Basic shot types

Framing (a shot) involves composing the visual content of a series of frames as seen from a single point of view, i.e., a fixed camera. When framing a shot, the filmmaker creates a visual within the dimensions of the lens just as a painter creates a visual within the dimensions of a canvas.

The role of any rule of composition is to draw the eye into a photograph. Framing refers to using elements of a scene to create a frame within your frame. Aside from directing attention, the use of framing gives a photo context. Foreground elements around your subject, for example, add to the story told by your image.

• EWS (Extreme Wide Shot) In the EWS, the view is so far from the subject that he isn’t even visible.
• VWS (Very Wide Shot) The VWS is much closer to the subject.
• WS (Wide Shot)
• MS (MidShot)
• MCU (Medium Close Up)
• CU (Close Up)
• ECU (Extreme Close Up)
• CA (Cutaway)

In visual arts and particularly cinematography, framing is the presentation of visual elements in an image, especially the placement of the subject in relation to other objects. Framing can make an image more aesthetically pleasing and keep the viewer’s focus on the framed object(s).

A picture frame is a protective and decorative edging for a picture, such as a painting or photograph. It makes displaying the work safer and easier and both sets the picture apart from its surroundings and aesthetically integrates it with them.

2. giving images a sense of depth and layers (in essence framing a shot generally puts something in the foreground which adds an extra dimension to the shot). 3. leading the eye towards your main focal point (some ‘frames’ can draw your photo’s viewer into the picture just by their shape).

A balanced composition is a compositional choice in art in which the frame feels balanced. Different compositional aspects carry “weight,” for example brightness, color, and placement of the main subject.

You can find the Golden Ratio when you divide a line into two parts and the longer part (a) divided by the smaller part (b) is equal to the sum of (a) + (b) divided by (a), which both equal 1.618. This formula can help you when creating shapes, logos, layouts, and more.

Open the image in Photoshop and select the crop tool. Draw a crop box over the image. Next, click on the overlay options and select the composition tool you want: the golden ratio (phi grid) or the golden spiral (Fibonacci spiral). Adjust the crop box to fine-tune your composition.

Golden ratio, also known as the golden section, golden mean, or divine proportion, in mathematics, the irrational number (1 + Square root of√5)/2, often denoted by the Greek letter ϕ or τ, which is approximately equal to 1.618.