Perspective: Representing three-dimensional volumes and space in two dimensions in a manner that imitates depth, height and width as seen with stereoscopic eyes.

 

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Perspective: Representing three-dimensional volumes and space in two dimensions in a manner that imitates depth, height and width as seen with stereoscopic eyes.

Atmospheric Perspective: Suggesting perspective in a painting with changes in tone and colour between foreground and background. The background is usually blurred and hues are less intense.

Linear Perspective: A method of drawing or painting that converts the three dimensions of reality into two dimensions. Originally developed during the European Renaissance, it formed the foundation for how lens . . . View Full Definition

Aerial Perspective: The distance or depth effect caused by atmospheric haze. Haze creates a large amount of extraneous ultra-violet light to which all photographic emulsions are sensitive.

Set Of Contracts Perspective: View of corporation as a set of contracting relationships among individuals who have conflicting objectives, such as shareholders or managers. The corporation is a legal construct that serve . . . View Full Definition

Camera Angles: Various positions of the camera with respect to the subject being photographed, each giving a different viewpoint and perspective.

Swing Back-Front: Term used to describe the movable lens and back panels of most view and monorail cameras. They allow manipulation of perspective and depth of field.

Purim: The observance of Presidents' Day in the United States is reminiscent of the Indian fable of the blind men and the elephant in the sense that the holiday seems to mean something different to . . . View Full Definition

Physical Chemistry: A branch of chemistry that studies chemical phenomena from a physical and mathematical perspective. Physical chemistry includes chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, spectroscopy, quantum chemi . . . View Full Definition

Biographical Fallacy: The error of believing, as George Kane phrases it in Chaucer studies, that 'speculative lives' of narrators and characters 'have some historical necessity' (17), i.e., characters and events . . . View Full Definition