Photographic Techniques.

THE TECHNIQUES;

• Shot distance
• Use of tilt
• Shot composition
• Eye line
• Tone
• Line
• Colour, including vivid, primary and monochromatic colour
• Texture and hints on creating texture
• Patterns and hints on capturing patterns

SHOT DISTANCE TYPES

ELS/LS- Good for showing the insignificance or character or for showing the characters as powerless within and overpowering environment. Also good for establishing location.

MLS/MS- Good for showing movement or for a balanced tracking of character and their environment.

MCU/CU- Good for portraiture or for moving image interviews.

BCU/ECU- Good for showing the significance of character or for showing characters as powerful. Also highly useful drawing attention to characters emotions. 

TILT SHOT

Tilt up shot (low angle)- used to convey power or dominance.

Tilt down shot (high angle)- used to convey vulnerability or weakness of a person in shot and to demonstrate dominance of point of view.

TONE

Control of tones, including variations of light and dark, emphasizing important parts of the image, and colour, generally set the “mood” of your photograph.

Tone of control can be used to emphasize the shapes of the most important elements in your image.

PHOTOGRAPHIC/MOVEMENT IMAGE TECHNIQUES

You need to think very carefully about how you compose a photograph.

Many photographers place their subject in the middle of the photograph, which can often result in a dull image.

Use of off center composition can create a focal point .

FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND

When designing a shot remember to keep in mind both the action in foreground and the background.

FRAMING

Keep the RULE OF THIRDS in mind when designing your shot. The viewer’s eye is drawn to the cross-sections of a frame; this is where your action should be taking place.

LINES

Lines are useful for emphasising and leading the viewer towards a main area or subject.

They may also divide up the picture pace into segments, which may vary in size and shape. The shape of lines and their general pattern can strongly influence the mood of the photograph.

You can easily control the appearance of lines in your pictures by camera viewpoint.

USING COLOUR

Taking control of the way in which colour is used in your photos is a key way of improving your images.

Keep eyes open for vibrant coloured subjects, but also look for delicate colour subjects and ones with muted tones.

Colour sells- bright, bold colors are used on magazine covers so choose or plan the slots that you will take when producing your magazine cover.

TEXTURE

Most of the time when we are taking photographs e think about the subject but there is another way of approaching picture-taking, which involves thinking beyond the subject and looking at it in terms of textures and patterns.

Photography is especially effective at conveying the impression of texture. This is a quality, which can be extremely powerful close-up.

Direction, height and the quality of lighting make a big difference to the appearance of textures.

After looking at all of these shots i have decided on a range of shots i would like to use for my own magazine. for example close ups and mid shots. I have also decided to use the tones to emphasise part of my models outfit and accessories. I have decided to use lack of colour in my models clothes so it wouldn't clash with the conventions of my magazine front cover, for example to mast head and the sell lines.