A while back I read something in a magazine about this Photoshop technique wherein you can make things look like miniatures. Basically you take the background out of focus, punch up the front a bit, and voilà! Real world pictures look like a miniatures. So I decided to fool around with this technique on a couple of pictures. For example:

Itty Bitty Basketball Game

I think this one is the most convincing picture I've done. They really look like tiny plastic basketball players, don't they?

Tiny Sun Salutations

I think that's the name of the pose they're doing. It could The Swarthy Monkey for all I know. This one isn't as good - it's too close up and you can see her face and skin too clearly which makes it less convincing.

Mini Barack

I like to believe that Barack could still beat McCain if he were plastic and less than an inch tall.