Close-up

How it is used

Also used as an adjective: close-up shots, close-up details. At weddings and in product work, close-ups of rings, hands and textures are standard. Extreme close-ups of tiny subjects are usually called macro.

Example sentences

1. Get a close-up of the rings before the ceremony starts.

2. The close-up of the chef's hands tells the story better than the wide shot.

Common collocations

• extreme close-up
• close-up shot
• close-up portrait
• get a close-up

Related terms

• macro photographyExtreme close-up photography of small subjects, such as insects, flowers or jewelry, shown at life size or larger on the sensor.
• framingDeciding exactly what is inside the edges of the photo and what is left out, and where the subject sits in the frame.
• camera angleThe position and height from which the camera looks at the subject, for example from above, at eye level or from below.
• depth of fieldThe area in front of and behind the point of focus that still looks acceptably sharp. It can be shallow, with a blurry background, or deep, with almost everything sharp.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• close-up · Film & Television

More terms: Composition

• composition
• rule of thirds
• leading lines
• negative space
• orientation
• aspect ratio