From Digital Camera World · · 1m 30s
Toy car trick makes small cars look big
Use forced perspective to make toy cars appear as luxury vehicles.
In brief
Use forced perspective to make toy cars appear as luxury vehicles. Wendy Evans uses forced perspective to make a 25cm toy car look like a real car with a base and background. Originally reported by Digital Camera World.
Quick answers
- What is forced perspective?
- Forced perspective makes small things appear larger than they are, like making toy cars look like real vehicles.
- Why use forced perspective for toy cars?
- To make toy cars appear as if they are real luxury vehicles after winning the lottery.
- What is the key takeaway from Toy car trick makes small cars look big?
- Wendy Evans uses forced perspective to make a 25cm toy car look like a real car with a base and background.
What is forced perspective?
Forced perspective makes small things appear larger than they are, like making toy cars look like real vehicles.
Why use forced perspective for toy cars?
To make toy cars appear as if they are real luxury vehicles after winning the lottery.
Base preparation
Create a base matching the shooting location with water-based glue and scenery gravel.
Depth of field control
Use aperture priority mode with f/16 to keep background detail while making the car look large.
Metering for backlit scenes
Switch from center-weighted metering to highlight metering to avoid overexposure.
Car size matters
A 25cm remote control car works better than smaller cars for this trick.
Background selection
Choose a car park background with a road to blend the toy car into the scene.
Foreground blending
Match the base color and texture to the actual foreground for seamless integration.
Camera setup
Place the base and car on a table to get the correct low angle for perspective.
Why small cars don't work
Small cars require a macro lens to look large, but this makes the background blurry.
Here's the gist
Wendy Evans uses forced perspective to make a 25cm toy car look like a real car with a base and background.
