Saturday, May 5, 2007
11 Tips for Better Candid Photography
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 AM
"Candid styles of photography are increasingly becoming popular both in general day to day photography but also in formal photographic situations. Last time I was asked to photograph a wedding the couple actually hired me purely to take paparazzi style shows of them and their guests throughout the day. They had another photographer for the formal shots and gave me the brief of getting a behind the scenes look of the day. The results, when they put together my shots with the formal ones were a wonderful blend of photos that told a fuller story than if they’d gone for one or the other. Below are a number of tips to help photographers improve their ‘candid’ photography. Please note that these tips are not about taking sneaky, voyeuristic or true paparazzi shots (ie photographing people without their permission) but rather about how to add a more candid feel to the shots you take of people that you know."
Interesting guide. While it is very well written and the author supports all his arguments well, I am not so sure I agree with all of them. Carrying the camera everywhere for example requires one to almost certainly have a P&S. And killing the flash may not necessarily lead to the best pictures, and can often cause tons of blur. Thoughts?
Interesting guide. While it is very well written and the author supports all his arguments well, I am not so sure I agree with all of them. Carrying the camera everywhere for example requires one to almost certainly have a P&S. And killing the flash may not necessarily lead to the best pictures, and can often cause tons of blur. Thoughts?
