EXCELLENCE IN THE ART OF THE CANDID PHOTOGRAPHY WITH INB MEDIA PRODUCTION
A candid photography is a photograph taken without making a pose and without letting the subject know about it. This is captured in multiple ways. Thus, the candid photographs are taken without telling the subject, without a prior pose and in a possible natural way. The most important factor is the real absence of making the poses.However, if the subject is totally unaware of being captured and has no expectation about it, then such photography is called secret photography, which is another form of candid photography.The opposite form of candid photography is posed photography in which the subject is stable in a pose, it has no surprise element added to it and the aim is to capture it in most beautiful way it.
How can you take perfect candid photographs?
Taking perfect candid photographs is not an easy task and requires practice for taking attractive candid photos:
Keep your camera ready
The best way to shoot the candid images is to keep your camera always ready for the perfect moment. It is highly recommended because a lot of time is wasted in taking it out, fitting the lens and using it. So, prefer to keep it ready to capture the best moment.
Be aware
Being aware of your surroundings will not only help you to choose better angles but also help you to get proper surroundings as well.
Let it be natural
Candid photographs are known for their natural looks and it is something that should not be lost. To capture the most natural candid photographs, you must wait for the right angle and right moment, along with that, using a telephoto lens will help you to take candids from the long distance.
Ignore Perfection
Candid photos are not meant to be shown to others, it reflects your mood, your surroundings, natural behavior and hence perfection can be ignored. Always remember, candid photographs are meant to preserve memories naturally whereas posed photographs are meant to be made beautiful to show it to the world.
Take different angles
Photos can be captured from many different angles. behind, In front, up above, down below, from the side, etc. Get laid down on the floor. Take a chair and stand above. Try other angles as well. Check out how many ways you can shot the same image. It is pretty common that changing the point of view changes the whole shot.
Take lot of photos to choose from
If you have a DSLR that can take many shots in a short period of time especially when you’re capturing action images, long press the shutter button and take multiple photographs.
Start capturing earlier than you normally do and keep holding the button to allow the camera to work. It will take a minute to change setting in your camera, but it will remarkably increase the chance of getting the shot you want!
