Evoke Depth with Vanishing Point Perspective; Plus Seven Other Techniques.

Evoking the sense of depth and volume in two dimensional images is one of the important aspects of successful photography. Constructing or highlighting one, two or three point perspective is very helpful. Other techniques include overlapping objects, diminishing object perspective, the use of light and shadow, atmospheric perspective, and the contrast of warm and cool colors. We also speculate on how our physiology and evolution is the bed-stone of some of these effects.

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