Identifying Different Camera Shots

For this assignment we were to take photos that exemplify different camera shots that we learned in class. This was a good assignment to help me further understand the lecture from last class and put the "Camera Shots" reading into action. 

Photo #1

This is an example of the "point-of-view shot (POV)." I took this shot this weekend while in New York. The women's soccer team had games at Stonybrook University and Fordham University this past weekend and when we were on our way home we crossed over the George Washington Bridge. While on the bridge, I took this shot of New York City from my point-of-view. You can see the pillar of the bridge, the water, and the outline of the buildings that make up New York City. As a Long Island native seeing the city always excites me which is why I chose this photo for my "point-of-view shot." 

Photo #2

This is an example of an "extreme close up shot (ECU)." It is an image I took of my pet hamster, Kitty. My roommates and I have two hamsters, but not to worry we just gave them away because they are not allowed to be in our dorm room. When you look at this picture you only see her face and eyes, not her body, which is why this is considered an "extreme close up shot." 

Photo #3

This is a picture of my younger brother, Dante, and it is an example of a "medium close up shot (MCU)." Just this past weekend when I was in New York, my team had off on Saturday so I went to see my brother play in his high school football game. He is the kicker and on the kick-off a player on the opposing team blindsided him. He took a hard hit and is a trooper. He spent Saturday night and Sunday night in the hospital and ended up suffering from a concussion with moderate neck and back pain. He is all good now, still sore, but home and he knows I am using this picture for class. It is an example of a "medium close up shot" because is it "halfway between a mid shot and a close up shot." It shows the objects upper chest to the top of his head and it shows his face more clearly than a mid shot. I think this is a good example of a "medium close up shot." 

Photo #4

This can be an example of two different types of camera shots, a "two-shot" or a "close up shot." This is a picture of me and my friend and teammate, Brittany. It can be considered a "two-shot" because the two of us are framed similarly, but it is more of a close up shot rather than a mid shot. Our faces take up the majority of the frame, which is why this can be considered a "close up shot (CU)." 

Photo #5

This picture is an example of a "wide shot (WS)," or a "long shot." I am the subject of this picture and my body "takes up the full frame." I am more visible in this shot than what an example of a "very wide shot (VWS)" would be. This is a picture of me and my family's race horse, First Nite, in the barn at Penn National Race Course. 

Photo #6

This picture is an example of a "very wide shot (VWS)." I took this picture last weekend when I took a visit to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC. This is a "very wide shot" because the lion is the subject and "is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment." I loved the lion and tiger exhibit at the zoo.