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
I like to get my subject set, light set, and camera set, also camera on a tripod. Then I come out from behind the camera and sit next to it and talk with the subject. Talk about things they like. And when I see the look I’m going for I fire the camera. People are generally camera shy and hiding behind it hides who we are and can sometimes make it really hard for a shy subject to open up like we want. Hope this helps
I did not think of that, maybe because I don’t have a tripod yet but it’s clearly something usefull thank you!