In my last post I mentioned the idea of shooting people/pets as either natural (candid) or posed– both have their ups and downs as far as positives and negatives go. The difference is that natural shots provide an excellent way to capture someone in a moment portraying a specific emotion or genuine feeling. When people are posed for photos they tend to put on a mask and hide; where as natural poses eliminate that mask. Case in point, examples of some photos that I took of my brother when we met up in Kansas City for a family celebration a few months ago.

The above photo was taken at the amtrak/train station and the photo below was shot in a diner while my brother and I were in an epic battle of checkers that ended in a truce/draw while waiting for our food to arrive.

The natural shot just happened while my brother was deciding what his next move was going to be and so he wasn’t paying attention to me when I pulled out my camera and shot the picture of him as he looked up to see why I wasn’t making my next move.