Comments on: Perspective in Photography: Part I http://www.dphotojournal.com/perspective-in-photography-part-i/ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sudipta http://www.dphotojournal.com/perspective-in-photography-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-206562 Sudipta Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:51:57 +0000 http://www.dphotojournal.com/perspective-in-photography-part-i/#comment-206562 Hi Todd. You are absolutely correct. Converging lines is just ONE way (albeit a cliche one) to illustrate depth but there are various other ways too, and some of which I did covered in this article. I do have a comment on the statement "The wide angle lens almost exaggerates the size of close objects" and "a long telephoto that compresses the perspective of far-away images". I will specifically address these myths in my next article. It's not the telephoto lens or the WA lens that changes perspective. It's the distance and ONLY the distance between the lens and the subject that is responsible for altering perspective. More to come in Part II. -Sudipta. Hi Todd.

You are absolutely correct. Converging lines is just ONE way (albeit a cliche one) to illustrate depth but there are various other ways too, and some of which I did covered in this article.

I do have a comment on the statement “The wide angle lens almost exaggerates the size of close objects” and “a long telephoto that compresses the perspective of far-away images”. I will specifically address these myths in my next article. It’s not the telephoto lens or the WA lens that changes perspective. It’s the distance and ONLY the distance between the lens and the subject that is responsible for altering perspective.

More to come in Part II.

-Sudipta.

]]> By: Todd Fitchette http://www.dphotojournal.com/perspective-in-photography-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-206477 Todd Fitchette Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:14:27 +0000 http://www.dphotojournal.com/perspective-in-photography-part-i/#comment-206477 Convergent lines are not the only means a photographer can use to show depth. One way I like to use in scenics is the use of a wide angle and the placement of objects very close to the camera. The wide angle lens almost exaggerates the size of close objects, making those far away seem even smaller and farther away. It's the opposite effect one gets with a long telephoto that compresses the perspective of far-away images, making them seem closer together and closer to the camera. Having a person or something in the frame that viewers can immediately gauge the size of also provides a better visual perspective. Convergent lines are not the only means a photographer can use to show depth. One way I like to use in scenics is the use of a wide angle and the placement of objects very close to the camera. The wide angle lens almost exaggerates the size of close objects, making those far away seem even smaller and farther away.
It’s the opposite effect one gets with a long telephoto that compresses the perspective of far-away images, making them seem closer together and closer to the camera.
Having a person or something in the frame that viewers can immediately gauge the size of also provides a better visual perspective.

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