No Brian, this is not an answer at all. Of course everybody knows that when you move around perspective changes. Veli Izzet -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu [mailto:owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu] On Behalf Of Brian Chandler Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:56 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: Perspective thing (RE: Some questions from an exam for your amusement.) Izzet Cigirgan <izzet@vizo.com> writes: > Why do lots of people swear that the longitudinal distance between the > objects gets smaller when shot with a tele then? Is this also not one > of the expalantions for using a tele in portraiture? > Because the photographer moves around so the subject fills the frame. With a telephoto lens that means the photographer is further away - *that's* what changes the perspective. Brian Chandler ---------------- geo://Sano.Japan.Planet_3 Jigsaw puzzles from Japan at: http://imaginatorium.org/shop/
