Medium Close Up Shot (MCU)

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• The two photos shown above are both examples of Medium Close Up shots (or, MCU's).
• They both show the head and the shoulders of the person in the shot and are close enough to show emotion and convey feelings of the depicted person, but are far away enough to allow for dynamic angle (i.e. the man in the photo on the left) and can also be taken from angles to allow for a more interesting photo outcome (woman on the right).
• As shown in the photo on the right, they can even be adapted for magazine use (the space on the left could be used for the Main Cover Story).
• I will take things such as Text placement into account when taking photographs for my magazine cover.