Photoshop Coolness: Tilt-shift (a.k.a. Toy) Effect

uniqloI saw a website recently that had a fascinating effect I’d never seen before. This is a snapshot.   Notice how the people and objects look like toys? So I went looking for what it’s called, how to do it, etc. This is one of those things that has a limited application and will probably be way over done before you know it, or worse, already is, and the old-school kids like me are just finding out about it. Whatever. So tonight I found a super simple tutorial explaining how to achieve this look using photoshop. Here are my before and after images. A thousand pardons to the photographer who snapped this – I lifted it from who-knows-where.

 

 

Neuschwanstein_Castle_500
BEFORE

Neuschwanstein_Castle_LOC_tilt_shift_500

AFTER (click)

Here’s the tutorial I used. It’s actually super simple. Check it out. Here’s another on youtube, if you prefer.

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