Camera Term Example ConnotationISO Used to convey contrasts

between light and dark environments.

Focus Used to build composition between objects in a fore/background.

Zoom Used to emphasise particular objects in a shot.

Long / Wide Angle Shot

Used to fit a wide selection of subjects into one angle, as well as eliminating focus on any one particular subject.

Low Angle Shot Used to convey subjects as being large or to emphasise superiority in size.

Rule of Thirds A photographic technique using a grid of 9 to help the artist build composition.

Canted Angle Used to present obscurity in a scene, tension, or uneasiness for cinematic effect.

Camera Pan Used to follow certain subjects or to literally cinematically pan across a scene.