SO I am trying out the Candid approach to see if I can capture some better moments.
What can I start to do different? These are all shot with the 50mm
those candies are nasty
my girl got some for Halloween pretty sure they are the same but so so nasty !!!
hehehehe
learning to do good candids is tough but like anything basics
light !! and LIGHT and did I say LIGHT are key and of course relaxed people
with a flash if you have a DSLR and can rotate the head learning to bounce light can really help out so you dont have direct flash
I dont like just pointing up at the ceiling
but bouncing off walls or other reflective objects
in general sometimes outside if you can get light on the subjects face its nice
does not have to be
for family stuff its nice though so think about light and how its falling on the face
as example in the second tinkerbell shot light looks like its coming in over the shoulder a bit so turning them into the light more ?
and you cant turn someone into bright sunlight either
or they end up squinting
try googling open shade photography ?
again basics are nice but rules are meant to be broken the biggest thing that can make you learn is to take your kid out to the park and shoot from all sides a bunch and angles a bunch and make note of the light and how its falling then look at the shots you did and get a feel for what you like
then try to put some of that in memory and do that for dif times of the day
sound silly but will really let you start to feel and see the light !!
I love the light just as the sun goes down that 15 minutes of golden light is the best in the world
so really mid day sun is yucky to shoot in super early super late is best ? hour after sunrise hour before sunset and open shade are your friends
open shade could be lean up against the side of the truck
or under a big tree
really learning photography is one of those things that can take a lifetime and you still arent as good as you want to be
the first two shots the light is nice falls on them the first one is nice and short on her and him and makes a nicer mood
the 3rd shot of the couple kissing I was on the wrong side of the light
but used the light (sun) as part of the shot through her hair
so along with light positioning yourself which for good candid type is tougher cause you have to be thinking ahead the first two shots I had no control over the people but could control my feet and walked to the best location and in a sense wait for the shots
the bride leading her new hubby through the rocks
is a example I shot that about 4 times
its not a true candid shot but had some direction ! my direction was
ignore me and just go through those rocks then go down the beach about 50 feet and be together and do what you want then come back !
and I controlled where I stood
then when they came back I went to a dif spot and tried another angle this was the one I like the most though
so controlling your subject can sometimes come into it !
your kids at the park learn your angles and then say OK run to that flower and back for me and get some nice shots
again their is so much more to it than this but since you asked thats a small small starting point but its really just get out and shoot and look at what you like and ask yourlsef why you like it and what you would do to make it better
