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This is all very interesting but it’s not really about perspective. Perspective is fixed based on the relative positions of the objects. What changes is how we
by fungiblecog 5y ago
This is all very interesting but it’s not really about perspective. Perspective is fixed based on the relative positions of the objects. What changes is how we perceive perspective when we squash a representation of a wide angle of view - ie what our eyes actually see - into a much smaller area (ie a photo or painting).
Stated like that it’s obvious that they can’t possibly look the same and you either get disappointment - the photo doesn’t look how you saw the scene - or if you’re an artist you deviate from reality to make a better painting.
If you make a really big photo and stand at the right viewing distance everything will look right
- nayuki 5y agoCorrect. Perspective only depends on where the eye is in relation to where the objects are. The fact that the drawings don't match the photos isn't because of perspective, but instead because of projection. Similarly, a fisheye lens has the same perspective as a rectilinear lens, but has a different projection.