2006-07-28 03:00:59 · 20 answers · asked by Randy L 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Randy,
I thought it was just me.
The picture is 2 dimensions. So, where ever the eyes are, you still see them full size, and it gives the illusion of following you.
2006-07-28 05:07:13 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 14⤊ 2⤋
Well, the eyes are definetly not following you around the room!! But I know what you mean. I think it is because of the angle the picture is at, or sometimes it just seems that way.
... Some paintings are odd...
2006-07-28 10:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the subject is looking straight at the camera. As the photograph is then a fixed image not matter from which angle you look at the photo it will always seem like the eyes are following you.
2006-07-28 13:41:18 · answer #3 · answered by n 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because generally the pupils are not that distinguishable. For example, the Mona Lisa's eyes are really dark, so you can't really see what she's looking at. Now, if da Vinci had painted her with more defined pupils and a slight glare on her eyes, she would not look like she was watching you.
2006-07-28 10:07:25 · answer #4 · answered by aveline89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eyes are not actually moving in the pictures ur eyes are playing tricks on you and making your brain think that the eyes are moving when they realy arent
2006-07-28 10:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by Evan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question. I would refer it to artists and art experts. You might begin with a trip to a museum nearest you.
l'm guessing that it has to do with the intensity of color and texture in the eyes, the placement of the iris within the orbit of the eyes, the position of the eyelid, etc.
2006-07-28 10:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you take a picture, not to close, and the person looks strait to the center of the lens it will after developing and enlarge it, that such eyes are looking at you, bacause they are looking at the lens, which at this moment is you.
2006-07-28 11:44:04 · answer #7 · answered by bigonegrande 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This usually only happens on paintings where the eyes are looking straight forward otherwise it's just a haunted painting
2006-07-28 10:03:58 · answer #8 · answered by Paul L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artists center the proportions of the iris and pupil of both eyes so they appear to look straight ahead.
If one of the eyes isn't proportionally centered to look forward and the other one is, the person will look cross-eyed.
2006-07-28 10:35:41 · answer #9 · answered by mr_mister1983 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't "seem" to they ACTUALLY DO FOLLOW YOU!!! Scary freakin' pictures, especially when you go visit your grandparents and they have those black and white pictures from like 1903!! I hate those ones!
2006-07-28 10:04:07 · answer #10 · answered by nick m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