2. Rule of Third is used when shooting two persons, two objects, or a person and an object
Divide the screen into thirds vertically; Divide the screen into thirds horizontally; and the two main subjects are placed at the top intersection of the lines.
3. Headroom is the space above a person's head to the top of the screen
4. Looking (lead ) room is needed when the subject is not looking directly at the camera.
Place the nose of the subject at the center of the screen to be able to see a portion of what the sujbect is looing at.
5. Profile or ear shots are not very good shots; move the person or the camera to a position where you can see both eyes
6. Shoot at eye level. If you shoot in an upward direction by placing the camera below the subject's eye level, you are giving the audience the impression that the subject is better than the audience. If you shoot in a downward direction by placing the camera above the person's eye level, you are giving the audience the impression that the audience is better than the subject.
7. Do not overuse pans or zooms. Have a specific reason in mind when you zoom in or out as well as when you pan.
8. If your camera has a manual focus mode, use it. When using auto focus, the camera will focus on any movement between the camera and the subject. This will cause the sujbect to go out of focus.
9. When using manual focus, zoom in all the way to the eyes and then focus.
