Tilt-shift lens

Selective focus and corrected vertical lines are more likely to appear.

Visual traits

• field of view
• perspective
• relative scale

Expected changes

• Selective focus and corrected vertical lines are more likely to appear.

Definition

Tilt-shift lens changes the visible field of view and perspective. Selective focus and corrected vertical lines are more likely to appear. It does not require a particular physical lens, camera model, or subject.

In more detail

It affects relative scale, depth cues, and the appearance of straight lines. Use it for captured appearance, not to place a lens itself in the image.

Includes

• Visible field of view and perspective

Excludes

• A lens as a pictured object, a camera model, post-processing, or capture-medium response

What this does not imply

• A lens as a pictured object, a camera model, post-processing, or capture-medium response

Variability

Focal-length strength and composition can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Use it as a captured appearance

Distinguish similar expressions

• Do not require the lens itself as a pictured subject

Typical uses

• Adjust field of view and perspective

Possible failure modes

• The effect becomes extreme and obscures the subject