Here’s a 15-minute video by Filmmaker IQ about exactly what forced perspective is and how it works in photography. Forced perspective is an optical illusion where an object may appear smaller or larger, or nearer or further away, than it actually is.
This is done by controlling the distance and vantage point of the camera. When […]. petapixel.com
Using the remarkable 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam), astronomers have made a 1.3-gigapixel image of the ghostly Vela Supernova Remnant. The beautiful, detailed, and colorful image is the largest DECam image ever at 35,786 by 35,881 pixels, putting even the highest-resolution medium-format interchangeable lens cameras to shame. [Read More]
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Nikon Inc. and NASA have entered into a Space Act Agreement to support NASA's Artemis mission program through the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC) development.
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The winner of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition has been announced with a hidden microscopic world on an autumnal leaf taking home the top prize. [Read More]
Christian Spencer became well-known for his stunning photos of hummingbirds that show rainbows in their wings, it's a specialized technique of shooting the amazing birds, one which Spencer pioneered. [Read More]