The forced perspective technique manipulates our human perception with the use of optical illusions to make objects appear larger, smaller, farther, or closer than they actually are. I once screamed like a little girl at a scary movie in a packed theater, only to find out later that the gigantic monster on the screen was only a little model. The movie makers had used forced perspective to turn a plastic toy into something frightening to the audience. The use of digital effects today still incorporates this popular way of portraying scenes or objects.
Little Push by Chaval Brasil
Photography also uses forced perspective a lot as well to give a certain feel to an image. That’s why I was surprised to only find a few thousand results when searching for ‘forced perspective’ on Flickr. Here are 15 selected examples of this technique, which includes images that show how much fun you can have with it.
For more examples, check out the forced perspective group on Flickr.
Maina by -Thanh
Dee blows off some steam by toastforbrekkie
Waterfall Trap by stuant63
Johan is incredibly tall by mrlerone
Tire Tracks by andrewyang
Gnome Alone by -RobW-
Hot Dog! by toastforbrekkie
Out for a Stroll by Kevin Eddy
The Tunnel of Typography by otherthings
Encroaching Evil by country boy shane
Perspective by M.V. Jantzen
Paragliding, Tod on Pule hill by purplemattfish
Warp by kitone
Perspective by twiga269
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15 Forced Perspective Technique Examples