Tutorial Perspective in Photography – It's All About Viewpoint!

[Garry Edwards]

Garry Edwards submitted a new resource:

Perspective in Photography – It's All About Viewpoint! - Perspective in Photography – It's All About Viewpoint!

There’s a widely held belief among photographers, particularly those relatively new to photography, that the focal length of the lens has an effect on perspective.

It doesn't.

Perspective in photography is determined by just one thing: the position from which the photograph is taken – the viewpoint.

In fact, this principle applies to much more than photography. Our perspective on almost everything in life, including political, religious and cultural issues, is influenced by our viewpoint...

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[Bristolian]

Thank you Gary, a common misconception very well explained

 

[Faldrax]

The misconception is because for a given framing, the choice of focal length determines the position you take the image from - and that change in position affects the perspective