Comments on: 8 Tips For Capturing Family Gathering Candids http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:05:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Paul Lorger http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-55663 Paul Lorger Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:50:25 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-55663 Great tips and comments. Something else that can be part of Tip 8 Have Fun! "Let the children take some shots". If its not too difficult at quiet time, maybe after lunch, let some of the young kids task some shots. Toddlers can have their hands steam cleaned (joke), be sitting on your knee with the camera strap safely around your neck (etc) and fire away. With the image on the LCD straight away its amazing how quickly the catch on. Live view help if you have it. Older ones may be able to handle the camera by themselves, that's your call. Also too many children may make this impossible to do with out causing a riot! Anyway they have a different view on the world, some of the images will be interesting and its a lot of fun Great tips and comments.

Something else that can be part of Tip 8 Have Fun!

“Let the children take some shots”.

If its not too difficult at quiet time, maybe after lunch, let some of the young kids task some shots. Toddlers can have their hands steam cleaned (joke), be sitting on your knee with the camera strap safely around your neck (etc) and fire away. With the image on the LCD straight away its amazing how quickly the catch on. Live view help if you have it.

Older ones may be able to handle the camera by themselves, that’s your call. Also too many children may make this impossible to do with out causing a riot!

Anyway they have a different view on the world, some of the images will be interesting and its a lot of fun

]]> By: Sukis http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39493 Sukis Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:54:35 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39493 Thank's for the Great tips You're the master's of photograpy I allready Have a Great pictures's From This... Thank’s for the Great tips You’re the master’s of photograpy
I allready Have a Great pictures’s From This…

]]> By: Ciobi http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39488 Ciobi Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:12:25 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39488 Thank you for the advice. Now I am gone wait for the next Family Gathering Thank you for the advice. Now I am gone wait for the next Family Gathering

]]> By: Ed http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39480 Ed Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:08:38 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39480 Great tips. Also, it's not cool taking pics of family members with food hanging out of their mouths. Great tips. Also, it’s not cool taking pics of family members with food hanging out of their mouths.

]]> By: rodrigo b. fermin http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39347 rodrigo b. fermin Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:00:41 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39347 great tips....thanks and happy holidays! they love being photographed great tips….thanks and happy holidays!

they love being photographed

]]> By: Julie http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39326 Julie Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:23:29 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39326 I agree with Speed - if I show family the pics on the LCD - they just relax - "hey I look okay so shoot some more!" kind of thoughts. Love it! and they think I am less of a nut case. Also I like to record the details - Aunt Jean's famous meatballs and those hands reaching for more cashews. It's about preserving memories and I am addicted to doing this! I am off to a New Year party. I promise to shoot in Raw the whole night! I agree with Speed – if I show family the pics on the LCD – they just relax – “hey I look okay so shoot some more!” kind of thoughts. Love it! and they think I am less of a nut case.
Also I like to record the details – Aunt Jean’s famous meatballs and those hands reaching for more cashews. It’s about preserving memories and I am addicted to doing this!
I am off to a New Year party. I promise to shoot in Raw the whole night!

]]> By: Duke http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39281 Duke Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:22:52 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39281 I shoot lots of family gatherings, plus twice a year meetings for a dental group my wife and I manage. My number one foolproof rule of thumb: No looking at the camera. You look, I delete. Makes all the difference in the world, and there are very few "bad" shots when people aren't locked into pose mode. I shoot lots of family gatherings, plus twice a year meetings for a dental group my wife and I manage. My number one foolproof rule of thumb: No looking at the camera. You look, I delete. Makes all the difference in the world, and there are very few “bad” shots when people aren’t locked into pose mode.

]]> By: craig http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39267 craig Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:53:35 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39267 the advice is great. def use raw and your fastest lense available. at a recent party i shot 400 21MP raws, used 47 in the end. all 50mm F1.2. raw add's ability to recover info, the fast lense is a blessing. HAVE FUN! the advice is great. def use raw and your fastest lense available. at a recent party i shot 400 21MP raws, used 47 in the end. all 50mm F1.2. raw add’s ability to recover info, the fast lense is a blessing. HAVE FUN!

]]> By: Linda Casper http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39266 Linda Casper Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:52:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39266 Letting people know you are taking candid shots helps. Sometimes they will try to get out of the way when they see you taking a picture not realizing you are taking a picture of them. I am known as the candid picture taker in my family and if we have guest my family tells them. I do my best to let everyone see the pictures. I think everyone feels better when they see them. I try to respect their space if they do not like their picture taken I try to minimize the pictures I take of that person and try to take pictures of them with others so they do not feel centered out. Letting people know you are taking candid shots helps. Sometimes they will try to get out of the way when they see you taking a picture not realizing you are taking a picture of them. I am known as the candid picture taker in my family and if we have guest my family tells them. I do my best to let everyone see the pictures. I think everyone feels better when they see them. I try to respect their space if they do not like their picture taken I try to minimize the pictures I take of that person and try to take pictures of them with others so they do not feel centered out.

]]> By: emma http://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/comment-page-1#comment-39264 emma Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:32:53 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/8-tips-for-capturing-family-gathering-candids/#comment-39264 Darla? Try setting the ISO lower, not using flash or setting the shutter speed at a faster speed so then you don't capture as much light. Just experiment with those three and i'm sure you will figure out a good light exposure. Darla? Try setting the ISO lower, not using flash or setting the shutter speed at a faster speed so then you don’t capture as much light. Just experiment with those three and i’m sure you will figure out a good light exposure.

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