In an upcoming paper, I propose a new approach to understanding how human vision interprets 3D shape in realistic pictures, integrating ideas from human vision science, art history, and computational photography. This theory suggests new ways to think about how pictures work, and how we can make them.
Papers
A. Hertzmann. Toward a Theory of Perspective Perception in Pictures. Journal of Vision. April 2024, 24(4). [Paper] The main paper
Condensed version I recommend reading this much shorter-version before the main paper. It focuses on the main proposed hypotheses for perspective.
Related Papers
A. Hertzmann. The Choices Hidden in Photography.
Journal of Vision. October 2022, 22(10). [Paper] This short paper argues that photographs are not "objective" depictions of reality, because of perspective and tone choices.
Recommended readings. These are the scientific and technical papers that I found most inspiring and informative for this work. I recommend these as starting points for a deeper dive into the background of the paper's topics.