{"id":4057,"date":"2011-05-06T13:20:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T17:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stayfocusedpress.com\/blog\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2021-02-09T00:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:20:21","slug":"beyond-the-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stayfocusedpress.com\/?p=4057","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adding Action to Portraits<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As a grandfather with a camera, I’m very often snapping away when the grandchildren are nearby. So it shouldn’t be surprising that I have hundreds (maybe thousands) of photos of these kids in my collection.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, three of them were out playing in our backyard. Here’s a few snapshots that I took. I’m a big fan of trying to incorporate action into these portraits. You be the judge of whether the action helps to make the picture.<\/p>\n

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My favorites are the candids. These are shots where the subject is totally unaware. When they’re preoccupied with having a fun experience, they may not know that you’re “spying” with your camera.<\/p>\n

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\nObviously this is not a candid. Eden
\nknows that I’m taking her photo<\/center><\/td>\n
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\nBut here she is unaware that
\nI’m snapping away<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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When it’s not possible to be totally candid you can use a semi-posed action shot. The action helps to avoid a face that’s preoccupied with the picturetaker.<\/p>\n

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\nThis full length portrait of Logan
\nshows little motion<\/center><\/td>\n
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\nHere the angle of the shot
\nemphasizes his action on the slide <\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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With a little patience, you can turn a static shot into a live action photo. A few minutes after taking the photo on the left below, she was being doing calisthenics – making the photo on the right much more exciting.<\/p>\n

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\nHere Ezra is clutching the wooden
\npost that’s supporting the swing set<\/center><\/td>\n
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\nHere she’s showing me the
\nagility that I wish I could still muster.<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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While each of the left-hand photos are OK, I’ve learned that adding a little action to the mix can turn my snapshots into real “keepers”.<\/p>\n

Do you agree?<\/p>\n

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Written by Arnie Lee<\/p>\n

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