CHAPTER 7
Using the Camera
“In the hands of even a moderately skilled photographer who knows the capabilities of the camera, even a cell phone can produce reasonable pictures. Unfortunately, owning a camera and knowing which button to push doesn’t make you a photographer, any more than owning an automobile makes you a Formula One racecar driver.”
Andy Ciddor, TV Technology
Terms
CU: Close-up shot
ECU/XCU: Extreme close-up shot
ELS/XLS: Extreme long shot
f-stop: Regulates how much light is allowed to pass through the camera lens by varying the size of the hole the light comes through.
I-mag (image magnification): I-mag is a technique used when you are shooting for large video screens positioned near a stage to allow the viewers to get a better ...
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