15:12 · Jun 9, 2025 · Mon
Quick explainer: Tilt-shift lenses & how to fake their effect! A tilt-shift lens essentially applies macro photography principles to landscapes. Macro shots have very shallow depth of field—only a petal's edge or butterfly wing is sharp, everything else blurs. Landscapes do the opposite: small apertures maximize detail with deep focus (long lenses rarely have wide apertures anyway). This created a visual stereotype. Tilt-shift lenses bend the focal plane, creating top/bottom blur. This mimics the "macro look" but on grand scenes, creating surreal miniaturization. The reverse trick? Apply *landscape depth* to macro! Some camera's (like Nikon)"focus stacking" shoots dozens of slightly refocused images, stacked later for *razor-sharp macro* with deep focus—common in microscopy. (No macro lens natively does this!) Simulate it easily: Take any high-angle shot (like city views from above), add blur to the top & bottom. And no lens needed! (This post text original is chinese, translated by deepseek for easy reading) #PhotographyTips #TiltShift #CreativePhotography #移轴镜头 #微距般的风光 #风光般的微距 #格物致知
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Quick explainer: Tilt-shift lenses & how to fake their effec…
Quick explainer: Tilt-shift lenses & how to fake their effect!A tilt-shift lens essentially applies macro photography principles to landscapes.Macro shots have very shallow depth of field—only a petal's edge or butterfly wing is sharp, everything else blurs.…
 
 
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