, I still reckon they are minitures, no I know they are not but how come this effect makes our brain think they are photo's of miniature's . What is the science behind this.

[bartman (Bart)]

I'm sure about the science behind it Warren, but I think it has to do with the fact that when looking at macro pics the background/surrounds is blurred. When we look at things close up, we 'focus' on the subject and discard the background. So looking at those 'fake miniatures' with the blurred background, tricks the brain into thinking its real.

Thats my thought anyway
Cheers
Bartman

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Thanks for the comments guys. Appreciate your comments Ken especially from an ex-model maker myself
Only reason I dabbled in it was after seeing some examples on Flickr and also reading up on tilt-shift lenses thinking "what the heck are these lenses"
Basic method is to use layer masking to focus on an area of the photo that will look sharp and then blur out the rest. Then boost up the hue/saturation to make it look "artificial". Not everyone's cup of tea but a bit of fun nonetheless

[Octane (Humayun)]

Warren -- it's to do with depth-of-field and forcing a change of perspective.

This is why shooting with f/1.2, f/1.4 and f/1.8 lenses is so desirable. You can blur the background to oblivion. Add the tilt and shift factor into it, and you end up with this wonderful optical effect.

H

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by bartman

Ummmmmm but what are those five cent coins doing in the bottom left hand side of the pic????? Or is this just your 5cts worth?

Bartman

I put those in to add some reference of size of the 'models'

They didn't turn out very real looking