Rise, shift

The use of rise or shift do not disqualify photographs from the Trust Test unless the subject is misrepresented in a way that would keep it from meeting P7.

“Rise” (up-and-down variations) and “shift” (side-to-side variations) are methods of using only a section of a lens’s “image circle” (that is, the cone of light that shines from the subject, through the lens, and onto the recording surface, whether it is a digital sensor or a piece of film).

Rise and shift are most often used to keep the camera “leveled” (for rise) or “square on” to the subject (for shift) so that square and rectangular objects in the scene (especially buildings) do not look wedge-shaped.

See FAQ #2206 for ways to achieve rise and shift effects in TTG-qualified photos.