instead of getting close and using a sharp angle to fit it all in, back up, take the picture. load them into photostitch, and them merge them together.
it’s complicated, but it works.

http://www.photobump.net

We forget when we look at pictures that the human eye does a lot of auto-correction for convergences – we don’t notice them when looking at a scene with a lot of straight lines unless we stop to look for them, but we do pick out interesting angles, tilt our heads, scan from side to side to take in a whole view, and often not even realize we’re doing it. It’s more fun, easier (for me at least) and, I think, more honest, to compose a picture that plays on the ways we actually look at things than to make it look the way we expect it to.

That’s not to say that the other tips aren’t valid – the second picture is a nice, even composition, and for a lot of purposes it’s the only really appropriate treatment, but it wouldn’t fit into my body of work in any way.

This article for me did not live up to the title. I was hoping for some actual detail, but it was so general that I learned nothing from it, and I don’t feel like I’ve got any additional information to advance my skills further.

As a few examples:
– When you say “enhance it” why not give us some idea of what you mean? Show me a “control” photo and then show me an “enhanced” photo.

– Same thing with “minimize it”. Show me multiple photos of a subject from the angles you are talking about so I can actually see what you mean.

– When you say “correct it”, why not at least pick one program and give some specific details about where the option is found and perhaps a before and after photo?

– Finally, why would you recommend changing lenses without giving a couple examples of lenses that do what you are talking about? How about a link or something? I don’t have the slightest idea what lenses you are talking about, how they work, or where to find them.

Generally speaking, I’m a fan of the site, a regular subscriber and reader, and I’ve even blogged about it. But articles like this just lack the kind of detail that I think we need to see, and therefore just leave me frustrated.

John

PTLens allows you to place a grid over your photo and adjust vertical perspective, horizontal perspective and the rotation of the image.

Note also that the vertical in the centre of an image should be vertical on the photo – this is a useful tip for getting the horizon level.

One photographer who often corrects for perspective is Sam Javanrouh at daily dose of imagery. One of his techniques is to take multiple photos and stitch them together.