1. Forced Perspective
Manipulating the frame using perspective
Chris Ballance - BallancePhoto.com

2. What is Forced Perspective?
Photographic technique that uses perspective to manipulate
how the human mind perceives elements of the photo.
Can be intentional or unintentional
Fun way to add interest to photos
No Photoshop required :-)

3. How does it work?
Size is always relative in photography
Photos by their nature are scaled, never 1:1
Perspective changes everything
The mind sees what it expects it will

4. Unintentional
Is a Chinook
only slightly
taller than a
person?

5. (Architecture)
How tall are
these stairs in
the Ukraine?

6. Cart in a warehouse

7. Background Interest

8. Tilt/Shift (Tile / Rise)

9. Use for effect...

10. Fun with a group

11. Jump! Jump!

12. Angles, Reflections