A forensic application for a Tilt and Shift Lens

[@stanleyrobinson9208]

That's beautifully explained. I've been puzzling for a while how to eliminate reflections on a series of wall-mounted framed photographs that I've been trying to archive. Looks like a job for my Tilt/Shift lens. Thanks for taking the time to post the video and hopefully there's no blood spatter in sight!

[@lonniepaulson7031]

Thanks. I have been watching a number of your videos. nobody is doing what you are doing on You Tube. I used to use a view camera to photograph mirrors. I'm glad they still make shift-tilt lenses.

[@jimsutherland2010]

Great example of using a great lens, love it! Thank you for your work.

[@gavinduvenage9868]

This is hugely helpful - looking forward to future videos. I've been struggling to figure out how to use a shift lens (inherited with a Mamiya RZ ProII). Given some fantistic ideas for mirror shots. Thank you!!

[@MrThoLuu]

A very well explained and userful video. Thanks so much. If I need to take pictures of mirrors what kind of digital camera and tilt/shift lense do I need to buy?

[@davefoc]

Thank you for the video. I did not know such a lens existed or that it might be used for something like this. If I was going to do this for non-forensic purposes I would take a picture of the mirror from the side and use image processing software to make the shape of the mirror round. It might be that in a forensic application the use of any kind of post processing of the image might be an issue. I use this trick when I want to take a picture of something with reflections on it that I don't want to see in the final image by taking the picture from a side where the reflections aren't visible and changing the image to make it look like it was taken straight on with image processing software .

[@galespring6447]

Thanks for your comment. Your software approach is perfectly fine. If you have to manipulate too much, it can create image artefacts but that's in the judgment of the photographer/viewer. Mostly, it works well. I use it for illustrative purposes. And your right, perspective manipulation by software is a 'no-no' for forensic applications. This is a good point to bring up for other readers.

[@seamuswarren]

This bloke’s great! I’ve had problems getting my reflection out of shopfront or museum case windows from time to time. Don’t have a tilt-shift lens so I’d try to get a 45° angle with light diffuser maybe.

[@seamuswarren]

Gale Spring, Hello and many thanks 🙏🏼 for advising a potential software solution for the tilt/shift deprived among us. 👍🏼

[@galespring9028]

Been shifting and tilting for years. Sometimes a software solution is simply the best!

[@Kranitoko]

Damn that's so cool, always wondered how they did this.

[@WingmanStudios]

Excuse me but, isn't this useful for not only forensic purposes, but also whenever you just want to sell a mirror? eBayers everywhere thank you, sir!

[@WingmanStudios]

I don't mind at all. Glad to bring a new idea to the discussion. I was trying to think of a way to photograph proof coins with a highly reflective finish without including the camera in the photos, and I had considered the use of tilt-shift lenses. The main problem I'm encountering is that Nikon does not manufacture a tilt-shift with a focal length greater than 85mm, and I consider the 200mm Micro Nikkor ideal for coin photography. I've considered using the shift function of the PB-4 bellows in conjunction with the 200mm lens, but I'm not sure if the optics will work in an ideal manner, considering the forward positioning of the rear element of the lens, and I'm not an optics expert. Thanks for all your wonderful videos about photography!

[@enriquer.aguilar8491]

wooooow this is cool !

[@leaf16nut]

"Sunscreen"