Free Auto Tilt-Shift Photoshop Action
Download & info after the jump.
OH HEY. Today I’m putting up the first in a series of specialist photography Photoshop actions which I’ve put together. This one, Auto Tilt-Shift, mimics tilt-shift photography which, though initially used in a very serious way by architects is now used by artists to make buildings in aerial photographs look small and like adorable models. You can see lots of (largely faked) examples on flickr here. A tilt-shift lens will cost you about £800, but this Photoshop action is only £400! Only joking, it’s free, so if you would have been willing to pay £400, you’ve just made a sweet sweet profit of £400.
Once you’ve loaded the action, (for instructions on how to, click here), open an aerial, or any high-angle photograph and run it. That’s literally it. It works best on landscape orientated images between 600 – 2000 pixels. Any bigger, or if the photograph’s portrait orientated they you’ll probably have to crop it slightly, but hey, that’s fun!
I’ve included a few before and after images after the jump so you can see how it works. Please feel free to distribute it as you wish, but if you do please link to this blog. I like it because when people visit, it feels almost like I have friends.
Click here to download Auto Tilt-Shift.
November 10, 2008 at 4:32 am
Great stuff, thanks Joe!
November 12, 2008 at 11:31 am
Cool. I would like to try this action but the download isn’t working.
November 12, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Ah yes, I think mediafire was down for a short period this morning, but just checked the link now and it should be working again…
November 18, 2008 at 9:39 am
Thanks. I did several pics and credited you at my flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsuplido/sets/72157609315620277/
November 20, 2008 at 11:08 pm
[...] images were made using Joe Prytherch’s Auto tilt-shift Photoshop action, which you can grab and use for [...]
November 20, 2008 at 11:20 pm
down again!?!?!
November 21, 2008 at 12:38 am
Hmm, just checked again and it seems to be up… Blame MediaFire’s erratic hosting i guess…
November 21, 2008 at 6:03 pm
After 50% has done
I got this message:
The Command “Refine Edge” is not currently available
I got it in any Picture
any solutions?
November 21, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Ah, what version of Photoshop are you using? I’m afraid if it’s below CS3 the action won’t work for it, and i think “refine edge” is probably a funtion introduced in CS3… Sorry!
November 25, 2008 at 8:59 pm
thanks for sharing it, mate!
November 25, 2008 at 11:32 pm
…and a sample, after using your PS t-s action. cheerio!
November 26, 2008 at 12:39 am
Looking nice C.S., cheers!
November 27, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Any way to tell it what portion of the image you want to look miniature?
December 4, 2008 at 8:26 pm
hmmm…top of the picture seems huge and distorted?
January 16, 2009 at 2:01 am
The only time this happened to me was when I used an image under 1000 px wide. Is this the case with your image? If so send me an email and I’ll explain how to modify the action to stop this happening.
January 4, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I keep getting the error message that “refine edge” is not available.
I’m running CS2 on a Mac.
arghhh…..
January 16, 2009 at 1:59 am
Ah, my apologies, this action is only compatible with CS3 and above. I’m a massive bastard.
February 2, 2009 at 8:28 pm
BUMMER! I wanted this SO bad but now realize it will only work on Cs3 or higher! AAAAAH! You ARE a massive bastard. LOL LOL Just kidding! (just quoting you from above post. LOL)
Any chance of creatin’ a little sum sum for us poor fold with CS2??? Pleeeease?? Pretty pretty pretty please?
Huuuh. Can’t blame a girl for trying… right?
Ciao,
J
February 14, 2009 at 1:05 am
Hi there, it wont download?? anywhere else i can download this from?
March 20, 2009 at 10:27 am
GOOD JOB!
March 24, 2009 at 9:05 am
oh you massive bastard, won’t work on my work machine but i’m going to give it a go tonight at home coz i’ve got more up to date software!