| People pictures can be exciting and fun to thumb | | | | We can't always count on a wedding to take our |
| through. There are so many poses for informal | | | | photos, 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 cover | | | | interesting that getting her to stare at the camera lens. |
| some basics and I promise that your photographs of | | | | Dad 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 good | | | | holiday get together. Let the photo tell a story so the |
| example. But while the formal pictures at a wedding | | | | observer could write a caption under the picture. You |
| get a lot of attention, there is one group of pictures | | | | wouldn't want the caption to read "boring picture of |
| that get even more; the reception. People love to see | | | | Mom," would you? |
| pictures of people acting naturally. It doesn't matter if | | | | Keep your subjects busy doing what they enjoy and |
| they're eating, drinking or dancing to the music. You are | | | | you've taken the first step to eliminate a dull picture. As |
| capturing a tiny slice of time and action in that fraction | | | | mentioned in a previous article, weed out the blurry and |
| of a second that will never be repeated. If the viewer | | | | ill composed pictures so that only your best shines |
| of your pictures happens to also be in the album, it's a | | | | through. These few simple steps will guarantee that |
| double bonus. If you watch their eyes, they will always | | | | your audience will look forward to more pictures |
| zoom in on themselves. It's natural! | | | | coming their way. |