How'd they do that?

Occasionally you will come across a photograph that contains a seemingly impossible element and you'll wonder how it was taken. Or, you may notice a photographer taking a picture with a wire fence in the way, and think "That picture will never turn out," yet when you see it later, it's a fine picture with no sign of the fence at all.

This section will help to explain the mystery of trick photography and some of the techniques used in solving seemingly-unsolvable problems, and might even allow you to try a few tricks yourself.

Click on the links below under "Further information" (at the page bottom) to get started.

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