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Photography, editing & videography: speak the language
The vocabulary, jargon & briefing techniques that make creatives execute exactly what you see in your head
When a client says "make it pop," a photographer hears a thousand different things. The language gap between clients and creatives is responsible for more wasted shoots and revision cycles than any technical failure. Bridging the gap requires learning the vocabulary: aperture (controls depth of field), shutter speed (controls motion blur), ISO (controls sensor sensitivity, also noise). But more importantly: mood references ("I want the feel of a late-afternoon summer market") communicate faster than technical specs.
Key Points
- ▸Shot types: ECU, CU, MS, WS, EWS — learn these
- ▸Mood boards: 5-10 reference images communicate better than 500 words
- ▸Golden hour: the 30 minutes after sunrise and before sunset
- ▸Hero shot, supporting shots, detail shots — brief each separately