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Pancake
10-02-2009, 09:54 AM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3268476041_710a6525bb_o.jpg
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobymarsh/3268476041/)

Do you like the effect or not?
Al de Man
10-02-2009, 10:09 AM
I think that picture would look better if you cropped the buildings off the top. They don't quite look right.


http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=17177&postcount=9
Pancake
10-02-2009, 10:12 AM
Crop to about the top of the grass?
Al de Man
10-02-2009, 10:14 AM
Crop to about the top of the grass?

I think so. Try it and see what you think.
Pancake
10-02-2009, 10:18 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/nexus_icon/IMG_9680_converted_MiniEdit_crop_we.jpg

Any better?
Weston Super Saint
10-02-2009, 10:31 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/nexus_icon/IMG_9680_converted_MiniEdit_crop_we.jpg

Any better?

Much better.

So how was it done?
Scummer
10-02-2009, 10:40 AM
I don't get it. What's this supposed to do?
Pancake
10-02-2009, 10:40 AM
Smoke and Mirrors... :D

Basic steps:

1. Create new blank layer
2. Add "layer mask"
3. Hit "q" for quick mask
4. Select Gradient tool
5. Hit "d" for default tool to black and white
6. Select the "cylinder" gradient effect
7. Create the gradient you want, with the starting point being the focal point and moving the plane of focus a short distance
8. You should see the gradient mask in red over the image, the red bit will be "no blur", the clear bit will be blurred
9. Select the background layer and the select the RGB channel
10. Go to "Filter >> Blur >> Lens Blur" and select the Depth map to be "mask" or similar. Edit the blur to taste
11. Play about with the Levels to taste and make it look like a model
12 Final Saturation boost to give it that plastic look.
Ponty
10-02-2009, 12:28 PM
OK, but what's the point? I'd be mightily impressed if you could take a photograph of some miniatures and make them look realistic.
Al de Man
10-02-2009, 12:34 PM
I don't get it. What's this supposed to do?

It's a normal photo that's been Photoshopped to give the appearance of a miniature model.

There's a famous Italian photographer who actually achieves the effect using a Tilt and Shift lens out of a helicopter rather than digital editing.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of-tilt-shift-photography/