![]() ![]() By tilting the lens slightly to the right instead, I’ve changed the focal plane and extended the DOF, as in the right image, also shot at f2.8. The left image shot at f/2.8 shows a thin slice that’s in focus (tilted slightly down). Product and landscape photographers often use tilt-shift lenses to extend the depth of field of an image, an effect which is often impossible to do without a tilt lens (although focus stacking now gives us a cumbersome way to achieve a similar effect). Instruments-with-tilt by ifreedman, on Flickr You can see more examples of this miniaturization effect at ![]() Oregon State Beavers Tilt-Shift Miniature Greg Keene, by Gregkeene (Own work), from Wikimedia Commonsīy tilting the plane of focus, as in the image above, you can create a miniaturization effect, as if the photo was taken of a model stadium rather than the real one. By tilting the plane of focus, you can also effectively extend the depth of field, a technique often seen with landscape or product photography to create a deep, in-focus image. It can be particularly powerful with portraits to focus attention on certain parts of an image. ![]() In my opinion, tilt is best used to create selective focus images. However, it is a mistake to think that "miniaturization" is all you can do with tilt. By doing this, you can effectively create a small slice of in-focus area in an image that makes a landscape look like a model landscape, for example. By applying some measure of tilt, you can change the plane of focus. Why tilt shift? Many times you see tilt used for what I’d consider novelty "miniaturization" shots. Here’s some information for those of you wishing to delve into the world of tilt-shift photography. There are plenty of T/S lenses that fit your Alpha or NEX cameras. If there’s one significant weakness in the Sony/Minolta lens lineup, in my opinion it’s the lack of tilt-shift (T/S) lenses. The Wikimedia images may not have been taken with Sony/Minolta cameras. Note: all images were either taken by me or are part of the public domain from Wikimedia Commons. Tilt/Shift Options for Sony Alpha and Nex. Tilt & Shift Options for Sony Alpha Cameras ![]()
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