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 Rule Of Thirds: Rule of Thirds is a guideline followed in order to attain a cinematically pleasing shot, or picture. It refers to a 9 sectioned grid, and according to the Rule of Thirds, the subject should be placed either on the right or left vertical line of the grid, leaving the other two thirds of the image more open. In landscapes, for example, 2 portions can be given to the sky, and one to the sea or land. After discussing the Rule of Thirds in class, we went outside and practiced it around school. We also discussed other rules.  Nose room, or leading room is the space in the direction that the subject is facing. This makes the picture appear well composed. Although Center of frame is usually avoided, as it appears cliché, and hence rule of thirds was exercised and followed, sometimes, subject is placed in center of frame  to indicate authority.  Headroom is the distance between the subject's head and the top of the frame. To create a cinematic, well composed ...

  DEPTH OF FIELD: Definition: it is the distance between the nearest and furthest elements in a scene that appear to be "acceptably sharp" in an image. In simpler words, depth of field is known as the area in sharp focus.  Depth of field can be categorized into two:  Deep Depth of Field: a larger area in focus, and more of the image is sharp and clear. It is usually used in landscapes, or group photos.  Shallow Depth of Field: it puts focus on a certain area, or the subject, and the foreground or background is mostly blurred, Port raits might use shallow depth of field. This picture of a cat, for example, uses a shallow depth of field, where the subject, i.e. the cat is in sharp focus, whereas the rest of the picture is not in sharp focus, called bokeh. Bokeh is known as the aesthetic quality of a lens to do blurs. So the blur part of a picture is called bokeh. A landscape picture can be categorized into three grounds:  Foreground  Middle ground Background...

Hello.  I'm Aiman Saeed Khattak. Welcome to my blog. I'm currently 17, and I'm enrolled in The City School (Capital Campus, Islamabad), and a student of Media Studies. Media has always found ways to amuse me, whether in the form of television and movies, print media, music,  video games, or social media.  It is a wonderful opportunity to have it as a school subject, as there is nothing easier to learn than something one enjoys and is passionate about. I chose Media Studies as one of my A Level subjects as it will give me more of an insight into the elements of media, and a broader view of media specification and language that a common person's eye might miss or overlook.  It allows me to explore and expand my creativity and broaden my perspective. It challenges me to experiment new things and enriches my photography and cinematography.  This blog is for my As Media Studies project, and it will keep track of my progress. It will chronologically capture my attempt...