Very often
people buy cameras to photograph other people, to document special moments and
to take portraits. And yet, very often the photographs are not as good as they
could be. Maybe you think that your gear isn’t “pro enough”? Stop worrying
about the gear! You CAN take wonderful photos with the camera you have just
now. All you need are some trips to improve your people photos.
Get Candid.
A candid
photo is a photo which is captured without posing. Candid photographs are the
most natural photos you can get. To take
a candid photo you need to become a keen observer and to capture a moment.
• Take your
camera everywhere.
First of all you need to be prompt to act.
Secondly when people see you with a camera every moment, they are relaxed and
photos are natural.
• Set your
camera to continuous shooting mode.
When you
shoot multiple images quickly you can capture people interacting with others or
expressing true emotions. You’ll capture receive great images which you have
never gotten if you shot just one.
• Include
the other subject into your composition.
The settings in which you make pictures of
people help viewers to understand your subject. The house in which a person
lives, the office where he/she works —whatever it is, the setting tells us
something about people’s lives. You need to keep a balance between the subject
and the environment.
• Shoot
people back from.
You can
receive compelling images shooting the people walking away from the
camera/staying with the back to you.
• Don’t delete photos in camera.
It would be
wrong to delete photos by judging the shot on the LCD. Just wait until you can put the photo on the
computer and then decide what photos to keep in and what photos to delete.
Get portraiture.
• Environmental
Portraits.
Environmental
portraits are about people in the surroundings, about what kind of work they do
and where they do it. Environmental portrait tells about a person by combining
portraiture with a sense of place.
• Check for
sharpness on the eyelashes.
It can be
difficult to understand if your shot is in focus by looking on the LCD
screen. The way to check for sharpness
is to look at the eyelashes on the LCD s.
If you can see individual eyelashes, then your photo is sharp. If the
eyelashes look like a blur of black the photo is not so sharp.
• Take
another level.
Usually a
photographer takes photos from his/her normal standing height. Get down on the
ground or go upstairs and you’ll receive more interesting images.
• Get
catchlights.
To receive
beautiful catchlights you need to position your models with their eyes facing
the light source.
The rule
is: the more portraits you shoot, the greater is your knowledge. Practice makes
you perfect.
Conveying
people’s emotions and feelings is one of the main factors that makes a good
photograph. It will be our next topic.
Thank you
for reading!
No comments:
Post a Comment