( photo by alastair mitchell )

Tilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model.

To add good miniature effect to your photographs, shoot subjects from a high angle (especially from the air). It creates the illusion of looking down at a miniature model.

A camera equipped with a tilt-shift lens, which simulates a shallow depth of field, is essentially all you need to start. In addition to focus manipulation, the tilt-shift photography effect is improved by increasing color saturation and contrast, to simulate the bright paint often found on scale models.

Tilt-shift miniature faking is one of the most popular applications of tilt-shift photography.

In many cases, “tilt-shift photography” refers to the use of tilt and a large aperture to achieve a very shallow depth of field.


( photo by californiabirdy )


( photo by ArnariBi )


( photo by JoHa )


( photo by 27147 )


( photo by MaverickEast )


( photo by californiabirdy )


( photo by Serigrapher )


( photo by pathandpixel )


( photo by erikrasmussen )

( photo by ddotcom12 )


( photo by wakeboy )


( photo by the13thZen )


( photo by PonzA )


( photo by r-y-o )


( photo by handsomefatty )


( photo by B Tal )


( photo by findbluesky )


( photo by Manuel Steinbrecher )


( photo by yarnzombie )


( photo by RCB Fotos )


( photo by octavioqueiroz )


( photo by noahpurdy )


( photo by The Laird of Lard )


( photo by :chris: )


( photo by sgym )


( photo by envisionpublicidad )


( photo by le niners )


( photo by House Photography )


( photo by *Yueh-Hua 2009 )

Here are some other articles and links about tilf-shifting photography you might be interested in:

Introduction to Tilt Photography

Tilt-Shift Photography Photoshop Tutorial

Tilt, Shift Lenses, Tilting At Windmills

Amazing Tilt-Shift Time-Lapse Videos