After researching into the shots and angles, it was time to take some pictures accordingly. Since the Covid-19 is on it's peak right now, I could not go out to take pictures of humans or inanimate objects so i decided to photograph a sort of decoration piece i found at my house. I read my own blog and kept taking pictures, while taking pictures, i set the frame according to the title. Here are the images. Shots :
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I took for the Extreme long shot. The things to note in this picture are, a wider camera angle has been used to capture this image, There is a clear subject but it is not the only thing in the image, a lot of the background as well as the surface can be seen. This is normally used to establish that a subject is in a certain place (E.g. Restaurant).
This picture is taken under the heading of a long shot. As compared to the extreme long shot, this shot has considerably less background and not completely but this focuses more on the subject. This might be used to show two people walking in frame / two people in a restaurant eating.
This is a full shot of the subject, this shows the subject only, possibly a bokeh background and little to no surface / things around it. Normally used to show one certain person, for a magazine cover, book cover or just a portrait image, this framing is used a lot in photography around the world.
This shot is known as a mid shot. It shows half of the subject, it can also show two people in frame as a two shot and can represent a dialogue.
This is a close up of the subject, little to no room in the frame, to the pint image, usually used to show something the actor might be holding (Cell phone) or maybe a murder weapon ?
This is an extreme close up shot, this is used to show a very small part of the frame. In photography, this is used to show some intricate detail about the subject.
Angles :
There are certain angles while taking pictures or video of a subject. Here are some with demonstration.
This is an attempt at a birds eye view, although this is not even close to how wide the field of view in a birds eye view is, this clearly represents the idea. This shot is usually taken from the sky (as a bird would perceive the image). used to establish a scene or show something very big in the frame.
This is a high level angle shot. In this the camera is above the subject looking down at it. This is normally used to establish a sense of superiority over the subject in the audience's minds'. (to show the subject as inferior to the audience.)
This is a low level angle shot. In this the camera is below the subject looking up at it. This is normally used to establish a sense of inferiority over the subject in the audience's minds'. (to show the subject as superior to the audience.)
Eye level angle, another one hard to represent without an actual person, This shot is the most common where the camera is placed the level of a characters' eyes. This is a close representation because the camera is placed near where the eyes would be (If that makes sense).
Last one, Dutch angle. The camera is tilted and the shot is taken at an angle. This is mostly used to demonstrate confusion in a scene. Although for photography, it is just a convention that most photographers like to go against due to the complicated aesthetic.
Movements :
The first movement i came to know about is a Pan shot, its when the camera is aimed sideways along an axis, The camera is not physically moving into a new spot here, its just turning around.
Pan left :
This shot is usually fixed and mostly done on a tripod. A smooth pan should be slow enough to allow the audience to observe the scenery. A fast pan will create blur. If it’s too fast, it will be called a Swish pan. This shot is used mostly to reveal something or to follow an object that might be moving in the same direction as the pan is. Pan right :
The second shot is tilt shot.
This involves tilting the camera up and down, this shot is mostly used to reveal a certain object like a building or a person.
The next shot i learnt about is a dolly shot, this means that the entire camera is shifted forwards or backwards (Dolly in and Dolly out respectively). Dolly shots are used for recording a subject that's either moving towards or away from the camera.
A pedestal shot/ crane shot would be a camera moving up and down according to a certain movement of the actor/ object.
A zoom shot would also be considered as a camera movement although the camera is not actually physically moving anywhere, its just triggered by a lens or a button on the camera, the thing to note is that on most lens, zooming would mean also changing the aperture and focal length of the shot.
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