Digital Photography's Finer Points (Part 5)

People pictures can be exciting and fun to thumbWe can't always count on a wedding to take our
through. There are so many poses for informalphotos, so we need to use "props" in everyday life.
pictures that we can't begin to list them all here.Mom gardening and admiring a flower is much more
Sometimes the best pose is no pose. We'll coverinteresting that getting her to stare at the camera lens.
some basics and I promise that your photographs ofDad doing yard work, fixing a bicycle, and telling a
the human race will be a pleasure to observe.story will have impact. Save the posed shots for the
Posing people has its place. A wedding is a goodholiday get together. Let the photo tell a story so the
example. But while the formal pictures at a weddingobserver could write a caption under the picture. You
get a lot of attention, there is one group of pictureswouldn't want the caption to read "boring picture of
that get even more; the reception. People love to seeMom," would you?
pictures of people acting naturally. It doesn't matter ifKeep your subjects busy doing what they enjoy and
they're eating, drinking or dancing to the music. You areyou've taken the first step to eliminate a dull picture. As
capturing a tiny slice of time and action in that fractionmentioned in a previous article, weed out the blurry and
of a second that will never be repeated. If the viewerill composed pictures so that only your best shines
of your pictures happens to also be in the album, it's athrough. These few simple steps will guarantee that
double bonus. If you watch their eyes, they will alwaysyour audience will look forward to more pictures
zoom in on themselves. It's natural!coming their way.