Aragon - Digital Photography 

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Forced Perspective Project

Types and Strategies of Forced Perspective:


*See slideshow below for examples of each!


1. Making a main subject larger

2. Making a main subject smaller

3. Merging subjects

4. Bending gravity


*Your final Photo must use one of the above techniques.  You may also combine 1 or more.

What is Forced Perspective?
Forced perspective is a photographic illusion generally used to make two or more objects seem to be a different size than their actual size.

Aviod Common Types of Forced Perspective!
  • Holding a landmark
  • Holding/eating the sun/moon
  • Holding another person in one hand
  • Toy larger than person/pet
  • People hanging from top of photo
  • Person stepping on another person

Due Dates:

  1. Tuesday, 11/15
    -Prop (object) for warm up due
    -5 ideas for your project - Forced Perspective showing emphasis

2.  P. 1 Wed. 11/16 P.2 Thurs. 11/17

     -Critique of best of warm ups 

     -Select best warm up 

     - upload to your website


3. Monday, 11/21

     -6 different photos due (Contact sheet)

     -Select and edit final composition


4.  Tuesday, 11/22

    • Final photo due
    • Check image size and resolution in photoshop:

                          Image size= 8 inches x 10 inches  (Portrait) 

                                               10 inches x 8 inches  (Landscape)                         

                                               300 RESOLUTION

  • Save final photo as: last name first initial_perspective.jpg       
                     Example: nelsonb_perspective.jpg
  • Submit photo to google classroom - forced perspective project

Critique and Blog Instructions

Blog #6 - Forced Perspective Critique
  • WITH your group construct a sentence with the sentence starters below describing and elaborating on how the element/principle is present in the photo.


  • Add your completed sentence to your blog.


After some discussion, we have decided that _______ and _________were the element/principle of art used in the photo. ___________was an example of_________ because__________. Additionally, _______was an example of___________ because___________.


EXAMPLE:

After some discussion, we have decided that emphasis and shape were the element and principle of art used in the photo. The lines dividing the windows were an example of emphasis because they were the lightest area of the photo that guided the viewers eyes across the photograph. Additionally, the lines and windows were examples of positive shape because they were the actual objects that occupied space within the photo while the sky remained the negative space that created the steps within the dark background.




WEBSITE LINKS WITH EXAMPLES!
http://photography.about.com/library/forcedperspective/blforcedperspective.htm

Above: Great website with directions for types of forced perspective!

More examples of photos: Don't copy!

http://www.designzzz.com/forced-perspective-pictures/

Videos!