Forced Perspective in Photography

1. Forced Perspective
Tricking the eye through perspective and depth
Photographic ILLUSION generally used to make two or more
objects seem to be a different size than their actual size.

2. Forced Perspective generally
falls into a few main
categories.
}Making a main
subject larger
}Making a main
subject smaller
}Merging subjects
}Bending gravity

3. DISTANCE:
Making objects seem smaller

4. DISTANCE
Using DISTANCE as a way of creating a different size is a simple method
of generating a forced perspective.

9. ANGLE

10. Merging subjects

11. Humor is also an option!
-Making object seem larger

12. Environment

13. Using Objects to create illusion

14. Defying Gravity!

15. Distance & Environment

16. Using Lights and Surroundings

18. The IDEA makes it UNIQUE

20. This is practice for next week’s
assignment!
1. Idea for forced perspective due on
Monday, Oct. 15th
ALSO, Don’t forget!
2. Hockney collage due on Monday,
Oct. 15th