The tilt shift technique makes much of the background and foreground of an image out of focus, which distorts our perception of size
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Blurry backgrounds in photographs can make objects seem smaller than they actually are – and experiments have given us new clues about what makes this illusion so effective.
Photographers use a technique called tilt shift miniaturisation to make large objects and landscapes look like toy sets. This relies on the fact that our eyes can’t focus on close-up and distant objects at the same time, so when we focus …
