Looking down on a street from above can look great. However it can look better with a Tilt Shift. Purchasing a Tilt Shift lens can get quite expensive ($2000) for Nikon and Canon. There are cheaper ways of doing it, like Tilt Shift software and plugins. You could also buy a Lensbaby: fun and under $300.
The least expensive way to do it is using tiltshiftmaker.com: free and handles a pretty nice JPG size. The max JPG size is 6000 x 6000 pixels & 8MB.
Below you can see the original photo I took in Washington DC from the observation deck of the Newseum. Below that you can see the tiltshiftmaker.com version. I increased the shift effect a lot in this image but that is one of the nice things of tiltshiftmaker.com. They give you flexibility for the same price of free.
So give the website a try since it is free. You can’t lose.
Thanks for reading and happy shooting,
Scott
Preeti
26 Mar 2010Sweet, thanks for the tip on the website. I'm gonna try it out!
scottwyden
26 Mar 2010You're welcome Preeti!
scottwyden
26 Mar 2010You're welcome Preeti!
Preeti
26 Mar 2010Sweet, thanks for the tip on the website. I'm gonna try it out!
Jorgelee
4 Dec 2010Love the tilt shift effect – also in videos
http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/tokyo-miniature-videos-created-by-tilt-shift/