Tilt and Shift Movements Part I
Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the well-known international magazine Popular Photography .
An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing. He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He can be reached at kashokk@gmail.com .
Do you want all elements in a landscape or a tabletop photograph in sharp focus?
Keep just a slice of the image in focus for an arty product image? Correct leaning verticals of a building? Create a panorama stack easily? Avoid reflection in a mirror? All these are possible by either tilting or shifting the optical axis of a lens. These operations are collectively called ‘movements’ in photographic parlance and are great techniques to solve various problems.
In this article, we will note the correct nomenclature of movements, observe what effect each of these has
