Forced PerspectiveYou have THREE CLASSES to work on this project.
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FORCED PERSPECTIVE is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.
It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera.
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FORCED PERSPECTIVE is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.
It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera.
Forced perspective is also used in cinematography. The most obvious example is the shooting of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The key to successful forced perspective photography is a perfect angle and extended depth of field. Contrary to most assignments, you need to have different depths be in equal focus in order for the illusion to work. In the images above, notice how subject and background are in focus. This means shooting with a narrow aperture (as close to F/22 as you can manage).
You can use other people or objects as props for this project. Use your imagination!
Forced Perspective Assignment
You will work with a partner or two (depending on the shots you want), and will produce FOUR forced perspective images.
CAMERA SETTINGS
Mode: A is recommended (so you can set a narrow aperture) OR M
ISO: Your choice, but you probably want it higher than usual to compensate for the small aperture you will probably have.
You are encouraged to crop your images (original ratio) to achieve the composition you want.
TIP: Do a quick Google image search of "Forced perspective photography" to get some ideas before you start.
Use Photoshop to clean up your images prior to printing and mounting on Poster Board.
Include a caption that describes the event.
Hand in via Google Classroom (remember to put all images in a Google Drive folder, and ADD a link to that folder to Classroom.
You can use other people or objects as props for this project. Use your imagination!
Forced Perspective Assignment
You will work with a partner or two (depending on the shots you want), and will produce FOUR forced perspective images.
CAMERA SETTINGS
Mode: A is recommended (so you can set a narrow aperture) OR M
ISO: Your choice, but you probably want it higher than usual to compensate for the small aperture you will probably have.
You are encouraged to crop your images (original ratio) to achieve the composition you want.
TIP: Do a quick Google image search of "Forced perspective photography" to get some ideas before you start.
Use Photoshop to clean up your images prior to printing and mounting on Poster Board.
Include a caption that describes the event.
Hand in via Google Classroom (remember to put all images in a Google Drive folder, and ADD a link to that folder to Classroom.