THE
SCHEIMPFLUG RULE - PERSPECTIVE
CONTROL
The size
relationship between different objects, in
a scene or between parts of the same object,
are initially determined by the position of
the camera, not the choice of lens. The
only aspect of perspective that the lens determines
is the angle of the view or how much is included
in the frame. The shorter the lens,
the wider the angle of view, which means more
of the scene will be recorded on the film.
The longer the lens, the narrower the angle
of view and a smaller section of the scene
will be recorded. By standing in the
same place with lenses of different focal
lengths, the same photograph can be obtained
simply by enlarging a section of the photograph
made by the shorter lens and the perspective
is relatively the same.
SHAPE
AND DISTORTION CONTROL
The size
of the subject is determined by the projection
distance between the lens and the film plane,
which is a function of the camera-to-subject
distance and the focal length of the lens.
The shape
of the subject and the size relationships
between different objects in the scene are
also determined by the lens-to-film plane
projection distances.