1, 2 and 3 point perspective

"The challenge is to portray our three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional screen surface and have the result appear believable three dimensional" - Bruce Block


There are several primary subcomponents which guide you to believe that dimensions aren't what they appear. According to Block, there is an illusion called 'deep space' which is a three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional screen surface. 

It has proven to be possible to give the audience this perspective by taking photographs at a particular angle which shows different perspective points making a two-dimensional image seem very three-dimensional by using depth cues which creates an illusion of depth. This is done by following these easy steps:

One point perspective






This image shows drawing in one point perspective where it shows various leading lines into the centre of the image (vanishing point)

Here, shows a one point perspective photograph of what looks like the underneath of a second floor building. By taking a photograph of this, it creates the illusion of depth thinking that the photograph is definitely more than what it is. You have various leading lines here which makes you focus on the back wall mostly. However, some one point perspectives can contain VP (vaninshing points) where you can see so far until you can't see further into the image. Train tracks are where vanishing points can work the best.

                                                     Two point perspective

Here is a drawn diagram of a two point perspective, notice how there are two vanishing points as opposed to just the one, it follows a very similar ruling apart from its more complex.

This is a two point perspective photograph, much more complex than a one point perspective. There are two vanishing points here, each side of the building although the one on the left has been cropped, you will find that it would vanish out much longer.







Three point perspective








Here, is a drawing of a popular landmark in London. Again, it's very much the same but instead theres three vanishing points

















Lastly, you have three point perspective which shows a building from three angles which is even more complex again, you have three vanishing points here as opposed to two or one this time where they all converge into one. The audiences eyes tend to always focus on the vanishing point unless there is something of a higher contrast in the way. For example: If there happened to be a star on either side of the Eiffel tower, the audiences eyes would naturally focus more on that.







I then took it upon myself to create a few point perspective photographs, here is ones I have taken myself: