How to Make Tilt Shift Photographs
Find a nice picture of something you'd like to tilt shift., Open Photoshop, or image editing program., Go into Quick Mask mode., Choose the gradient tool., Draw a line., Go back to regular mode.,Then go to the top, and to Filter > Blur > Lens Blur...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find a nice picture of something you'd like to tilt shift.
(this tutorial is for Photoshop CS5, though.
You can download a free trial at adobe.com). , (press Q) , Choose "Reflected Gradient" (fourth icon in before the drop-down menu for Mode). , The start of the line is where it will be most in focus, and it will get progressively blurry, to look like a model.
Keep doing this until you are happy with the focus point. , (press Q again.) ,,, -
Step 2: Open Photoshop
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Step 3: or image editing program.
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Step 4: Go into Quick Mask mode.
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Step 5: Choose the gradient tool.
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Step 6: Draw a line.
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Step 7: Go back to regular mode.
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Step 8: Then go to the top
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Step 9: and to Filter > Blur > Lens Blur
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Step 10: Play with your settings until you like it.
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Step 11: Play with the hue and saturation
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Step 12: and color balance
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Step 13: until you like it.
Detailed Guide
(this tutorial is for Photoshop CS5, though.
You can download a free trial at adobe.com). , (press Q) , Choose "Reflected Gradient" (fourth icon in before the drop-down menu for Mode). , The start of the line is where it will be most in focus, and it will get progressively blurry, to look like a model.
Keep doing this until you are happy with the focus point. , (press Q again.) ,,,
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