Ok I hear headshots and a few other terms.
Generally I only do a little people work, mostly Camera Operating not stills.
The terms used are : ECU - extreme close up, CU, MCU -medium CU, MS - mid shot, LS - long shot, WS - wide shot.
What are the portraiture terms for stills? Are there such terms?
In my earpiece I might hear "pan left then goto a MCU of xyz"
How do you communicate compositions of people?
Sorry so unclear my English is a work in progress, thanks for patience!
2007-08-29 17:15:44 · 4 answers · asked by Antoni 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Cosmic sorry its a"photography" question. Are you from another Cosmos?
Cosmos = world in Greek Langauge
2007-08-29 17:26:28 · update #1
Come on I must select best answer i need the 3 points!
2007-08-29 17:43:25 · update #2
Morning Antoni! Generally we have full shots (covering full standing body; floor to above head) 3/4 shots (covering about knees up) and bust shot or head shots (covering the bust up; somewhat like you would see on a business card) then we always do tight shot of the face (seems to be a sucker punch for the parents of children! Always sales) then we do what ever strikes the whimsy of the photographer. Dan is the most quite, uncreative man at a desk but put a camera in his hand and he turns into a completely different person. He always does above mentioned standards and then runs with it. I'm pretty certain I have a husband with multiple personalities because that camera sets him free.
As for communicating those poses, I have to say, Dan has a lovely knack for directing people to do what he wants without them really know they are doing it. I am not able to do that. He uses words but also his free hand to direct and they do it. I however can only use my words. If they don't get it then I have to stop and position them. I guess that is the difference. Dan has been at it for 20 years. I married in and am not behind the camera a 10th of the time he is.
Hope this helped!
2007-08-30 01:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fhotoace covered the still photographer's terms. I have never used a video camera at all, but your terms I understood and they could be used for the same effect in still photography.
By the way, your English is at least as good as the majority of native English speakers/writers here on YA, at least!
2007-08-30 02:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by Ara57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Robert Capa once said, when asked about how he photographed people: "You have to like people - and let them know it." Of course, he also said: "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." This from a combat photographer.
If your goal is extraordinary portraits, you can't go wrong with any book Monte Zucker wrote on the subject.
2007-08-30 03:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Framed with auras or soft flames... but the software isn't written yet...
2007-08-29 17:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