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Real pics that seem to be fake: photoshop?

Posted: Wed 23 Feb 2011, 1:03 pm
by andmaste
Hi there. I just found in the net some pics by the italian photographer Roberto Boccaccino.
They seem to be fake, but they are absolutely real.
Does anyone know how can we reach such a result using photoshop?
I mean: this subjects seem to be toys, or plastic creations, how can he work it out? Is it only the result of "blurring" the pics all around but the center?

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Re: Real pics that seem to be fake: photoshop?

Posted: Wed 23 Feb 2011, 1:42 pm
by Vince
Yep, using a prime lens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_lens

(just got one myself, its awesome for portrait shots)

Re: Real pics that seem to be fake: photoshop?

Posted: Wed 23 Feb 2011, 2:24 pm
by redsock
The effect is called Tilt Shifting

Here's a video using the effect ....



and here's a tutorial to help you do similar photos in Photoshop ...

http://best-photoshop-tutorials.blogspo ... odels.html

:D

Re: Real pics that seem to be fake: photoshop?

Posted: Fri 25 Feb 2011, 7:18 am
by andmaste
Thank you guys for your answers.

Andrea

Re: Real pics that seem to be fake: photoshop?

Posted: Fri 25 Feb 2011, 1:44 pm
by Your Funny Uncle
Yeah a tilt-shift lens not a prime lens. What it does is to recreate the shallow depth of field that you get when a normal lens (including your eye) focusses on a miniature scene that is close to you.

It's another example of how your brain can be tricked. You associate a shallow depth of field with small things viewed from close so your eye sees these normal sized objects as models.

Re: Real pics that seem to be fake: photoshop?

Posted: Fri 25 Feb 2011, 2:02 pm
by Pani
I discovered this about one year ago, I found this about my home town.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKbvOACEtKA

Re: Real pics that seem to be fake: photoshop?

Posted: Tue 01 Mar 2011, 12:00 pm
by Your Funny Uncle