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Kangbang
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I can't tell if this is real or fake. Could be a model of some sort or it could be actually real. I'm not sure.

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Nov 20 2011 6:46PM
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yojimbo
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Actually tilt-shift is not just a cheap effect. Although I agree many "pseudo-artists" as you put it replicate this in Photoshop with a cheap post process effect, tilt-shift is actually a style of lens also known as a PC or perspective control lens that when used properly can produce beautiful images. Here are some images of what those lenses look like:

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Also, this is really cool:


Bathtub II from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Nov 20 2011 10:40PM
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*simba*
Posts: 9125 - Karma: 512
Kangbang, do you act dumb on purpose or are you legitimately retarded?
Nov 20 2011 11:02PM
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[~_~]
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Haha I know what real tilt-shift is, hence my quotation marks around "tilt-shift."
Nov 21 2011 1:08AM
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MN_Nice
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Tilt shift is the new selective coloring
Nov 21 2011 1:12AM
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yojimbo
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Ahhh i missed that. Well then yes, I do agree with you sir.
Nov 21 2011 10:45AM
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Brock.
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hahhahhahahahahahahahhahahahhahhahaah
Nov 21 2011 11:27AM
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Pussy_Sauce
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Tard
Nov 21 2011 11:30AM
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technique.
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didn't read thread. original picture is of Cinque Terre in Italy. dope city. go if you ever get the chance
Nov 21 2011 4:53PM
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Peter.
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tilt shift looks sick to me, i'm not really into photography though
Nov 21 2011 4:55PM
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Dylan_
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isay the same thing to myself everytime i see him post. He loves to repeat himself too
Nov 21 2011 5:08PM
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B-runge
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is the point of it to make everything look like a miniature model?


its kinda cool in a novelty kind of way but imo looks like shit if your trying to produce serious photos
Nov 21 2011 5:10PM
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Aenigma
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95% of the time, yes.

Check this out if you guys want to learn something useful that will probably blow your minds.
http://toyoview.com/LargeFrmtTech/lgformat.html
Nov 21 2011 5:28PM
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Aenigma
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Hot damn! I didn't realize there was a second page to this thread.

Check out my link to Toyo, some of the stuff in this is not right at all.

And the T/S lenses available for your digital camera aren't that much better than working in photoshop, the movements are limited on those--in fact, a lot of the stuff I do would still be impossible with one. It's a good start, but I'd rather spend that kind of money on a real large format setup and have a bunch left for film.
Nov 21 2011 5:33PM
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[tk]
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shameless self-promotion
Nov 21 2011 5:59PM
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[~_~]
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Allow me to clarify my point:

"Tilt-shift," where there is a heavily and (often) arbitrarily-placed blur vignette is corny and ugly. I have yet to see an example that isn't utter garbage.

Actual tilt shift, the kind involving perspective shifts for architectural photography, is beautiful.
Nov 21 2011 6:03PM
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pigglywiggly
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you know me too well ;)
Nov 21 2011 6:44PM
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act.resist
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THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID (referring to title of thread)
Nov 21 2011 6:56PM
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no_steeze
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you can do cool stuff with a tilt shift lens, but i agree with your statement if it refers to shitty programs you can use to make your shitty photo look like a shitty tilt shift
Nov 21 2011 6:58PM
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Brock.
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How expensive are we talking?
Nov 21 2011 7:02PM
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TechnoPotamus
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Nov 21 2011 7:04PM
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gordie.
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To OP, it is real (I know others have stated), I have been to this place. It's called Cinque Terre, in Italy. On the North Western Coast. I have shot of boats floating in this bay at exactly 1:05 in this edit :



Tilt shift is stupid and this ruined the beauty of this small fishing village. I have a folder of pictures from Cinque Terre on my website (signature) and still hold it as one of my favourite photo spots I've been to. It sadly was just recently hit by a series of floods and mudslides and a few of the villages were decimated, including this one I'm afraid.
Nov 21 2011 7:11PM
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Aenigma
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You can find old field cameras with lenses for $150-200. The glass won't be that great, but on a 4x5 negative it will still look really good. I got my Toyo 45 GII for $700 used, and it's $4,500 new...cameras don't hold value for shit.

It isn't the best for everyone, but with my resources it makes more sense to have a real large format camera rather than spending $1,500+ for a lens that still can't do that much.
Nov 21 2011 7:11PM
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CatDaddy
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Nov 21 2011 7:54PM
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