Create a miniature model look by adding selective blur to your photos.
Our free tilt shift effect tool lets you transform ordinary photos into scenes that look like miniature models. This popular photographic technique creates a narrow band of focus and blurs the rest of the image, mimicking the shallow depth of field you would see when photographing small objects. The result makes real-world scenes appear toy-like and miniaturized.
The tilt shift effect works particularly well on certain types of images:
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Place the sharp focus band exactly where you want it to highlight specific parts of your image.
Control how wide or narrow the area of focus appears to fine-tune the miniature effect.
Adjust how blurry the out-of-focus areas become to create subtle or dramatic miniature effects.
See your tilt shift adjustments instantly as you make them, allowing for perfect customization.
Simple sliders make creating professional-looking tilt shift effects accessible to everyone, no technical skills required.
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The tilt shift effect is a photographic technique that creates a selective focus, making real-world scenes appear as if they are miniature models. It works by creating a narrow band of sharp focus while blurring the rest of the image. Originally achieved with specialized tilt-shift lenses, this effect can now be simulated digitally with tools like ours.
Tilt shift effects work best on images taken from a high vantage point looking down at a landscape, cityscape, or busy scene. The effect is most convincing when applied to images of things that could plausibly exist as miniature models, such as urban areas, transportation systems, beaches, or industrial areas.
The miniature look is created by simulating a very shallow depth of field that would normally only occur when photographing small objects up close. By creating a narrow band of focus and blurring everything above and below it, the scene tricks our brain into perceiving the subject as much smaller than it actually is.
Yes! Our tool allows you to adjust both the position and width of the focused area. You can move the focus band up or down to highlight different parts of your image, and you can make it wider or narrower depending on how much of your image you want to remain in focus.
While the tilt shift effect technically can be applied to any image, it works best on scenes viewed from above or at a distance. The miniature effect is less convincing on portraits or close-up photos because our brains don't associate these subjects with miniature models. The effect is most dramatic on cityscapes, landscapes, and scenes with multiple elements at varying distances.
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