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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 32463" data-attributes="member: 1061">Candid photography: It's straightforward, unaltered, and taken without the subject's knowledge.&nbsp; Timing is everything when you are taking candid photos because you are trying to capture someone's &quot;essence&quot; in a single decisive moment.&nbsp; Maybe it's the old grumpy guy who secretly cracks a smile as a pretty girl walks by or a busy mom catching a few winks on a park bench.&nbsp; I think what we all see in the above photos is the result of trying too hard and/or waiting too long. These all look like you've been discovered and the gig is up.&nbsp; They appear to be posed.When you are lurking and waiting, it's important that your subject remains as natural as possible.&nbsp; People have fight or flee reactions to the camera.&nbsp; They're either going to start hamming it up (which can also be good sometimes) or they're going to become visibly tense because of your presence.&nbsp; Either way, you have lost the candid aspect of the photo.I took several photos of Abe Lincoln here at a heritage festival this weekend.&nbsp; I was looking for that one crowning jewel that defined the real man.&nbsp; To me at least, in this photo I see a man lost in his own thoughts.&nbsp; His mind is clearly somewhere else.&nbsp; The Abe Lincoln 30 seconds before this photo was interacting with the crowd, shaking hands, and smiling.&nbsp; Here, the brow is drawn.&nbsp; The lines on his face lengthen and the mood is much more somber.&nbsp; This is the keeper.[ATTACH]5323[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 32463, member: 1061"] Candid photography: It's straightforward, unaltered, and taken without the subject's knowledge. Timing is [B]everything[/B] when you are taking candid photos because you are trying to capture someone's "essence" in a single decisive moment. Maybe it's the old grumpy guy who secretly cracks a smile as a pretty girl walks by or a busy mom catching a few winks on a park bench. I think what we all see in the above photos is the result of trying too hard and/or waiting too long. These all look like you've been discovered and the gig is up. They appear to be posed. When you are lurking and waiting, it's important that your subject remains as natural as possible. People have fight or flee reactions to the camera. They're either going to start hamming it up (which can also be good sometimes) or they're going to become visibly tense because of your presence. Either way, you have lost the candid aspect of the photo. I took several photos of Abe Lincoln here at a heritage festival this weekend. I was looking for that one crowning jewel that defined the real man. To me at least, in this photo I see a man lost in his own thoughts. His mind is clearly somewhere else. The Abe Lincoln 30 seconds before this photo was interacting with the crowd, shaking hands, and smiling. Here, the brow is drawn. The lines on his face lengthen and the mood is much more somber. This is the keeper. [ATTACH]5323._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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