Tilt Shift Assignment

Tilt Shift Assignment

Photo 1: 

Top of Senior Lot looking down to Junior Lot 

          

Photo 2:

Sporting event area (baseball field, basketball, swimming, football)

   

    

Photo 3: 

Over Looking Freeway

     

 

Photo 4: 

Free Choice

  • This may be taken at school or you may take it on your cellphone at home
  • This may also be a photo you have taken in the past (baseball game, disneyland, etc)

    

 

How to take the Photo

  • Scene:
    •  Use f/8 or above (f/stop)
    • Take a photograph from a high vantage point photographing down at a lower location.It must not be close up
  • Depth:
    • Should include multiple objects…..the more the better
  • Focus:
    • Somewhere in the middle of the image.
      (Example photo has the focus on in the middle, the blue car)

Photoshop Section

Step 1

  • Open photo
  • Go to
    • Select
    • Edit in Quick Mask Mode
  • Your Background Layer will now be redish/pink
 Step 2
  • Pick the Gradient Tool located on the left side of Photoshop
    • If you do not see it ask me

Step 3
  • You will see the Gradient Box At the top of Photoshop
    • Gradient Box going from black to white
  • You will see a line of 5 little boxes
    • Click on the 4th box Reflected gradient

Step 4

  • Locate an area of objects in your photograph which you want to be in focus
    • Click on the objects you would like in focus.
      • Drag your mouse about 1 inch from where you first clicked
        • Let your mouse go when you are done

Step 5

  • You will now see a red line across your image

  • If the red area is not where you want it, draw another short line.
  • This may take a couple tries.

Step 6

  • Click the letter  Q
    • This will release the red area
      • You will see little lines where the red was

Step 7

  •  Go to Filter -> Blur -> Lens Blur.

Step 8

  •  Change the shape from Hexagon to Octagon
  •  Change the Radius from
    • O to somewhere between 50-90
      • It’s up to you how much blur you want in your photo
  • This will create the miniature look

Step 9

  • Go to Select -> Deselect.

Step 10

  • At the top of photoshop go to
    • Image -> Adjustments -> Hue & Saturation.
  • Move the saturation slider to the right to increase it. Don’t go overboard with the saturation, but just add enough to give the image the feel of a toy model.

Final Result