Tilt-shift miniature faking

Tilt-shift miniature faking is a process in which a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated so that it looks like a photograph of a miniature scale model.

This is one of the most interesting photographic techniques I've seen in awhile. Through simply adjusting the focus in certain areas of a picture, you can manipulate the actual size (or the appearance of it) of what was photographed.

For example, here's a miniature fake of Jodhpur, a city in India:



And the original photo:




Miniature faking has probably been around for quite some time, but this completely fascinates me nonetheless. I love the effect. In fact, about an hour ago when I started looking into this technique, I stumbled upon tiltshiftmaker.com, a site in which you upload a photo, and it automatically adjusts the focus and creates a fake miniature.

HERE'S ONE I DID :D
I, of course, used a snapshot from one of our marching shows this past year. Hooray for being a loser. Here's the original:

And the modified version: