rodinal
film user
Scheimpflug... perhaps?
forsakenrider
Salad
I didn't read the whole thread, but I did a little presentation in class on this. I did quite a bit of research but I don't remember everything I found. I believe wikipedia has some info, anyway here's a little info:
Miniature faking is a form of tilt-shift photography where the photographer shifts the focal plain to trick the human eye into viewing the image as “miniature”. Originally the tilt-shift lens was designed to correct the focal plain and adjust the position of the subject when taking images of tall objects such as buildings and in landscape photography, tilt can be used to get the foreground and background in sharp focus without using a large f-number. These movements have been available on view cameras since the early days of photography, because of the use of bellows on the lens for focusing. These bellows meant it was also easy to tilt and shift the lens relative to the light sensitive paper used to capture the image. Since the 1960s tilt-shift lenses have been available on smaller cameras. In 1962, Nikon introduced a shift lens for their 35mm cameras and in 1973 Canon introduced a lens with both tilt and shift capabilities.
In Miniature Faking tilt is used. Without tilt a camera can only provide sharp focus on a single plain which is parallel and perpendicular to the lens axis so all objects in sharp focus are at the same distance from the camera. Objects in the same plain at different distances can be in sharp focus when the lens is tilted. For Miniature Faking blurring parts of the photo trick the eye into seeing a close-up from the resulting depth of field making the image seem smaller then it is. Taking images from a high angle also add to the effect of looking down on a miniature. Because depth of field decreases as magnification increases it is often harder to to have an entire miniature scene in sharp focus. When photographing a full sized scene the depth of field is greater and it is sometimes difficult to have more then just a little portion of the scene out of the depth of field even at maximum aperture. It is because of this difference in depth of field that a full sized scene and a miniature model can be generally distinguished between.
Miniature faking originally required the use of either expensive and large view cameras or expensive tilt-shift lenses which start around $2000. In this day and age the use of digital post processing make Miniature Faking more accessible with greater flexibility. Being able to choose the region of sharpness and the amount of blur for the un-sharp areas after the photograph has been taken give one the ability to get exactly the effect they are trying to achieve. Even by using trial and error you need only one image to try many different angles and sizes of focal plain. Since the miniaturization is generally of a moving cityscape, or other living things, it would be much harder to experiment with the image plain and get the same shot multiple times using dedicated tilt-shift photography equipment.
Miniature faking is a form of tilt-shift photography where the photographer shifts the focal plain to trick the human eye into viewing the image as “miniature”. Originally the tilt-shift lens was designed to correct the focal plain and adjust the position of the subject when taking images of tall objects such as buildings and in landscape photography, tilt can be used to get the foreground and background in sharp focus without using a large f-number. These movements have been available on view cameras since the early days of photography, because of the use of bellows on the lens for focusing. These bellows meant it was also easy to tilt and shift the lens relative to the light sensitive paper used to capture the image. Since the 1960s tilt-shift lenses have been available on smaller cameras. In 1962, Nikon introduced a shift lens for their 35mm cameras and in 1973 Canon introduced a lens with both tilt and shift capabilities.
In Miniature Faking tilt is used. Without tilt a camera can only provide sharp focus on a single plain which is parallel and perpendicular to the lens axis so all objects in sharp focus are at the same distance from the camera. Objects in the same plain at different distances can be in sharp focus when the lens is tilted. For Miniature Faking blurring parts of the photo trick the eye into seeing a close-up from the resulting depth of field making the image seem smaller then it is. Taking images from a high angle also add to the effect of looking down on a miniature. Because depth of field decreases as magnification increases it is often harder to to have an entire miniature scene in sharp focus. When photographing a full sized scene the depth of field is greater and it is sometimes difficult to have more then just a little portion of the scene out of the depth of field even at maximum aperture. It is because of this difference in depth of field that a full sized scene and a miniature model can be generally distinguished between.
Miniature faking originally required the use of either expensive and large view cameras or expensive tilt-shift lenses which start around $2000. In this day and age the use of digital post processing make Miniature Faking more accessible with greater flexibility. Being able to choose the region of sharpness and the amount of blur for the un-sharp areas after the photograph has been taken give one the ability to get exactly the effect they are trying to achieve. Even by using trial and error you need only one image to try many different angles and sizes of focal plain. Since the miniaturization is generally of a moving cityscape, or other living things, it would be much harder to experiment with the image plain and get the same shot multiple times using dedicated tilt-shift photography equipment.
charjohncarter
Mentor
That is more like it, but who can pronounce it anyway? Mostly, I was joking because it is like reading Russian. Sorry, if I offend the PC group.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
The Scheimflug Principle is use to achieve maximum Depth of Field...doing the opposite will give you this Miniature look...
I used to build scale model cars and would sometimes photograph them...getting up close to them gives you a very shallow DOF even with a small aperture opening...
pinkarmy
Well-known
you people should take-a-look/download the Uniqlo screensaver!!
i can just stare at the computer screen for an hour ;-)
i can just stare at the computer screen for an hour ;-)
carpark
Established
This technique has been used for a while with timelapse videos on DLSR's.
I do like it when it works but sometimes it just looks too wrong for me. I think it works better as video rather than a still image.
My favourite example here: http://vimeo.com/2317118 and you can see a few more here: http://www.photoble.com/photo-inspiration/astonishing-tilt-shift-videos
I find a lot of people referring to lens babies as tilt-shift lenses which bugs me because they are not. I wish someone would make a tilt adapter for screw mounts on a NEX
I do like it when it works but sometimes it just looks too wrong for me. I think it works better as video rather than a still image.
My favourite example here: http://vimeo.com/2317118 and you can see a few more here: http://www.photoble.com/photo-inspiration/astonishing-tilt-shift-videos
I find a lot of people referring to lens babies as tilt-shift lenses which bugs me because they are not. I wish someone would make a tilt adapter for screw mounts on a NEX
flip
良かったね！
Thanks, Chris.
