Tilt-shift lens

What it is

Only a thin band is sharp; real scenes look like miniatures.

When to use it

City overviews, toy-like, surreal.

When not to

Character emotional beats.

Often confused with

• shallow-focus

  Shallow focus blurs depth; tilt-shift keeps one band sharp.

Common generation mistakes

• SymptomEverything is sharp.

  FixState a tilt-shift look with one sharp band, like a miniature model.