LET'S TALK CANDID !
Well, what is a candid shot in photography? In normal sense, when we are candid with someone, we speak honestly. But, in photography, it is other way round ! As per Collins Advanced English Dictionary, "a candid photograph of someone is one that was taken when the person did not know they were being photographed.". Well, hardly it can be termed as anything but honesty. Am I right?
The Paparazzis too do the same act, but normally the rich & famous persons are their targets. The media gets 'interesting shots' through them and we see them in newspapers and televisions, but don't the persons feel awkward to see their privacy invaded by some stupid photographers?
The legendary photographer Henri Cartier Bresson coined the famous phrase in photography : "the decisive moment", which means clicking the shutter at the 'right moment' in order to get a "story telling shot" or a "tell-tale shot" ! And there lies the beauty of candid photography, even at the cost of being blamed as 'dishonest'.
Well, what is a candid shot in photography? In normal sense, when we are candid with someone, we speak honestly. But, in photography, it is other way round ! As per Collins Advanced English Dictionary, "a candid photograph of someone is one that was taken when the person did not know they were being photographed.". Well, hardly it can be termed as anything but honesty. Am I right?
The Paparazzis too do the same act, but normally the rich & famous persons are their targets. The media gets 'interesting shots' through them and we see them in newspapers and televisions, but don't the persons feel awkward to see their privacy invaded by some stupid photographers?
The legendary photographer Henri Cartier Bresson coined the famous phrase in photography : "the decisive moment", which means clicking the shutter at the 'right moment' in order to get a "story telling shot" or a "tell-tale shot" ! And there lies the beauty of candid photography, even at the cost of being blamed as 'dishonest'.
in candid photography the real emotions or expressions could be caught
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