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You don’t need

to be a funny

person to shoot

funny pictures.

Life is filled with

humour as it is...

your only job

is to recognise

and capture

those amusing

moments.

Smaller funny

moments are often

ignored, because we

seem them almost every

day. Yet, reminding

your viewers of them is

what makes the photo

stand out.

Oindrila Daas

Shooting technique

march 2015 Better PhotograPhy

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Think twice before you release the

shutter... if you are having second thoughts

about how your frame will be perceived by

others, or if the particular photo seems to

be in bad taste, don’t shoot, as you could

get into trouble or even hurt someone.

Just remember that you will find better

opportunities at another time.

...But Don’t Let Go Either!

Just like any genre of photography, this one

takes a lot of patience as well, perhaps more

so. There will be many times that you will

find a potentially humourous moment,

lacking an element that would just elevate

the photo if it were present in it. So, wait it

out as much as you can. For instance, your

photo of a gorgeous sunset at the beach

could be made even better with let’s say,

a little girl walking her pet dog, who is

wearing a costume.

Every Idea Counts

Don’t ever let go of a concept, despite how

over the top or inexecutable you think it

Even though animals

are not trying to be

funny, sometimes their

behaviour can seem

comical because of the

human emotions we

assign to them.

Divyarajsinh Parmar