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| 15 Jul 2007 12:33:24 pm |
 Tips for photographing large groups |
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One of the biggest problems with photographing large groups is getting a picture where no one is blinking. Even with only four or five people, you can run into the problem. Generally what people do when taking family or large group portraits is take a lot of photos of the same pose. I think that is still advisable, however I've developed another method to help achieve as many photos as possible where no one is blinking.
An idea I use to help limit the photos where someone has their eyes closed is a method I use on outdoor photo sessions, especially the beach, to help control squinting. All I do is ask everyone to close their eyes. Then tell them when I say "open", they need to open their eyes.
When people first open their eyes, they take a second or two to adjust to the light before they start squinting. If you snap the picture right away, you have a better chance of getting one with their eyes all open.
When you photograph large groups, you are bound to get someone blinking. So if you employ the same idea for blinking as I do with squinting, you are unlikely to get anyone blinking because generally people don't blink as soon as they open their eyes. You may want to wait a second longer to ensure their eyes have relaxed and focused.
By the way, I also have another method for controlling sqinting when the 'close your eyes' idea doesn't work. I ask the 'squinter' to open their eyes really wide, spooky wide, and then ask them to relax their eyes. I snap the picture immediately after I ask the to relax their eyes.
I hope these tips for photographing large groups and families and photographing outdoors helps. If anyone else has some good tips, please share! |
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Category : Family
| Posted By : Marcy |  Comments [1] |  Trackbacks [0] |
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By : David @ Time : 03 Nov 2007 11:59:59 am : |
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| I am one of those who takes a great number of photos. I will need to try your tip about asking the group to close their eyes before the photo. Thanks for another great tip. |
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