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head and shoulders shot
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Subject
A head and shoulders shot is a portrait framing cut just below the shoulders, so the face dominates while a hint of body and background stays in view.
Where it sits on the scale
Not to be confused with a close-up, which crops tighter, often trimming the forehead or chin to show the face only. A medium close-up runs wider, down to mid-chest.
- Leave headroom (a small gap above the hair). Without it, the frame feels cramped.
- Add a lens anchor like 85mm to your prompt. It keeps noses and faces from looking stretched.
- Use a tall ratio such as --ar 3:4. Wide ratios leave empty space beside the subject.
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