Perspective

Perspective is when the camera is used in a creative way to take photographs of a humorous nature, or to create an illusion through the image.


The reason perspective is used is to take images to be viewed in a different way by the eye. It's out of the ordinary & jumps out at us when we see it.


Here are three examples of perspective. 

This is an image of a weird angle perspective. The Angle of the gap in the trunk of a cut down tree causes interest as well as a leading line which draws the viewer into the photo.

This image shows the illusion of perspective. To a normal eye it looks like Michael in the background is poking Shelby in the foreground in the eye. However the two are apart & the camera has created this illusion.

This is a foreground perspective. This is shown by the image. Even though Michael is of key interest in the background the main focus is in the foreground where we can clearly see Michael's clenched fist.

Aperture & Shutter

Aperture is linked to the speed of the shutter. Smaller f numbers means a faster shutter is required therefore meaning that higher f numbers require a slower shutter speed to let in more light.


Calculated as f stops f22 = full Depth of Field
f1.4/2.8 = shallow DOF


The faster the shutter speed the more action is frozen. The counter action to this is that to capture movement or record action you need a slower shutter speed. This can be various types of seconds. Panning with a fast shutter keeps a sharp focus for a better image but this leaves the background blurred. This means that you can not use a shutter that is less than your lens length without the use of a tripod otherwise your pictures will come out blurred.


ISO measures how sensitive the light is on the sensor. On bright days you should use low numbers & for higher numbers for when it is dark outside. There is more grain when the ISO is larger.


Here are a example of aperture, shutter & ISO:

Client Portfolio

I am a freelance photographer & I am producing a book about Britian. I am going to document life in Britain, Saltaire is just of many place I am photographing. I am required to produce 8 photos.


The pictures show below, document our problems with littering, education, sexual health & terrible roads as well as showing our proud heritage within the World Heritage Site.

Shapes, Form & Lines

Shapes and lines are elements in photography. When used quite well, shapes and lines can create as good looking effect. Photographers usually can have the control over ways shapes and lines are used in pictures.


Shapes are key to composition and is usually how the person looking finds an object in the photograph. Form is when a shape is 3D. A shape is only 2D, however with the right lighting you can bring it up to 3D therefore making it . Lighting can also turn 3D form into 2D shape when the lighting is bad.


Lines can be effective in composition, because they give interest to a photo. Lines can are important because they can bring a picture together & also attract the viewers eye. They can draw your eyes into a picture & also help a picture become more effective. Lines can also add depth to a picture. 


Here is a example:

 Shape is the key element & is shown by the shed just peeping out of the bushes. This attracts the viewer & adds interest to the photo.

Form is shown by the 3D Shed in the background. The lighting makes the shed keeps it 3D form & makes it better to look at & more interesting for the viewer.

Lines are clearly demonstrated by the path. It runs down the middle of the picture bringing the picture together as one & is also a leading line as your eye is drawn down the path from the foreground of the photo to the background.