Very few of us, as photographers, don’t use Photoshop to do even the most minor of corrections. Essentially, we’re all Photoshoppers, correcting color, shadow and highlight detail, removing minor skin blemishes and cropping, but these 22 images were all Photoshopped beyond what most wold deem normal corrections. They aren’t wrong for being ’shopped, better or worse, just different and enjoyable.
In the comments, show up off your Photoshop skills!
Photo by Sue ?
Photo by Stephen Poff
Photo by Jasmic
Photo by pfv.
Photo by Ana Santos
Photo by __ankor
Photo by pfv.
Photo by Kat.B.Photography
Photo by jcoterhals
Photo by Cayusa
Photo by {Giorgio Constantine}
Photo by ViaMoi
Photo by Brian Lane Winfield Moore
Photo by BenSeese
Photo by kevindooley
Photo by Rutger de Moddertukker
Photo by Dbl90
Photo by B Tal
Photo by ChernobylBob (back and catching up)
Photo by daliborlev
Photo by Pragmagraphr
Photo by kippbakr
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Tilt Shift photography is an increasingly popular pastime among people looking for original shots of overdone subjects. While tilt shift gives real subjects a quality that makes them look more like scale models than real places, the popularity of the technique is growing and growing. The thing is, sometimes it can be difficult to recognise real places when they have been rendered in tilt shift photos. That’s why we thought we would test you!
Of course, as usual, if you would like to know how to emulate tilt shift photos like these, look for our resources section at the end of the post which will take you to some great tilt shift tutorials on the web.
Let’s see how many of these real places you can name! Let us know your score in the comments.
Photo by Matstace.
Photo by Suviko.
Photo by Suviko.
Photo by Kevin.
Photo by Karl Randay.
Photo by Wenzday01.
Photo by Umqua.
Photo by Grahamtastic.
Photo by EnKayTee.
Photo by Cogdogblog.
Photo by Adrian Lafond.
So here are the answers:
- Tower Bridge
- Big Ben
- The Grand Canal
- The Alhambra
- Hoover Dam
- Hong Kong
- Salzburg Cathedral
- Florence
- Santorini
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Machu Picchu
How many did you get right?
Tilt Shift Photography Tutorials
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Tilt Shift Tutorial and Showcase the guys from SmashandPeas always have great photography articles and this one is our pick of the bunch. A great introduction.
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Video Tilt Shift Photoshop Tutorial just as the title suggests, this useful little video tutorial will have you understanding tilt shift in no time. Great if you learn better from seeing rather than reading.
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How to Fake Miniature Scenes a good little guide and some great discussion in the comments.
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Faking Tilt Shift another solid guide from photographer, Martin Pot (a blog worth adding to your feed reader, BTW)
Bonus Tilt Shift Resource:
Tilt Shift Maker This awesome little site lets you upload your photos from your computer and converts them to look like tilt shift shots. This site will really suck away a lot of your time!
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Choosing interesting topics to shoot is one of the obvious keys of photography, but turning interesting subjects into awesome photos is easier said than done. This selection of cool Gargoyles and Grotesques, we think, makes that transition.
As you might expect with any set of photos of Gargoyles, black and white imagery has a fairly prominent place in this set. Something about the Gothic subject matter makes it almost obligatory. But you might be a little surprised at the eeriness of the colour photos in the set. We thought they were more than worthy of inclusion too.
Some of these shots also had a helping hand with Photoshop and we’re sure you will agree that the artists did a pretty good job of bringing out the haunting feeling of the subject.
As always, if you think you know of some photos that deserve to be mentioned in this company, please leave a link in the comments!
Other cool Gargoyle and Grotesque Photo Links:
Five Prime’s Gargoyle Shots
Composition Analysis of Gargoyle Shot
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