Candid Photos

Candid Photos

I attended a wedding in 2006 and photographed several people during the church service.  I shot several of a young woman with her child.  As I edited them later, I tried a few special effects and liked the results.

If you enjoy Candid photos, feel free to check one of my Candid Albums.  Here is a link to my 4th album of candids - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10160547241105329&type=3

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Candid Photos

Candid Photos

I enjoy photographing kids when they aren't aware I am taking photos of them.  Today, I happened upon this candid photo of a young child enjoying a beautiful summer day.  I don't remember photos of me when I was younger.  Most people didn't have cameras back in the early 50s.  I got my first camera when I was 10 and remember running around taking photos of everything.  I had all the negatives until they were lost in a move several years ago.

If you like candid photos of people, you may enjoy my Facebook Albums of Candid Photos:

• Candids - https://www.facebook.com/kbrucelane/media_set?set=a.10159539887845329&type=3
• Candids 2 - https://www.facebook.com/kbrucelane/media_set?set=a.10159615114070329&type=3
• Candids 3 - https://www.facebook.com/kbrucelane/media_set?set=a.10159836267845329&type=3 

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Candids 6

Yesterday I mentioned that I sometimes use people photos in slide shows or publications. This morning I am sharing candids that have been published in slide shows about tourism in Newfoundland and Labrador. Including people in the photos show potential tourists that they too could get to the destination depicted in the image.

I was driving along a side road in South River, Conception Bay and stopped to photograph two men making hay. I didn't get out of my car to make the photos because I knew from experience that if they had seen me they may have stopped what they were doing and the photo could be missed.

In the summer of 1982 I photographed a lady who was painting the islands and seacoast in St. Michael's on the southern shore. I wonder if she ever finished and sold the painting she made that day. The artist in Petty Harbour was so involved in his art, that he didn't hear me taking a photo of him at wotk.

Two people admiring the view of Bird Rock in Cape St. Mary's were totally unaware of me as I took this photo before continuing on to photograph the northern gannets.

Candids 5

All photos today were are from slides taken in 1981-1982 in the St. John's area. The guy with his face painted was participating in a peace march that took place in downtown St. John's and ended at the War Memorial. He had a peace symbol painted on his face. I believe this may be Beni Malone, who owns and operates Wonderbolt Circus.

The young lady enjoying a few rays was lying on the beach in Cochrane Pond Park, just outside the city. Since it was taken nearly 30 years ago I suspect she is in her mid-40s now. If I knew the person, I would send her a copy of this photo.

In those days I was working on a slide show about senior citizens for a university course I was doing at the time. When I saw this older gentleman sitting alone on a park bench by Quidi Vidi Lake I took two photos: one with him looking straight ahead and this one when he looked to his left. I used the other in the slide show.

A parent of a young girl I photographed swimming in the ocean once asked me why I took photos of people and what I did with them. I told her that I kept them on file and, as long as they weren't obviously recognizable, could use them in slide shows or have them published in magazines. As time passes, the photos become more valuable.

Candids 4

Today I am returning to the theme of candid travel photos taken on slide film. When shooting candids I usually compose and shoot quickly because I don't want the subjects to see me pointing a camera towards them. If they see me, they stop what they are doing, the scene changes and the image is missed. The three images this morning were taken in Calgary, 1988.

I saw two young people sitting on a park bench and even though I didn't have a clue what they were talking about, it looked intense. There are a few problems with this image, all caused because I shot so fast. The feet are cut off and all I had to do to fix this was move the camera down a little. The image would have been much better if it was a closer view but the lens was at its maximum zoom . I could have zoomed back or moved the camera to the left a little and included the whole bench. I have a cropped version of this photo and will send it to anyone who requests to see it.

Two bicyclists stopped for a rest and chat. Again, my lens was at maximum zoom so the photo shows the closest view I could get at the time. I included the bicycles to provide information to the viewer - you can deduce that the people are bicyclists and taking a break from their exercise.

The gentleman reading while sitting on a bench was very interesting. He definitely wasn't dressed for a hike or the warm weather. He was wearing a suit so I assumed he was on a break from work and took some time for himself. The location was in a residential area pretty far from downtown Calgary so I may be wrong. I had more time to compose this photo and decided to shoot before the person in the background got any closer.

The hikers were photographed on Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park. I took a photo of the sunbather because he was lying on the rocks. I wondered why he chose such an uncomfortable area to catch a few rays!

Candid Photos

Today's candid photos are a little different because the subjects are performing for tourists in Hawaii (August, 1980). In both places, there were hundreds of people, many of whom were taking pictures.

The Hawaiian guy climbed a palm tree in bare feet then threw flower petals over the audience. I took several photos as he climbed the tree, which he made look very easy. When he threw the flowers, the wind blew them and since they were moving, they appear a little blurred on the final image. I like that effect, because it gives a feeling of motion.

The lady was dancing for a crowd at the Kodak Hula Show in Waikiki. You can see by the "motion" in the skirt that she was shaking her hips but hardly any other part of her body was moving.

Candid Photos

When I travel I enjoy making candid photographs of people going about their daily activities. The fact that they are not aware of being photographed means that they are being totally natural - not showing off for the camera. I really liked the woman reading a book on Good Harbour Beach in Massachusetts. She was using the book as shade while she read it. The seagulls were just sitting peacefully on the beach, all facing in the same direction.

The young lady running towards the water on St. Pete's Beach was a good distance away from me, but I used my 500mm lens to capture the action. She started running and I panned the camera as she ran. The motion of the camera blurred everything as I tried to keep her in focus. I used the same technique to capture the young surfer who caught a wave just off Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. A wave broke over a lady's head just as I took the fourth photo in St. Pete's Beach, Florida. The beach scene in the last photo was taken in Cape Anne, Massachusetts.

Keep in mind that in those days I had to focus, shoot, rewind; focus, shoot, rewind ... a lot harder than making photos of moving subjects today when I can shoot 27 images in 9 seconds!! Another interesting thought is that the kids in the second and third photos are in their mid-to-late 40s now and have no idea that these photos exist.

P - People

My favourite people shots are candids - unposed pictures of people, often taken without the subject's knowledge. People usually appear more natural and relaxed than in posed pictures.

The first photo this morning was taken near the Ferryland Lighthouse on the Irish Loop. I liked the view of people looking out at the waves beating against the shore. The people in this photo have no idea that this photograph exists. Of course it is more a photo of the scene rather than the people.

The second was taken thirty years ago. I was taking photos near the Grand Falls House, the residence of the manager of the paper mill, and got my son to walk into the scene. I thought having a person in the scene would add interest. This photo was published on the front cover of a provincial magazine back in the early 80s.

Feel free to check more photos of People at: http://www.lanephotography.com/people/people.htm.