Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tilt Shift Photography


Look at OLIVIO BARBERI's tilt-shift work at:
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/site_specific/

This is a simple process. After mastering a few tools in PhotoShop - he has made a career for himself.

Blur background and foreground-
UP the contrast.


Describe WHAT this process DOES to the photograph.

What do these look like?
Do you like it?

Which TYPES of photos seem to WORK BEST for this concept?

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81 comments:

Anonymous said...

That process makes the picture more unique and interesting. These look almost fake or like a toy model of the real thing. I do like it but then I don't, I don't like the fact that some pictures look fake but the pictures are cool and I like them.

S.Quintanilla. Per.1

Anonymous said...

This process makes you focus on the area that is in focus. These look like a photo taken from a plane or a helicopter. I like that he uses little figures to make scenery.

M Silva P.1

Anonymous said...

This way of photography makes you focus on one point on a photo and not the whole photo. The photo's with the people look fake and the photo's with the water look real. I like it because it forces you to focus on one little part of the photo.

D. Riley P.1

Anonymous said...

What this photographer does, is put more emphasis on a certain portion on the picture, while blurring out the back for more central focus. I don't really like these photos as much, because I want to see pictures in full detail. The types of photos that work best, are the ones that have a significant standout point, in which can be highlighted more than the rest of the photo.

J.Richardson P.1

Anonymous said...

The process of changing the picture gives it a point of view where you focus on one area because the rest is blurred out. I think it looks cool because you can not tell whats in the back ground, do to the photo being blurred. Photos where there is a lot going on work best of this idea of photography.

T.Horne p1

Anonymous said...

I think this process makes things look fake. i like some of the pictures, but some just make me feel like its all toys. i think this style works best with a birds eye view of a city.

A.Johnson P.1

Anonymous said...

This process makes the unblurred area stand out more. It looks better blurred. They look like they're taken from a birds eye view. I like it and I think it looks better.

S. Matheson Period. 1

Anonymous said...

The process blurs the photo and creates a focal point. i do like this style of photograph. Photos that work best with this type of photograph are busy photographs with a lot going on.

-S. McQuown period 1

Anonymous said...

Bluring the foreground and the background really make you focus on whatever is in the middle. I do like the effect the blurring has on the picture, I think it makes the picture look better. These pictures look like something for a tourist attraction, or for something where you want someone to look at one, thing not everything.

c.brewer p.1

Anonymous said...

This is weird because the gallery art really isnt something im interested in im more interested in photos that someone has taken that no one else can create again. They have those photos that can catch you're eye but not all the time and photography should be fun and not where you have to stare at it and be bored!

H.Cooper Per.1

Anonymous said...

This process gives a better focal point for the photograph. This makes the photo look like it's real places and people, even though it's just small figurines. I think this is a clever idea and it is very interesting, so yes I like it. The photos that seem to work best with this concept are photos with a lot going on with people and places and a lot of things crammed into the photo.

M.Christensen p.1

Anonymous said...

This is called tilt shift, it makes things look like little plastic figurines. I think it is a really cool editing technique. Crowded scenes would work best, they would be more elaborate looking, look more fake, but be more real at the same time.

T. Losness, Period 1

Anonymous said...

This process makes the one that is looking at the picture focus on the place where its not blurred its an eye grabber. They are good I think I like the way how they grab your attention and will make you look at a certain thing. I like the pictures that are blurred out and make you focus on a certain thing.
A.Deeds P.1

Anonymous said...

This makes the pictures more interesting and unique. When they blur the background, it helps you focus on what they really want you too look at. They look like they are taken from a birds eye view.

E.Zitzelberger P.1

Anonymous said...

i really like Olivio Barber's style. i love how it makes you focus on just one thing. that's kinda how you see in real life. you look at one particular thing and then everything else gets blurred.

T.Hess P.1

Anonymous said...

this photo has good focal points. i think its a good idea, i like the photophotos usually only work well with this if theres alot going on in the picture.

G.Taylor P.1

Anonymous said...

