Candid Photography, Taking Pictures Of Your Friend Without Their
Attention
Candid photography is by definition taking pictures of people when they are unaware.
Part of the fun
in photography is catching your human subjects off guard so that your pictures...
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Candid Photography, Taking Pictures Of Your Friend Without Their
Attention
Candid photography is by definition taking pictures of people when they are unaware.
Part of the fun
in photography is catching your human subjects off guard so that your pictures have more emotion.
Photographers who work for magazines, like Time Life, have been able to get candid shots of their
subjects.
I think most of us can remember the black and white photographs of Africans and others
giving rise to more emotion from the viewer.
Taking candid shots may appear easy although there
are few techniques in the photography world that will make the candid shot worth more than just a
snap shot of friends.
First and of course most important is to keep the subject in view while they are not paying attention.
The next step is training your eye to catch the moment.
You have to be able to move fast, but with
design.
You need to have your camera set for the picture before you are even aware you will take
the phot
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