Leaf Peeper wrote:
I'd like to speak from the subject's viewpoint, if I may. Perhaps the reason candid shots don't come out so well is because many folks, like me, look simply horrible in them. I personally hate having candid shots taken of me as most of the time, I'm either talking with my mouth open, stuffing food in my mouth or chewing already! It's hardly flattering and downright ugly, in my humble opinion. I much prefer the photographer let me know he/she wants to take a picture so I can either swallow and try a smile, close my mouth or turn my head in another direction. Just another angle in which to view this subject!
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My daughter might agree with you, and I have gotten good posed shots. But there have been real treasures in the candids, and when she and the kids are just having fun, knowing I've got the camera out.