This process has you focus on just one portion of the picture. It makes a part of the picture stand out. Part of the photo is blurred like the background or foreground. I don't really like it, I prefer to see the whole photo without it being blurred.

A.Champ P.1.

Anonymous said...

this photo has good focal points. i think its a good idea, i like the photophotos usually only work well with this if theres alot going on in the picture.

G.Taylor P.1

Anonymous said...

The process makes the photo have a focal point and makes it more interesting to look at. I like the idea, and it's especially a good technique to use when taking nature shots or action shots, to capture the focus and blur out the rest.
K.Kolsut Period.1

Anonymous said...

I think it shows the main focus in the picture. I like it because it leads your eyes to one place. I think it makes the picture more interesting.

M.Orton P1

Anonymous said...

This process makes a specific focal point. These look very interesting and cool. Personally, I like what he has done to the photo's. It makes you take your time and look at them. They types of photo's that work best were the waterfall type ones with the cliffs.

B. Watson Period:1

Anonymous said...

The effects he uses on these pictures really makes them seem... surreal. It adds movement to them as well. They're whimsical, and I really like them! Photos with foreground/background blur and high contrast usually, for me, work best when you're photographing something like bark on a tree, or grass- things that are very monotonous in texture and color. These effects create movement and intrigue where before maybe there wasn't any! So long as they're done correctly, that is.

A Gonzalez P1

Anonymous said...

When you blur it really brings out the unblurred part and makes it stand out really well. I personally like this technique a lot. It seems like nature photos work the best with this.

K. Nagel P.2

Anonymous said...

This process makes the pictures look almost fake. Too good to be real. I don't really like these pictures. I like to see the whole picture and the blur makes that hard.

K.Seibold P.2

Anonymous said...

Bluring spots in the photograph making the picture look more unique. I like it. But at the same time it kinda makes you wonder what the blur spots look like. But maybe that way they do the photographs like this so ou have to think.

T.Beard Per.2

Anonymous said...

I really like doing these photos because they can always have a lot of meaning depending on what u do to the blur. The best things that this works for is mostly cities. These kinds of photos are intresting because they can look like your trying to symbolize things. Nikole Kruger period 2

Anonymous said...

It changes the lighting a bit and pulls you in. Makes you look at the details a little more closely. Yes, i do like it! Its intriguing.
M.Preston P.2

Anonymous said...

This process makes the picture look more lifelike in this world. I really like the one of the waterfall. I think that the photos seem to work very well in the concept.
A.Willis P.2

Anonymous said...

It changes the light and makes you focus on the object more. I kinda like it because its unique and interesting.

T.Fryett P.2

Anonymous said...

This process makes the photo look the its a fake prop. The pictures look fake. I like them though. The pictures of people look like they work well.
M. Melhus P.2

Anonymous said...

I think that this process makes the picture look smaller. These pictures look animated. I like how these photos were taken.

A Sauceda Period:2

Anonymous said...

This process has you focus on just one part of the picture. It makes a part of the picture stand out. Part of the photo is blurred like the background or foreground. I like it, it gives the picture more edge.

S. Lovell
P2

Anonymous said...

I think that this process add focus on to one part of the picture! I think this is a good idea to get a point across or to add something to your picture. I really like it because it adds dramatic effect!
A. Sprague P.2

Anonymous said...

I this process, the main topic in the the picture is focused and everything else is blurred out. I really like this actually. Everything looks better in my opinion. The photos that don't have much in them seem to work best for this concept in my opinion.

G. Williams

Anonymous said...

It brings your eyes to the center of the photo. And Makes the toys look almost real. I don't really like it in my opinion it's kinda creepy.
A.Thomson P.2

Anonymous said...

It changes the whole photo graph. It kinda seams a little fake now. But I do like this idea.

T. Tinker P.2

Anonymous said...

They look like actual Photos that look like he took from a birds eye view. I never thought that some could make a career out of doing this kind of photography. I like the ones were there are water falls.
A.Herberger P.2

Anonymous said...

