miniature effect D600

[Krap nosidoog]

Hi I'm new to DSLR photography and have been experimenting on a recent trip to Italy. I used the miniature creative filter on my Canon 600D to get the following images. I love tilt-shift images and would appreciete any advice and feedback. Thanks.

[rbarry]

The third one is the best of the bunch for me, but none of them are particularly striking. You could probably achieve a better tilt shift look in post production.

The subject material in the first is quite bland.

The focus point in the second is not defined and the scene is too "busy". A higher vantage point would have worked better.

The third is more defined but the subject is in shade, so reducing the vibrance of the image.

The two Gondolas appear to be equally focused, enlarging the focus plane depth and reducing the effect.

See tutorial here:
http://www.photoradar.com/techniques...ft-photography

Video tutorial of above:
http://www.photoradar.com/techniques...ft-photography

Sorry to sound harsh but welcome to the forum!

[thefonz78]

I thought the looked pretty good for a in camera effect. I agree the third one is the best.

[Krap nosidoog]

Thanks for the feedback. I will be checking out the tutorials and putting them into practice.

[rbarry]

Originally Posted by Krap nosidoog

Thanks for the feedback. I will be checking out the tutorials and putting them into practice.

Sorry if I sounded somewhat of a curmudgeon, but It's best to tell it how it is rather than give false praise. I'm sure you could achieve a better result than your inbuilt camera effect can. Have a look at some of the normal images you have already taken and see if any of those would make for good tilt shift experimentation.

All the best,

Rick.

[Atze]

If something goes completely wrong, you can also use software to create the fake miniature effect later one