PMID: 15250658Jul 15, 2004Paper

Pointing out of the picture

Perception
Jan J KoenderinkJames T Todd

Abstract

The eyes of portrayed people are often noticed to 'follow you' when you move with respect to a flat painting or photograph. We investigated this well-known effect through extensive measurements of pictorial relief and apparent orientation of the picture surface for a number of viewing conditions, including frontal and oblique views. We conclude that cases of both oblique and frontal viewing are very similar in that perception simply follows what is indicated by the proximal stimulus, even though this may imply that the (perceived) physical and pictorial spaces segregate. The effect of foreshortening then causes an apparent narrowing of pictorial objects. We find no evidence for any 'correction' mechanisms that might be specifically active in oblique viewing conditions.

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Nov 14, 2013·PloS One·Yun LingIngrid Heynderickx
Aug 15, 2006·Vision Research·Dejan Todorović
Aug 17, 2005·Vision Research·Mitsuhiko Hanada
Oct 15, 2010·Perception·Thomas V PapathomasAndrew E Welchman
Aug 24, 2016·I-Perception·Jan KoenderinkJohan Wagemans
Sep 21, 2016·I-Perception·Jan KoenderinkJohan Wagemans
Jan 1, 2009·Perception·Yunfeng Li
Jan 1, 2011·I-Perception·Andrea van DoornJohan Wagemans
Oct 5, 2016·I-Perception·Casper J Erkelens
Jun 3, 2015·I-Perception·Casper J Erkelens
Jan 1, 2011·I-Perception·Johan WagemansJan J Koenderink
Jan 1, 2012·I-Perception·Thomas V PapathomasRobert Bunkin
Nov 30, 2016·I-Perception·Jan KoenderinkRobert Pepperell
Oct 3, 2020·Journal of Vision·Akihito Maruya, Qasim Zaidi
Jul 11, 2018·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Erin KochQasim Zaidi
Jan 1, 2018·Philosophical Studies·Bence Nanay
Sep 18, 2018·Annual Review of Vision Science·Jan J KoenderinkJohan Wagemans
Oct 23, 2015·Perception·Jan Koenderink

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