# Miniaturized Street Photography Ed Mcgowan Takes Stunning Tilt-Shift Images By Francis Tiangson | Published 2011-02-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ed-mcgowan References: [photodonuts](http://www.photodonuts.com/ed-mcgowan) & [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/isayx3/) Ed McGowan takes some wicked tilt-shift street images. The awesome technique makes it look like the world he's photographing is a miniaturized diorama version of reality. From boardwalks to crosswalks and even airports, Ed McGowan has a wonderful eye for framing and capturing beautiful scenes. The awesome coloration of the images add even further appeal to the superb photographs; the world he sees through his viewfinder looks a lot nicer than mine. **Implications** - Creating miniature products continues to be a really innovative way that modern companies can target consumers who believe that bigger isn't always better. In this age of super-sized everything, micro products are seen as a refreshing deviation from the norm. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Miniature Products:** Creating miniature products continues to be a disruptive innovation opportunity for modern companies to target consumers who believe that bigger isn't always better. - **Tilt-shift Photography:** The technique of tilt-shift photography presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for photographers to capture stunning images that appear to be miniaturized dioramas. - **Coloration Enhancement:** Improving coloration in photography offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to enhance the appeal and visual impact of images. ### Who This Affects Most - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can explore the development of miniature devices as a disruptive innovation opportunity to cater to consumers who prefer compact and portable products. - **Photography and Imaging:** The photography and imaging industry can embrace tilt-shift photography as a disruptive innovation opportunity to offer unique and eye-catching visual experiences. - **Graphic Design and Advertising:** The graphic design and advertising industry can leverage coloration enhancement techniques to create visually appealing and attention-grabbing marketing materials. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Miniature Artful Hip-Hop Landmarks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/danny-cortes.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Miniature Collectible Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worlds-smallest.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Stacked Dynamic Light Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tilt-shift-collection.md) - [AI Travel Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/epic-ai-travel-photos.md) - [Miniature Collectible Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-of-miniverse.md) - [Miniature Baking Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-food.md) - [Adorable Mini Instant Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-digital-toy-camera.md)