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View cameras, also known as large format cameras, are typically used for architectural, landscape, and fine art photography. These cameras offer a high degree of flexibility and control over the image-making process, including the ability to make precise adjustments to the position and angle of the lens and film plane, as well as the ability to use various camera movements to achieve specific visual effects.
Here are some of the camera movements that can be used with a view camera and their purposes:
Tilt: This involves tilting the lens or film plane relative to the subject. Tilt can be used to control depth of field, by tilting the lens to keep more of the scene in focus, or to create a selective focus effect, by tilting the lens so that only a specific part of the image is in sharp focus.
Swing: This involves swinging the lens or film plane to adjust the angle of the plane relative to the subject. Swing can be used to correct perspective distortion, such as converging vertical lines in architectural photography.
Shift: This involves shifting the lens or film plane to change the position of the image on the film plane. Shift can be used to correct perspective distortion, such as when photographing tall buildings from ground level, as well as to adjust the composition of the image.
Rise/Fall: This involves raising or lowering the lens or film plane relative to the subject. Rise/fall can be used to adjust the composition of the image, such as when photographing a tall building from ground level.
Focusing: This involves adjusting the distance between the lens and film plane to achieve sharp focus. View cameras typically offer a high degree of precision and control over focusing, allowing the photographer to achieve critical focus on specific parts of the image.
By using these camera movements, a photographer can achieve a high degree of control over the final image, creating unique and impactful photographs that would be difficult or impossible to achieve with other types of cameras
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