Study Cinema to Improve Your Photography Compositions

Great cinema is a great stimulus to your photography!

For example a recent film I like: AD ASTRA

Layers

Extreme low angle vs extreme high angle

Putting yourself in the shoes of the actor

Seeing the hands of Brad Pitt in the reflection actually made me embody Brad Pitt in the movie. Isn’t this the goal of cinema and great art — putting yourself in the shoes of the characters and actors?

Symmetry and shapes

In focus and out of focus

Manual focusing — out of focus and in focus for drama.

Hand grabbing

To show the POV of the actor (seeing an outstretched hand) makes you want to stretch out your hand as well.

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