head shot

Face-only photograph

A head shot is a photograph of someone's face, typically from the shoulders up, used professionally by actors, models, and business professionals: She updated her head shot for the casting directors.

In video games and action contexts, a head shot is a bullet or projectile that strikes the head, usually causing instant death: He landed a perfect head shot from across the map.

photography

portrait

Artistic depiction of someone

studio · lighting · composition · frame · focus · lens · aperture · exposure · photographer · candid

cinema

close-up

Near-range photograph

  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • angleGeometric measure of rotation
  • lightingArt of illuminating spaces

focus · lens · cinematography · take · director · actor · scene · screen · camera · editing

lethal

sniper

Concealed precision shooter

execution · target · aimed · rifle · scope · marksman · precision · hitman · silencer · tactical

gaming

frag

Attack with grenade

  • sniperConcealed precision shooter
  • multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
  • fpsDisplay refresh measurement

aimbot · hitbox · critical · respawn · no-scope · quickscope · killstreak · deathmatch · hitmarker · crosshair

Categories
Opposites
body coverage in photography

head shotfull-length portrait

Painting capturing entire figure

wide shot · long shot · group shot · establishing shot · medium shot

anatomical target in violence/gaming

head shotbody shot

Strike to the midsection

gut shot · miss · center mass · glancing blow · flesh wound

photographic formality/purpose

head shotsnapshot

Informal photograph taken quickly

action shot · surveillance photo · casual photo · selfie · photobomb

Family

head, shot, heads, shots, headed, heading, header, headless, headship

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13