CAMERA ANGLES
What are Photography
Camera
The camera Angles?
angle marks the
specific location at which the
camera is placed to take a
picture. Where the camera is
placed in relation to the
subject can affect the way
the size
Shot viewer
refersperceives
to how bigthe
or
subject.
small the frame is in relation
to the subject. Does the
subject fill the frame, or are
they far away and barely
visible? Choose your camera
shot based on how much you
want to include in your photo.
Why are Camera
Angles Important?
Photography camera angles
are important in defining
voice, presence and visual
purpose. They’re a subtle
tool, with a major impact. The
camera angle and shot size
chosen can alter the image
and tell a completely
different story.
Types of Photography
Camera Angles and
When to Use Them
1. Eye-Level Camera Angle
The simplest and most
commonly used angle is the
eye-level angle. By using this
neutral angle, you can get a
really close-up image of your
The eye-level angle is perfect
subject.
for conveying emotion and
picking up facial detail and
expression. Shooting eye-
level photographs will make
your pictures appear more
natural, as it’s similar to what
you would actually see.
2. Low Angle Photography
Choosing a low-angle shot
requires looking up at your
subject from below their eye
level, and shooting upwards
(this might involve sitting
The low angle is great for
down or squatting).
making your subject seem
bigger, closer, taller, and
wider. It also conveys a sense
of depth to your photograph.
This unique perspective is
commonly used in films to
make a character or scene
seem dominating or epic.
The high
3. Highangle shot is,
Angle Shot
unsurprisingly, the opposite
of a low angle. To achieve a
high angle, either tilt your
camera downwards or make
sure you’re a few inches
High angle shots can
above your subject and shoot
significantly alter the
looking down on them.
impression of your photos,
making your subject seem
smaller and the surroundings
appear more vast. The
perspective of a high angle
can result in a much more
dramatic picture.
4. Bird’s-Eye View Angle
A more extreme version of
the high angle is the bird’s-
eye view angle. This is when
you need to be positioned so
that you’re looking down over
your subject.
The bird’s-eye view angle
works really well for including
lots of detail in your shot.
However, it can be hard to
get a real bird’s-eye view
without a drone!
5. Dutch Angle Shot
The Dutch angle is a camera
shot with a tilt on the
camera’s roll axis.
Also known as the Dutch tilt
or canted angle.
Close-up photographs
6. Close-Up Shotrefer to
a tightly cropped image that
shows your subject up close,
with much more detail than
thetypical
A human eye camera
close-up would
perceive.
shot would include your
subject’s face from the
forehead to their chin. Or, it
can focus on one specific
detail. This type of shot
would be taken using an eye
level camera angle, to
capture the facial features
perfectly.
Long shots are one of the
7. Long Angle Shot
best ways to identify your
subject in relation to their
background (showing a
person standing in front of a
famous landmark, for
example).
More can be included in the
long shot, from surroundings
to people. The long camera
shot is ideal for capturing
whole-body images and
groups of people and is great
for filming action sequences.
In between the long shot and
8. Medium
the Shot
close-up, is Camera Angle
the medium
shot. Medium shots typically
show the subject from their
head to their waist. These
shots are great for capturing
both the facial expressions
and bodycamera
Medium language of your
shots also
subject.
work well for photographing
people alongside whatever
background they’re in. As
neither the subject nor the
background dominates the
shot, it allows us to focus on
both of them when looking at
the image.
