Photographers create depth impression in the process of flattening objects in a three-dimensional space. To understand the effects of photographic techniques determining the effectiveness of depth cues in a picture-taking scene, two experiments were p...
Photographers create depth impression in the process of flattening objects in a three-dimensional space. To understand the effects of photographic techniques determining the effectiveness of depth cues in a picture-taking scene, two experiments were performed mainly focused on the effects of manipulating contrast ratio and lighting angle on the depth impression of a photograph. Photographs taken under the lighting diminishing brightness in distance renders a salient depth impression and such impression increases as the horizontal lighting angle approaches to 45˚.