Changing Shot— Camera and Switching
When shooting subjects that have little or no movement, you can introduce visual variety by altering the shot or switching.
Changes by camerawork
The simplest way of altering a shot is by zooming or dollying (tracking) to tighten or loosen the framing. So you can readjust the picture, to include or exclude other information; moving in to see detail better (or exclude nearby distractions); moving out to reveal more of the subject or the scene (or introduce additional subjects into the shot).
Although you can modify a shot of a stationary subject by changing camera height, or by arching round the subject, the effect can look quite cumbersome. When shooting a moving subject on the other hand, these movements ...
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