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Tilt-shift effect online

Add a tilt shift effect to photos online. Place a sharp focus band, blur the rest for a miniature look—adjust angle and width, preview live, download PNG.

What is a tilt-shift effect?

A tilt-shift effect mimics selective focus from tilt-shift photography: one band stays sharp while areas along an angled line blur, making real scenes look like miniatures. Upload a photo, position and rotate the focus band, optionally tune progressive blur steps, preview, and download PNG—all in your browser. It is not image rotation, skew, or lateral shift—only selective blur for a fake miniature look.

Tilt-shift controls

Focus band and blur ramp options.

  1. Focus position: Move the sharp band horizontally and vertically in percent.
  2. Angle: Rotate the focus line from 0 to 360 degrees.
  3. Focus width: Set how much of the frame stays sharp.
  4. Advanced blur steps: Optional progressive blur with radius factor and step count.
  5. Live preview: Output updates as you move sliders.
  6. PNG download: Save the result as tilt-shift-effect.png.

How to add tilt shift to a photo

Steps for miniature-style pictures.

  1. Upload a photo: Aerial or elevated shots often work well (15 MB max).
  2. Place the focus band: Adjust x, y, angle, and focus width over the area that should stay sharp.
  3. Enable advanced if needed: Tune initial radius, factor, and steps for stronger blur falloff.
  4. Download PNG: Save when the blurred foreground and background look like a model scene.

Tips for miniature tilt shift

Stronger fake-miniature results.

  1. Shoot from above: High vantage photos read most clearly as scale models.
  2. Narrow the focus band: A smaller focus width increases the miniature illusion.
  3. Center on subject rows: Place the sharp strip on buildings, trains, or crowds.
  4. Try advanced steps: More steps with a radius factor above 1.4 deepen outer blur.
  5. Match the angle: Rotate focus to follow receding lines in the scene.
  6. Pair with crop: Crop to a strip on /crop-image before applying tilt shift.

When to use tilt shift

Typical uses for miniature blur.

  1. Cityscapes: Blur sky and foreground around a sharp mid-ground strip.
  2. Rail and road scenes: Align the focus angle along a path or horizon.
  3. Social posts: Stylized tilt shift look without specialty lenses.
  4. Aerial photos: Tilt shift images from above often read as tiny models.
  5. Portfolio experiments: Try different focus widths on the same upload.
  6. Quick previews: Test whether a photo suits miniature treatment before editing elsewhere.

Why use this tilt-shift tool

Benefits of browser-based miniature blur.

  1. No tilt-shift lens: Simulate selective focus from any photo.
  2. Angled focus band: Match scene geometry with rotation control.
  3. Progressive blur: Advanced steps ramp blur smoothly outside focus.
  4. Private: Processing stays on your device.
  5. Side-by-side preview: Compare input and output on one page.
  6. Free: Unlimited previews and downloads.

Technical details

How tilt-shift processing works here.

  1. Perpendicular distance mask: Blur amount scales with distance from the angled focus line.
  2. Box blur levels: Advanced mode precomputes stepped box-blur passes.
  3. Simple mode: Single fixed-radius blur blended outside the focus band.
  4. Smooth transition: Gradient blend between sharp and blurred regions.
  5. Alpha preserved: PNG transparency kept through compositing.
  6. Input limits: 15 MB upload; 8192 px max edge.

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