The blurring of the photos make it almost look fake and interesting though. The photos are pretty cool and they are definetly unique!!
A.Lindberg P.2

Anonymous said...

this process creates a focal point in the photo. it looks like everything but the focal point is being stretched out. depending on where the focal point is, yes I like it.

M.Whitman p-2

Anonymous said...

The edit changes how appealing the photo seems to you. It looks like a bunch of toys to me. I don't really like it that much.

A.boland P.2

Anonymous said...

The process makes the picture look unique. It almost doesn't look real. I like the idea of the picture.

C.Rankin
P.2

Anonymous said...

These look like they were made from toy models. These do not look real at all, though for some reason they have to be. I do not like them a lot though they are fine in some aspects.
J meier
Per 2

Anonymous said...

This process makes the picture look almost like a toy model of the real deal. I really like these pictures and found them interesting. Olivio Barber is lucky he gets paid to do this and I think he does a great job.

Anonymous said...

It makes you look at a certain point in the picture. I liked the one with the people on the ledge thing looking down at the water. To me the people look a little fake.
K.Morello P.2

Anonymous said...

This process makes the picture look almost like a toy model of the real deal. I really like these pictures and found them interesting. Olivio Barber is lucky he gets paid to do this and I think he does a great job.
B. Ennis P.2

Anonymous said...

These pictures look like they were set up. The photos look real but there not. I think its cool how they set them up, because they look so real.

T. Fischer Period 2

Anonymous said...

Olivio Baebri's work is different...the process he uses blurs the foreground and background focusing on the mid-ground. The images look completely fake but they also look real. The Niagara Falls pic is my fav, it brings a new view to the falls from what I saw when I went there were you'd look up at the falls when in the pic it what a bird would see.
~C. West P.2

Anonymous said...

The process makes the photo more unique and eye grabbing. I do like it. I think that nature photos work the best.

S.Snyder P.3

Anonymous said...

This process makes the picture more eye-catching and a little more abstract. They look plastic as appose to real people and real things. I kind of like it, and I kind of don't .. I'm in the middle.

J. Gallagher Per.3

Anonymous said...

I dont really like this work. It hurts my eyes with how blurred the images are. They also look like little doll houses and mini figurines. Photos of people and towns seem to work best for this concept. It seems to me like this isnt a very good photo. I mean, why dont you just take a picture of a little doll house. And it looks like a little kid could do this.

R. Drake Period 3

Anonymous said...

This process makes these photo's look realisticly fake. What these are real?! Okay this process makes these photo's look fake, but they look goooooood. I do like these photo's, especialy the ones on the Grand Canyon.
D.Podloujnyi Per.3

Anonymous said...

Using this kind of makes the picture look more chaotic. The look like blurry at the top and bottom, and i do like it.
S. Kutsch
Per. 3

Anonymous said...

He blurs the background and the foreground and boosts the contrast. These pictures look like a model or a toy play set. I think his work is amazing!

S. Jost Per 3

Anonymous said...

This process makes the top blurry, the middle clear with high contrast, and then the bottom blurry again. I honestly thought that these were model cities and mountains etc.. I do like these tho, pretty interesting!

K.Kruger Per3

Anonymous said...

I think this process makes the photo more interesting. It also makes me think of like fairytales almost. I do like this concept a lot. I think busy photos seem to work best for this concept like the photo with all the toys.

R.Simmons
period 3

Anonymous said...

It makes the picture look completely different than it really is. It makes the objects look nonrealistic, and sort of toyish. I do like this concept, but in my opinion some pictures should be left alone and not tampered with.
L. Katzberg Period 3

Anonymous said...

I thought all these pictures were fake at first. THey look like little plastic figures from a high view. I never would have guessed that they were real. Only fake.

T.Munoz Per.3

Anonymous said...

I think this is really cool. I wouldn't think that the people were real. It looks like toys in the pictures.

D Guisinger
P.3

Anonymous said...

