Candid photography is very popular. The pictures taken using candid style are different from the normal style. Your subjects are unaware of your presence and their poses are unplanned as compared to the normal style where your subject s look at your camera and smile. It can be quite difficult to take candid photography as it happens very fast. Below are some tips that can help you to get a good candid shot.
1. Take your camera everywhere
Candid can happen very fast. It is important to be fully aware of your surrounding and capture them whenever the opportunity presents itself.
2. Use a long zoom
Using a long zoom will enable you to take candid with ease. This is because people are not aware of your presence thus they will be able to act naturally and in a relax manner. Furthermore, using a zoom len enable you to isolate your subject thus blurring the background.
3. Blend into the surrounding
The most obvious reason of blending into the surrounding is to get a feel of the surrounding mood and not knowing people that you are the photographer who shoots them. This allows people to think you are like one of them and they will able to act as per normal. When you see a shooting opportunity arrives, bring your camera up and start snapping.
4. Know where you stand
Candid photography is all about capturing a prefect shot at the right moment. If you will be able to anticipate what kind of events will happen like how do people interact, where will be the people facing, where is the best place to capture candid, you will be able to save time having yourself to reposition yourself when you are shooting images.
5. Shooting in continuous mode
Since shooting candid happens very quickly, you may want to adjust your camera setting and switch to continuous mode. Shooting in that mode allows you to capture a series of event and enable you to shoot the best shot out of the series. You can also use the series of photo to tell the viewers a story of the actual event happening.
6. Use faster shutter speed
Spontaneity happens in a flash. If you find that your shutter speed is slow, change to a fast aperture len such as f/2.8 or pump up your ISO to increase your shutter speed. This allows you to freeze the moment and prevent you from having a blur shot.
7. Taking people doing things
Taking photographs of people doing things tend to be more interesting than people doing nothing. This adds some elements to the photograph and tells a viewer a story about the event. Timing is essential in capturing them as people are engrossed into what they are doing and will not be able to detect your presence. Wait till the right moment and bring your camera when it arrives.
8. Include images with foreground elements
Doing so will add a feeling of “sneak shot”. You can do that by shooting over the shoulder, or you can try to use a tree branch or pillars as a foreground to capture it.
9. Shoot candid in different perspective
You can take your candid shot to a new level by trying different framing. It is not necessary to take candid through normal means (i.e you follow rules of composition). Break some rules and try shooting candid from low or high angle. You will be surprised to get a different perspective and an amazing shot.
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