Taking Test Photos

In this lesson, we learnt how to take photos that would fit with the college magazine, and also learn different types of angles and what different photos mean. We learnt the basic shots that can be done with a typical camera. These were:

An extreme close up, like this. This can be a feature of the face, for example eyes or lips etc.

A close up, which is usually taken of a certain feature, for example a head etc.

A medium close up, which is usually taken from someone's waist upwards.

A long shot, which is the entire object or human in the shot, including background and floor.

A low shot, which is when the camera is situated on the floor of the subject looking up at it.

A high angle, which is when the camera is situated above the subject, much like a birds eye view.

Two shot, which is when there are two subjects included in the picture.

Image framed to the left is when the subject is to the left of the shot.

Image framed to the right is when the subject is situated to the right of the camera.

And finally, a central image is when the subject is in the centre of the lense.