{"id":20504,"date":"2019-01-10T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=20504"},"modified":"2023-01-28T14:43:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T19:43:41","slug":"the-art-of-distortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/20504\/the-art-of-distortion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Of Distortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1a_20111203_ANThalfmoonisland_411-Edit.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20505 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1a_20111203_ANThalfmoonisland_411-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"1a_20111203_ANThalfmoonisland_411-Edit\" width=\"425\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1b_20111203_ANThalfmoonisland_411-Edit-Edit.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-20506 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1b_20111203_ANThalfmoonisland_411-Edit-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"1b_20111203_ANThalfmoonisland_411-Edit-Edit\" width=\"425\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Correct lens distortion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2a_20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvleiAerials_0264.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2a_20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvleiAerials_0264.jpg\" alt=\"2a_20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvleiAerials_0264\" width=\"425\" height=\"672\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2b_20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvleiAerials_0024.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2b_20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvleiAerials_0024.jpg\" alt=\"2b_20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvleiAerials_0024\" width=\"425\" height=\"761\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remove or reduce panoramic stitch distortions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3a_Reflection_XXV_5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3a_Reflection_XXV_5.jpg\" alt=\"3a_Reflection_XXV_5\" width=\"425\" height=\"544\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3b_Reflection_XXV_5-copy.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3b_Reflection_XXV_5-copy.jpg\" alt=\"3b_Reflection_XXV_5 copy\" width=\"425\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modify proportion globally including the aspect ratio of the frame<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4_Correspondence_SonatainBlueV_2001_5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4_Correspondence_SonatainBlueV_2001_5.jpg\" alt=\"4_Correspondence_SonatainBlueV_2001_5\" width=\"425\" height=\"716\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4b_Correspondence_SonatainBlueV_2001_5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4b_Correspondence_SonatainBlueV_2001_5.jpg\" alt=\"4b_Correspondence_SonatainBlueV_2001_5\" width=\"425\" height=\"635\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modify proportion locally within the frame<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5a_Antarctica_2009-CII-copy.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5a_Antarctica_2009-CII-copy.jpg\" alt=\"5a_Antarctica_2009-CII copy\" width=\"425\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5b_Antarctica_2009_CII.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5b_Antarctica_2009_CII.jpg\" alt=\"5b_Antarctica_2009_CII\" width=\"425\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change proximity<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6a_14_Skogafoss.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6a_14_Skogafoss.jpg\" alt=\"6a_14_Skogafoss\" width=\"425\" height=\"520\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6b_14_Skogafossb.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6b_14_Skogafossb.jpg\" alt=\"6b_14_Skogafossb\" width=\"425\" height=\"520\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enhance gesture<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We accept the distortions angle of view and lens choice create without a second thought, yet rarely do we give a second thought to the possibilities of expressively distorting our photographs during post-processing. The dazzling array of new tools at our disposal begs us to reconsider this. You need to know what\u2019s possible, whether your goal is to correct the distortions introduced by the tools you use or to aesthetically refine or expressively enhance your images, a little or a lot, or to simply know what other photographers have done so that you can understand their creations better. Learn to see with new eyes, and a vast new horizon of possibilities will reveal itself to you.<\/p>\n<p>Awareness of the distortions produced by an angle of view and lens choice is the beginning of using them creatively. Curiously, permission is the beginning of using distortion in post-processing creatively. Many people have been told that it\u2019s inappropriate to do so. Why? Why accept an unintended mechanical bi-product but not a consciously intended effect? Why take such a powerful tool for expression off the table? While you can, you don\u2019t have to distort your images to the point that they look like they\u2019re being seen in a funhouse hall of mirrors. Even the subtlest applications of distortion can produce powerful results. Once you understand what kinds of distortions are possible in post-processing, you\u2019ll frequently find yourself changing your angle of view or repositioning yourself during exposure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6 Strategies For Using Distortion In Images<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a short list of six strategies you can use when considering distorting your images creatively.<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Correct lens distortion; straighten a horizontal or vertical while correcting barrel or pin cushion distortion.<br \/>\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remove or reduce panoramic stitch distortions; undistort edges or smooth out uneven horizontals or verticals.<br \/>\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modify proportion globally, including the frame; make images more or less horizontal or vertical or even turn one into another.<br \/>\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modify proportion locally within the frame; adjust the height and width of both objects and areas.<br \/>\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change proximity; push together or pull apart items.<br \/>\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enhance or change gesture; make a leaning object more tilted or straighten it out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photoshop's 11\u00a0Weapons Of Mass\u00a0Distortion<\/strong><\/p>\n<br><script src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js\"><\/script><form method=\"post\" id=\"los-pp-form\"><table cellpadding=\"7\" style=\"background-color:#eee;border:1px solid #C0C0C0\"><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Insights Members can login to read the full article.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Email:<\/td><td> <input name=\"los_pp_email\" type=\"text\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><button class=\"g-recaptcha\" type=\"submit\" data-sitekey=\"6LecTYkqAAAAAHJvkyBxFs7D81oS4wjaoHknShEt\" data-callback=\"onSubmit\">Login<\/button> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/get-news\/\">Sign up<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/form><script> function onSubmit(token) { document.getElementById(\"los-pp-form\").submit(); 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