https://pho.tography.org/tags/candid/ Recent content in candid on pho.tography.org Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pho.tography.org/long-lens-street-photography-at-dusk-working-the-promenade-from-behind/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pho.tography.org/long-lens-street-photography-at-dusk-working-the-promenade-from-behind/ The seafront promenade is one of the few street environments that reliably delivers subjects moving in a predictable direction at a predictable pace. People walk the length of it, they walk slowly, and they walk away from you as often as toward you. That last part is usually treated as a wasted frame. It isn’t. A long lens does most of the work here. At 85mm or 100mm on a crop body you are effectively shooting at 135mm or 160mm, which stacks the promenade into a shallow ribbon and pulls the distant benches, café lights and background walkers into a soft wash directly behind the subject. https://pho.tography.org/event-portraiture-how-to-find-and-shoot-candid-faces-in-a-crowd/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pho.tography.org/event-portraiture-how-to-find-and-shoot-candid-faces-in-a-crowd/ Some of the strongest portraits at a trade show or conference are never posed. They happen in the half-second when someone glances toward the light, or pauses mid-thought while the crowd blurs past behind them. Event portraiture is really about being ready for that moment rather than manufacturing it. Why Candid Beats Posed at Events Posed portraits at a booth or step-and-repeat tend to look interchangeable — same lighting, same smile, same backdrop.