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01/20/2007 01:11:02 AM · #1 |
I posted a photo to my blog tonight that I captured accidentally and it proves that Cameras Do Lie...
It's interesting how perspective, even though totally unintentional, can change everything about a photo...
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01/20/2007 01:12:43 AM · #2 |
Well well, it certainly looks that way.
I wonder if I could pull something like this off..
Edit: My photography instructor showed me some work by an artists who's whole goal was to work with deceptive perception. He would work with angle and stuff. He would go out and put blue tape on everything. I wonder who it was.
Message edited by author 2007-01-20 01:14:00.
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01/20/2007 01:15:01 AM · #3 |
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01/20/2007 01:16:22 AM · #4 |
| Whoever said that the camera never lies was lying :-) To some extent, it always shows something that was not there. It's VERY easy to crop something critical out of the image or to show it in a way that gives a misleading perspective. |
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01/20/2007 01:16:57 AM · #5 |
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01/20/2007 01:20:10 AM · #6 |
| Cool blog format. I like how you have the background look like a newspaper with the ink from the other side coming through. |
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01/20/2007 01:22:58 AM · #7 |
Yeah, the phrase is complete bunk, but I don't really see what you're talking about with the photo. He's in a very wide stance crouch... the effect looks completely normal to me.
It's difficult to tell whether he was moving to or away when you snapped that, but from the way that his left foot is turned under, I'd guess towards.
A perfect example of how cameras lie is almost all of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They rarely used special effects to achieve the hobbit appearance if they didn't have to. It was all deceptive camera use mixed with ingenious prop work. |
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01/20/2007 01:23:02 AM · #8 |
From the blog: "the first thing that came to mind is how this basketball player looked like a dwarf from this particular angle."
It's called foreshortening...JMHO I may be wrong, but I don't think so. It's often used in drawing and painting when 3d goes to 2d image. |
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01/20/2007 01:26:56 AM · #9 |
Great photo and great point... thanks for sharing!
This might make for an interesting challenge.
~Terry
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01/20/2007 01:29:19 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by dsterner:
.... It's called foreshortening...JMHO I may be wrong, but I don't think so. It's often used in drawing and painting when 3d goes to 2d image. |
Yes foreshortening is correct. One of the hardest things for artists of the human figure to master. I certainly had a hard time with it! Way cool photo and one of the clearest photographic examples I've seen of foreshortening! |
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01/20/2007 01:34:44 AM · #11 |
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01/20/2007 03:33:46 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Dorf on basketball.. |
My exact thoughts :-)
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01/20/2007 03:47:02 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by jfriesen:
Edit: My photography instructor showed me some work by an artists who's whole goal was to work with deceptive perception. He would work with angle and stuff. He would go out and put blue tape on everything. I wonder who it was. |
I think I remember someone linking and starting a discussion on this here sometime last year. Interesting stuff.
Dorf - hehe, I thought of that too :-)
interesting post John!, thanks
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01/20/2007 03:54:26 AM · #14 |
| P.S. I never realized that Flickr had 100 MB bandwidth per month for their free accounts. I might store some stuff there to share with friends and family around the world (password protection). Nice hosting option. |
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01/20/2007 08:55:32 AM · #15 |
| I like the 'newspaper style' website you've got there. |
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01/20/2007 03:18:22 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by dsterner:
It's called foreshortening...JMHO I may be wrong, but I don't think so. It's often used in drawing and painting when 3d goes to 2d image. |
Interesting... I learned something today :) Thanks for the post...
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