What Is a Two-Shot?

Series Summary

Photography is the art of making pictures by exposing film or another medium to a timed flash of light. The basic equipment used for photography includes a digital or mechanical camera equipped with a flash, film or a memory card. Mastering the art of photography is a technical and challenging experience. One has to learn how to focus the lens, control the aperture of the lens, filter the light and understand the importance of the focal length and duration of the exposure. In this free video series on photography, a professional art and commercial photographer offers information about the art form. Find out how to build up a portfolio for different types of photography, such as advertising, wedding, fashion and editorial, and get tips on using various forms of lighting to get a desired effect. Understand how to create a mood in an image, and learn a bit about the history of cameras. Begin a photography career using these insider tips about the industry.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Rebecca Guenther, with www.M5A1photography.com, and I'm going to answer the question what is a two shot? A two shot is an image that is used most likely in film and video, but it can also be used in photography. It's to establish the relationship between two people. For example, in an interview there will first be a shot pulled back of the interviewer and the interviewee showing that this person is going to be asking this person questions. It is also used a lot of times in television to show back and forth how two people are communicating and interacting with each other. In photography this is the same thing; however, the establishing shot would probably be the only shot; just showing the two people talking to each other and interacting with each other so that you know that they have a relationship of some sort. And that is what a two shot is."