Having Fun With Forced Perception!

Crushed underfoot!

Giant dinosaur towers over!

Life sized slot machine pull

Lost in a world of flowers

In this series of forced perspective photos, I played with scale and angles to create optical illusions. The first image on the top left captures the illusion of one person being crushed by a large shoe. I achieved this by positioning the subject far in the background, using a low-angle shot to make the shoe appear larger. I used a shutter speed of 1/250, an ISO of 400, and an aperture of f/8 to keep both the shoe and subject in focus. The focal length of my lens was 35mm, allowing me to keep the entire scene sharp.

In the second image on the top right, I placed a stuffed dinosaur toy close to the lens while my subject stood farther away. The dinosaur appears large in comparison due to the difference in proximity. I used a shutter speed of 1/200, an ISO of 100, and an aperture of f/5.6, focusing on the toy while keeping the background slightly blurred.

For the third image on the bottom left, I made a slot machine appear life-sized by positioning it close to the camera and aligning the subject to look as though he was holding the lever. I used a focal length of 50mm, aperture of f/9, and a shutter speed of 1/300 to create depth and maintain clarity throughout the shot.

In the final image at the bottom right, I played with the perspective of a flower and my subject, creating the illusion of a giant flower with a small person smelling it. The aperture was set at f/11, the shutter speed was 1/250, and the ISO was 200. While taking this picture I focused on the flower to bring attention to its size.