Photographers
are mostly overt with their job, positioning themselves at the best
possible vantage point with their lenses intently pointed at the
subject they’re trying to photograph. But at times, they can be
ultra-sneaky—capturing a stunningly beautiful candid moment without
the subject ever knowing it. Here are a few tricks that they employ.
The
tourist – This method is what one would term “seen, but
unseen.” Photographers employ this method when in public places
with lots of people, and the trick is this: the photographer stands
on a specific vantage point trying to make himself seem like he’s
looking for something to shoot from afar, but covertly and cleverly
angles his camera to capture a candid shot of his or her subject in
the midst of the crowd.
Shots
from the hip – Candid photography usually leaves photographers
limited time to position themselves carefully. In order to avoid
making the subject aware of their intentions, photographers leave
their camera as low as possible and look at the LCD screen instead of
the viewfinder.
Walking
into the shot – Photographers sometimes “lure” their
subjects by pretending to shoot something from afar much like the
“tourist” trick. Whenever they see an interesting subject coming
down the street, for instance, they point their cameras at the
subject’s direction but discreetly, then wait for the right moment
when the subject literally walks into the frame.
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