Camera Shots
by Clayton McKelvin
1. Extreme Close-up
1.1. A type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object.
2. Headroom
2.1. A concept of aesthetic composition that addresses the relative vertical position of the subject within the frame of the image.
3. High Angle
3.1. Technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle.
4. Midshot
4.1. Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.
5. Room for Motion
5.1. If the object is moving the photo leaves room to see where the motion is going.
6. Rule of Thirds
6.1. Guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs. This proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines.
7. Close-up
7.1. A photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
8. Low Angle
8.1. A shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up.
9. Long Shot
9.1. Shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.
