My question is basically the title itself, but if I have to give more context, I’d say:

I really love raw/natural pictures: smiles, persons, laughs, lights, landscapes, scenes… And sometimes I can capture these moments but sometimes I miss my shot and want to “redo” it when I take a picture of someone. The thing is, once I ask them if I can take a picture of them, their body just, just does not act as natural. Some people (including me) do not know what to do with their body in front of a camera, so they often just stand up straight. I figured out something (maybe) that kinda works: I make them laugh or I ask them to do somthing that requires more movement, like jumping, but you can guess that I’m not always funny or I do not always have something to say, or I do not always want my subject to jump.

So please I’d really like some advices/tips/help

  • marslander-boggart@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Talk to them. Get more time than you need for just shooting. Continue shooting and talking, until either the person will get used to camera or you run out of time. This is for portraits.

    For street photo, use 90mm or 135mm lens on APS-C and m43 and 135mm or 200mm lens on full frame.