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close-up Definition

☆ close·-up (klōs′up′)

noun

  1. a photograph or a film or TV shot taken at very close range or with a telephoto lens
  2. a close or personal view or interpretation

close-up Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • flower: The Super Macro mode lets you capture artistic close-ups of flowers or other small objects.
  • head: The inserted picture shows a close-up of the head.
  • eye: We mostly see shadows, extreme close-ups of eyes or claws, or ultra-fast blurry movement.
  • face: So most of the film consists of close-ups of faces, expressing lust, resignation, violence, misery and so on.

Converse of object

  • shoot: The camera shoots close-ups, and you almost feel the person breathing.
  • perform: Street Magic Products Magic you can perform close-up in the street, or to friends.
  • show: John's bust is shown close-up below left, he has longer hair than his wife!
  • see: You can click on the pictures to see a close-up of each image!
  • include: The pictures include a close-up of the leaf of each species, together with a flower or fruit.

Adjective modifier

  • extreme: Light Pharmacy: 5 progresses from long shots to extreme close-ups of a stream of water in a street gutter.
  • tight: Wedding ceremony: Giving of rings with, if you can, a tight close-up of the hands.
  • dramatic: Add to the mix bounced lighting, and liquid base face makeup, and you have the recipe for dramatic close-ups.
  • detailed: And for those detailed close-ups, simply zoom to 90mm telephoto and get beautiful results every time.
  • big: The makers wanted a big close-up of a huge brace chomping into pizza goo!

Modifies a noun

  • magician: We stock Fire Magic Tricks for both stage magic or close-up magicians.
  • magic: Its a whole new world of close-up coin magic.
  • photography: With close-up photography you are trying to maximize the depth of field by using the largest aperture possible.
  • shot: For some close-up shots of some of the locos on display, see page 3 of the ' Train Pics ' pages.
  • lens: The value is positive if the lens is a converging type, as is the case with a close-up lens.
  • illusion: This neat close-up illusion is lovingly crafted in Europe from solid brass.