Show it off on photo sharing sites!
Join the TiltShiftMaker group on flickr.
On Photobucket, add your photos to the Tilt-shift group album.
For the more adventurous miniature maker..
Defocus strength: Controls the maximum level of out of focus. Set to "weak" for a
sharper focus, "strong" for more blurred. This also controls the size of the "bokeh" produced (out of focus discs
from a real camera lens).
Defocus gradient: Controls how quickly the image goes out of focus. "quick" setting results in
an abrupt change, whereas "slow" makes the change more gradual.
Note: If the defocus gradient is set very "slow", it may not reach the full amount of out of focus as set by the defocus strength control.
Note: If the defocus gradient is set very "slow", it may not reach the full amount of out of focus as set by the defocus strength control.
Enhance Bokeh: Bokeh describes the circular out-of-focus highlights in a photo. The enhance bokeh control increases
the visibility of these areas.
Note: Strong levels of this control may make the photo look unrealistic - try different settings to find a good one. Strongly enhanced bokeh may look better with a weaker defocus strength control. This will reduce the size of the bokeh discs.
Note: Strong levels of this control may make the photo look unrealistic - try different settings to find a good one. Strongly enhanced bokeh may look better with a weaker defocus strength control. This will reduce the size of the bokeh discs.
Move the vertical slider on the right of the original photo to select the area in focus.
Use the "Preview" button to see the results then "Get full size" when done, to get
a link to the full
size image. Creating and downloading the full size image may take a while, depending on original photo
size and other factors.
Note: The Preview is meant as a low quality version only - it's better to download the full size image and resize it down if you want a small version of the picture.
Note: The Preview is meant as a low quality version only - it's better to download the full size image and resize it down if you want a small version of the picture.
The size of the main selected area can be adjusted using
the horizontal slider, from "narrow" (focusing on a small area)
to "wide" (focusing on a larger area).
Check out the photo gallery to get ideas about
different picture styles.
Tilt-shift miniatures often look better with vivid
colors. Some photos may have already had their colors adjusted
though. In this case, the "Enhance colors" checkbox can be unchecked to
avoid over-enhancement of the image.
You don't need to make the focusing area very wide to achieve the miniature look. Depending on the
photo, a narrower area may be better.
Does part of the picture look good but the rest of it doesn't work so well?
Consider saving the picture full-size and then select and copy/paste out the best area as a new image.
Consider saving the picture full-size and then select and copy/paste out the best area as a new image.
Use the "Enhance Bokeh" control at a medium strength to bring out highlights in night shots.
