Perspective

Competition

The Photographic Angle regularly runs photographic competitions which are open and accessible to everyone, regardless of their location, ability, experience, equipment or age.

Each competition has a theme, chosen by our Head of Design, and we welcome submissions that illustrate this theme showcasing originality and a unique viewpoint. The competitions are free to enter and TPA enlists the help of an independent judge who is given the responsibility of selecting the winning entries. One photographer whose entry is deemed the best representation of the competition theme will be awarded a prize.

Throughout the year, our Head of Design will also choose a selection of the best entries submitted to various competition themes for inclusion in one of our future photographic exhibitions. The chosen images will then be printed by the charity and exhibited at no expense to the photographers. If your work is chosen for inclusion you will be contacted via email and asked to send us high resolution versions of your work.

PERSPECTIVE

Perspective in photography refers to the spatial relationship between subjects in the image.

Effective perspective photography can take a two-dimensional perspective picture and make it feel like a three-dimensional scene and add greater depth to your images.

It is also our point of view and how we place the plane of the camera relative to the subject.

There are five types of photographic perspective.

Linear: Linear perspective uses converging lines to show the depth in a frame. It requires two elements: parallel lines and a vanishing point. There are three common ways of using perspective in photography and they are:

One-point perspective: A one-point perspective uses two parallel lines that converge to one vanishing point (think of road, bridge, or train tracks).

Two-point perspective: Two-point perspective uses two vanishing points that meet and are positioned on the horizon, like the corner of a building.

Three-point perspective: Three-point perspectives provide the greatest depth and requires two vanishing points on the horizon, with the third vanishing point typically being vertically centred, below or above the horizon, creating a top-down or bottom-up perspective.

Overlapping perspective: Overlapping perspective is when the natural layers in your image create depth and dimension.

Diminishing scale perspective: Diminishing scale perspective utilizes how we naturally view things with our eyes. Closer subjects appear larger and farther subjects appear smaller. Combining both close and far subjects, like a cityscape with closer and farther buildings, creates a sense of greater depth.

Forced perspective : Forced perspective is a striking optical illusion that makes objects appear nearer or farther, smaller or larger than they actually are. In a photo the objects must be in the same horizontal plane.

Atmospheric perspective: The final type of perspective is atmospheric perspective which creates greater depth and dimension to images. On foggy mornings, objects that are farther away look lighter and have more muted colours. In photography, reducing contrast, colour and sharpness as well as utilising angles, lenses and camera settings can produce greater depth and enable powerful compositions to be developed.

Your challenge for this competition, is to enter images that use Perspective to create a strong composition. We look forward to receiving your images that show how you have creatively used Perspective to draw an emotional response to your images.

This competition closes on 30th November 2024

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Prize

The prize for the winning entry will be a £50 (or equivalent value for your Country) Amazon Gift Card or Voucher.

There is no alternative prize and the judge’s decision is final.

Amazon Gift Card

Competition Judge

Wayne John

I have been involved in photography since buying my first SLR, a Zenit EM back in 1978 and I had a home darkroom for mono prints. I bought my first digital camera, a Nikon DSLR in 2008 but now usea Sony A7iv and a A7iii for infrared work
Following a serious illness I was forced to retire from work in 2016, which allowed me to spend of time on my photography. I am a member of two Camera Clubs: Cymru Mono in Swansea and Afan Nedd in Port Talbot. I am also a Welsh Photographic Federation Judge, and I give talks to clubs. When judging I tend to lean more towards the aesthetics than the technical.
I try to keep my photography quite varied, from landscapes to urban and street. I’m quite fortunate to live in a forest, just outside Swansea, close to the Gower peninsular (the UK’s first area of outstanding natural beauty) where you will often find me on the salt marshes, and also within a few minutes drive to the rolling hills of Mawr to the north.
To keep me inspired I like to create projects. These may be things like: 1 hour 1 lens, using a fish-eye. Or maybe the same challenge but one day urban the next rural. Some projects are long term, like photographing the man-made objects within a rural setting but treating them as natural. Most recently I have started doing Infrared photography.

To see examples of my work, please visit: www.roughartphotography.com

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