Thursday, March 19, 2015
Capturing the Secret
The key to these types of pictures is to not have the subject looking at the camera, having them look in another direction or away from the camera makes the person looking at the picture wonder why are they looking that way? or what are they looking at?". The thing about these photos is that their emotion is pure and not fake, they arent posing for the camera, they dont really realize that a picture is being taken of them. "Even thought the level of masters might seem out of reach, its fun to practice and learn at your own level" (Holmberg 113). Martina states that your photos dont need to be at a professional level, and that experimenting is important to learning.
Capturing photos of people or in this case, kids, is difficult if you have a big camera, like a nikon or canon. An advantage to using your phone as a camera is that its smaller and not as likely to be noticed quickly. Using these tips can create a great portrait photo, just remember that the most important thing is to capture light, expression, and gaze.
Q: Do you think that this style of photography can only work with kids? Do you think that you would ever try to create these types of photos?
Citation: Holmberg, Martina. Sixty Tips for Creative iPhone Photography. Santa Barbara, CA: Rocky Nook Inc. 2012