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Camera angle

Meaning in photography, with examples

nounCore term

In photography, camera angle means: The position and height from which the camera looks at the subject, for example from above, at eye level or from below.

In Turkish: çekim açısı, kamera açısı

How it is used

Photographers talk about a high angle, a low angle, eye level and overhead or flat lay shots. Changing the camera angle is one of the quickest ways to make an ordinary scene more interesting.

Example sentences

  1. Try a lower camera angle; it will make the athlete look more powerful.

  2. For the flat lay we need a straight overhead camera angle.

Common collocations

  • low camera angle
  • high camera angle
  • change the camera angle
  • eye-level angle
  • compositionThe way the elements of a photo, such as people, lines, shapes and empty space, are arranged inside the frame.
  • framingDeciding exactly what is inside the edges of the photo and what is left out, and where the subject sits in the frame.
  • leading linesLines in a scene, such as roads, rivers, fences or walls, that guide the viewer's eye through the photo, often toward the main subject.
  • close-upA photo taken very near the subject, so that a face, a hand or a small detail fills most of the frame.

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