A candid photograph is defined as a photograph captured without creating a posed appearance.
My favorite photographs are the ones that are not planned. The raw and honest moments of someone’s life. To be able to capture the humor, love and minor conflict of the moment is something people appreciate.
They aren’t always the photos you’ll blow up on a canvas and hang in your living room. They can be out of frame with a tad of motion blur, but they’re genuine.
The more people and the more interaction, the better the candid photo!
Toddlers are great candidates for candid photos with their sudden gazes of wonder, giggles or tears. Pets are another subject that steal the scene with their waves of excitement and curiosity!
The rank of best opportunities for candid photographs:
4. Single portrait shoots = Laughing from the conversation. The wind blowing and sending chills through your body. Mocking your mom for telling you how to pose. And when that flower is just a little too funny!
3. Couples/Friends = Bickering about a pose, real-time reactions of proposals and laughs at jokes you both only understand!
2. Families = The chaos of getting a group to to pose!
1. Events = Dancing, singing, eating, laughing and celebrating a life milestone. Events are absolutely prime for facial expressions you’ve never seen your face do!
