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The 6 Shot System

The 6 Shot System

The 6 Shot System is a series of 6 shots in which a photographer uses in their work. The system also follows the Rule of Thirds, where a photograph is divided into thirds on both sides and the main subject of the photo should line up with the lines. The 6 Shot System and the Rule of Thirds helps pull a photo or movie scene together nicely and helps the reader or audience member understand the scene or picture better.

The first shot in the 6 Shot System is the close up of the hands. It lets the person looking at the photo know what the subject in the photo is doing or working on. 

The next shot is a close up of the face. This photo should show the emotion in the subject's face and gives the visualizer a little more information about what the subject is doing. 

This shot is called an Over the Shoulder shot. It gives the person looking at the photo a perspective on what the subject in the photo is looking at from their point of view. 

Next in the order is a Medium Shot. Medium Shots are taken from the waist-up and lets the visualizer know a little bit about where the subject's setting is. You can consider a medium shot to be like a neutral shot. 

This is called a Wide Shot. Wide Shots shows the subject's whole body.

The final shot reveals most of the setting to the visualizer. This shot ties the whole series of photographs together.