It looks like a mini town. But it looks like he built it out of minion thinkgs. It has a really cooool look.
k. Polkk period3

Anonymous said...

It sorta makes all the pictures look fake. You have to really look at the picture close to see its not fake. I like what they look like.

E.Wymore Period 3

Anonymous said...

the process makes it give you a wide focal point makes it more intresting to look at., i like it only on a few pictures.
N,Vega P3

Anonymous said...

if you wouldnt have told me that the pictures were not toys, then i wouldnt have ever guessed that these were photos of real people and places. the photos would be good photos with out the stuff doen to it, but it is so much more creative with it. i really like this type of photography.

Anonymous said...

When you use this technique it can make the photo seem different then it really is. It can also make certain things really stand out. I think nature photos work the best using this technique.

B. Leonetti Per 3

Anonymous said...

i like these photos by Olivio Barbers photos. i like how he blurred the photos in unique ways. i really like the photos i think the nature ones are best.

B.Nowland p.3

Anonymous said...

This proccess makes the photo look totally unreal compared to the original image. The pictures sort of look like toys. I think the idea is really smart and creative. So I really like this idea because I haven't seen it before.
R.Jacobs P.3

Anonymous said...

He blurs the background and makes the photo look brighter. I think it makes these photos look fake. I don't really like it because it doesn't look real to me.

M Cordill. Per 3

Anonymous said...

the process makes it give you a wide focal point makes it more intresting to look at., i like it only on a few pictures.
N,Vega P3

Anonymous said...

if you wouldnt have told me that the pictures were not toys, then i wouldnt have ever guessed that these were photos of real people and places. the photos would be good photos with out the stuff doen to it, but it is so much more creative with it. i really like this type of photography.

J. Benjamin P.3

Anonymous said...

This process changes the photograph because it makes the real thing look fake.It makes them look like plastic toys or something. I actually do like it because I have never seen anything like this.

S.Orozco P.3

Anonymous said...

The process uses the contrast and blurring to make the images distort from reality to something that looks like a toy, or a model setup environment. They look like model toy things.
Personally I think its neat, but that doesn't mean I necessarily like it.


J. Brady
Period 3

Anonymous said...

The pictures kind of look like toys. I like this type of photos because they show a replica of a large area. The contrast increase makes the photo more dramatic in my opinion.

Anonymous said...

The pictures kind of look like toys. I like this type of photos because they show a replica of a large area. The contrast increase makes the photo more dramatic in my opinion.
B. Comiskey P.3

Anonymous said...

The process makes the photo look like its made up of action figures. i do like it.

B.Little Per.3

Anonymous said...

The process forces you to focus at the center of the photo, as the outside has been artificially blurred. I like these pictures, because they are really realistic. The best photos for this concept are birds eye view.
Kaden Sanchez
Period 3

Anonymous said...

It shows what part you are supposed to look at. Its shows a different kind of emotion. It makes the pictures look a lot cooler than if it was not blurred.

Anonymous said...

It shows what part you are supposed to look at. Its shows a different kind of emotion. It makes the pictures look a lot cooler than if it was not blurred.

A.Stumbaugh P.3

Anonymous said...

This process makes the objects in the picture look smaller than they really are, like toys, as you said. I really enjoy these photos because it gives you another way to look at things & they make you think a little. The blurred affect also makes you look at only certain objects, not the whole picture.
E. Angier P.3

Anonymous said...

this process makes the objects look bigger, (not like toys) the photos look like real life or life size. i personally do not like it because its sort of boring to me.
D Moody Period 3

Anonymous said...

This is a really interesting form of photography. It makes everything look fake and inanimate. It looks like it would be really hard of a skill to use.

M McClure P.2

Anonymous said...

I think this form of photography is very different and very cool! It is something much different from everything else. I like this format because this helps you focus on the main objective really easily.

J.Rosales
p.1

Anonymous said...

I cant tell if some of the photos are real or not. My favorite ones are the waterfalls and of little tiny people. It takes a ton of work to set up and create the picture.

J.Martin per.1