Extreme long shot/Long shot (XLS/LS)•Also known as establishing shots in film.•Contains all of a persons body.•Shot from far away, it contains a large amount of landscape or surroundings and is often used to establish setting or surroundings.

Camera Shots

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Full shot -or- Full body shot (FS)•A complete view of the person.•A little more intimate than the XLS or LS, it can show relationships between people and the setting.

Camera Shots

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Mid shot (MS)•A shot from the waist up.•A social shot.•Allows you to see the subject’s face more clearly, as well as their emotions and interactions with others.•Good for formal/informal portraits

Camera Shots

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Medium close-up (MCU)•From the shoulders up.•Personal shot.•A closer view of the subject’s face and emotions, but still involving a bit of background.

Camera Shots

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Close-up (CU)•Just the face of a person.•Personal shot.•Allows you to see and understand the emotion of the subject. To feel empathy for them.•Good for formal portraits

Camera Shots

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Extreme close-up (XCU)•Contains one part of the subject’s face/other object.•Usually quite detailed.•Often creates an intense mood.•Provides an “interaction” between the subject and viewer due to the frame being filled with one thing.

Camera Shots

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Bird’s eye angle•Looks directly down on a scene.•Let’s be realistic, very little use in photojournalism and very few opportunities to do this outside of a helicopter.High angle•Looking down on a subject.•Creates the impression that the subjectis small or vulnerable. Eye-level angle•At eye-level... of course.•Creates an equal level relationship.Low angle•Looks up at the subject.•Creates the impression that the subject is powerful or strong.•Can be used to make the viewer feel small or vulnerable.

Camera Angles

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Creating a story

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http://annawu.com/blog/2011/09/focal-length-comparison/

http://annawu.com/blog/2011/09/focal-length-comparison/

http://jasonlow08.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/understanding-aperture-depth-of-field/

Jeff Wall - After ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison, the Prologuehttp://www.mca.com.au/exhibition/jeff-wall-photographs/

Think about “Mise en Scene”...

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