A snapshot is spontaneous and quick, most often without artistic or journalistic intent. As for a portrait, artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.
The quote is “the name of the game is to fill the frame.” – Rick Sammon. Your mid fixes its gaze, and only begins to focus on the detail. This is how, as photographers, we should use our tools to draw the viewer's eye, emotions, and perception. As a photographer, we should use this concept to get close and fill the frame. Being up close and personal to a subject brings the viewer in. This technique allows us to lean forward and examine all the small details that make up the wondrous object before us. Filling the frame offers a sense of completeness, clarity, inclusion, and comfort. We essentially “dive in,” and experience the true essence of what the subject has to offer. This theory of “to fill the frame” can be applied to any and all forms of photography that you run into. Landscape, macro, portrait, architecture, product, wedding, lifestyle… You should always “fill the frame.”
The 3/4 shot concept came again from film making where the shot of the character goes from his knees up to his head. It basically means, show me 75% of the model.
A profile shot is a photo of you from the side. It's usually of your face so people can get a clearer look of your jawline/nose/etc.
Close-up tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots. Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming.
The quote is “the name of the game is to fill the frame.” – Rick Sammon. Your mid fixes its gaze, and only begins to focus on the detail. This is how, as photographers, we should use our tools to draw the viewer's eye, emotions, and perception. As a photographer, we should use this concept to get close and fill the frame. Being up close and personal to a subject brings the viewer in. This technique allows us to lean forward and examine all the small details that make up the wondrous object before us. Filling the frame offers a sense of completeness, clarity, inclusion, and comfort. We essentially “dive in,” and experience the true essence of what the subject has to offer. This theory of “to fill the frame” can be applied to any and all forms of photography that you run into. Landscape, macro, portrait, architecture, product, wedding, lifestyle… You should always “fill the frame.”
The 3/4 shot concept came again from film making where the shot of the character goes from his knees up to his head. It basically means, show me 75% of the model.
A profile shot is a photo of you from the side. It's usually of your face so people can get a clearer look of your jawline/nose/etc.
Close-up tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots. Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming.
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