A picture from Antigua with Tilt Shift applied

So, if you’ve never heard of Tilt Shift Photography, I recommend you google it. If you’d like to see some I’ve done, check out my Flickr Set. I’ll be adding more later.

When it comes to taking an object out of a background there are countless techniques. Some make more sense for certain situations and not so much for other situations. I find when I’m in a rush I like to use a wand, but sometimes it will leave behind artifacts and debris only a pixel or so in size. How do I find them? I put a large red stroke on the layer, erase the junk then just take off the stroke to move on with the project.

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