# Bird's-Eye Tilt-Shift These Oliver Barbieri 'Tilting City' Photos Look Like Mini Models By Allison Love | Published 2010-05-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oliver-barbieri-tilting-city References: [theawesomer](http://theawesomer.com/tilt-shift-nyc/42024/) & [flavorwire](http://flavorwire.com/94470/photo-gallery-new-york-city-as-an-avatar) These Oliver Barbieri 'Tilting City' pictures make New York City look like a [mini model](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-muji). The photographer turns the lens of his camera, shifting and tilting it until some of the photo is blurry and other parts are perfectly clear. The super-cool photographs feature numerous well-known areas of New York City, all from a [bird's eye view](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/epic-ai-travel-photos), making you feel a bit like a giant looking onto a tiny fake city. I think these Oliver Barbieri 'Tilting City' pictures are pretty artistic, giving the viewer a unique perspective of the famous city. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Bird's-eye Perspective:** There is an opportunity to innovate in aerial photography to create new, eye-catching perspectives of cities like New York City. - **Tilt-shift Photography:** There is an opportunity to innovate in photography by exploring the use of tilt-shift lenses to create miniature-looking models of real-life cities or objects. - **Artistic Manipulation of Images:** There is an opportunity for artists and photographers to explore creative manipulation of images using techniques like tilting and blurring to create unique perspectives. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography:** The photography industry can explore new techniques like the use of tilt-shift lenses to create unique and artistic images of cities and objects, thus attracting more customers. - **Tourism:** The tourism industry can utilize artwork such as Oliver Barbieri's 'Tilting City' to highlight the beauty of famous cities from unique angles, attracting more visitors to those places. - **Advertising:** The advertising industry can make use of artistic images like Oliver Barbieri's 'Tilting City' to create eye-catching campaigns that capture the attention of potential customers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Optical Illusion Replica Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liberty-science-center.md) - [Stacked Dynamic Light Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tilt-shift-collection.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md) - [Miniaturized Product Art Photographs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-muji.md) - [Laser-Cut Urban Artistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-cut-city-maps.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Gem-Like Sculptural Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cylindrical-lenses.md)