Forced perspective photography

Forced perspective photography :-) I just had an idea... thumbelina :-)

These 33 hilarious perfectly timed photos show how a photographer has to be in the right place at the right time. These funny photos will get you going!

We drove into Uyuni on our small chicken bus from Potosi. Driving into Uyuni I noticed rubbish... rubbish as far as the eye could see scattered all through the desert. Beyond the rubbish there was a vast, barren dry landscape. From what I'd heard

The grand finale day 4 of our Bolivian salt flats tour from Tupiza. See the Salar de Uyuni! Free guide and practical information about the tour.

Forced perspective in photography is a type of optical illusion. Objects appear to be a different size or distance due to the angle you shoot from. You can turn tiny objects into giants or shrink buildings. A classic example of forced perspective? The tourist shot of a person "holding up" the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

This photographer named Hugo Suissas from Lisbon, Portugal creates surreal, mind-bending, and magical photographs by using forced perspective and angles. He turns simple bridges and landscapes into surreal and fantastical places, and items like keys, fruits, and kids' toys into magical props. Every single photograph has a different story and a different idea. They help us see the dull and boring world that we're used to in a new and more fun way.

A merger occurs when something in the background seems to “merge” out of or into your subject. This happens when you are so focused on your subject you do not pay attention to the background. You...

Have you ever tried to catch the clouds in your hand? Or try to hold the Tower of Pisa to keep it from falling?

After spending the last four years getting more and more into photography, it has only been recently that I’ve felt I have really become confident in my abilities to make use of perspective to get shots that I’m truly proud of. That may seem like a long time. But I guess you could say I’m […]