Have you ever wondered how to get an effect like this?
You could buy a special tilt-shift lens — if you have a thousand bucks to spare. Or you could get a rubber plunger, some glue, and a few bits and pieces and create your own flexible lens.
In the video below from Make magazine, you’ll get a crash course in creating your own tilt-shift lens. If you’d rather take your time reading a how-to, see our companion article, “Build a Tilt-Shift Camera Lens for Peanuts.”
This article was last modified on December 14, 2022
This article was first published on September 21, 2009
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