Forced Perspective Photography

Forced perspective photography is a technique that uses 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 Photography can be used to achieve very interesting and amusing results. People can appear taller than buildings or so small they can stand on each others hands. The size of objects can be misrepresented and thought provoking and different images can be achieved. The number one rule with forced perspective photography is No Photoshop! Although Photoshop is a wonderful tool, forced perspective photography is all about using variances in distance and angle to achieve the pictures, rather than using software. All the images below are not Photoshopped. Below are some of the finest examples of this uber cool photography technique that we could find. Enjoy.