The following lesson was created by Vimeo for its Vimeo Video School. It's used here with permission. Look for a new lesson each week. One of the biggest trends in video right now is the tilt-shift ...

We all know Photoshop is a powerful tool. In two tutorials, I'll take you through how to use Photoshop CS3's Lens Blur filter to do two things: today, we'll make images look like they were shot with a ...

Tilt-shift photography originated with large, billowing lenses to capture the proportions of architecture. Today, its often used to blur parts of a frame and make the world appear in miniature.

For the most part, tilt-shift photography isn’t a cheap thing to get into. You can try freelensing if you’re brave, or build your own lens out of plumbing parts. But if you want something a bit more ...

In last week’s blog entry on adding focus to your images with Bokeh, I showed you how you can use Alien Skin Software’s Bokeh plugin for Photoshop to draw attention to the subject of your photos by ...

Tilt-shift lenses are the darlings of professional architectural and landscape photographers, enabling perspective correction to stop tall buildings appearing to lean inwards towards the top, and for ...

Tilt-shift lenses are highly impractical: They take a lifetime to meter, tilt, shift, swing and focus to get the shot one envisions, but boy do photogs love the results. These types of lenses allow ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Typically, camera lenses are essentially straight, rigid barrels full of glass - that's not the case with the tilt/shift lenses, such as the ...

From lens focal lengths and fill-flash to portraits, macro or stunning landscapes there are techniques for everyone. Learn how to use metering, considering composition and shoot everything from ...