Why is the face so long when taking pictures?

It is the cause of perspective distortion. Being too close to the camera will make the face look longer.

As we all know, one way for our eyes to feel the distance is to use the relative size of the object, and the brain will tell us that the farther away the object is, the smaller it is.

In photography, the perspective relationship is also identified in the same way. Objects in the distance are smaller than those of the same size nearby. For this reason, when we look far away, parallel trajectories will get closer and closer until they converge.

These two features of perspective also apply to all shots, namely:

1. The closer an object is, the bigger it appears;

2. The farther the lens is from the object, the smaller the change of the size of the object; The closer, the greater the size change.

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Methods to avoid perspective distortion

1, shooting at a suitable distance. Narrowing the distance between the lens and the subject, not too close to the subject, can effectively avoid serious perspective distortion;

2. shoot with the right lens. When shooting at close range, if there is no special requirement, try not to use a wide-angle lens or the wide-angle end of the lens.

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