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How Lenses Affect Perspective

DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT

Perspective is the way that we perceive depth, distance, and size.

Shortening the distance between the camera and the subject causes the closest objects to the lens to appear larger. A good example of this is a photograph of someone sitting on the floor with their legs and feet stretched out in front of them toward the camera. The resulting photograph will appear as though the subject’s feet are extremely large in proportion to the rest of his body.

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