Taking Candid Portraits
Acandidphotographisanimagethatiscapturedgenerally
withoutthesubject’sknowledgeor withouttheir explicit
permission,andassuchitismorelikelytobeunposedand
more natural in expression. Quite often it is fruitful to
capturepeopleattheirworkornormalactivities,tocreatea
senseofthelocationandnormalwayoflife,particularlyin
different countries.
Thekeytothistypeofportraitureistobeobservant,notice
every detail and most importantly work quickly. If the
subjectnoticesthattheimageisbeingtaken,politelyaskif
itisallrighttodoso.Nevertakeanimage iftheperson
refuses, but respect their wishes and move along.