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Shooting candid shots of people in the amusement park

Shooting candid shots of people in the amusement park

From the course: Photo Essay: Coney Island

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Shooting candid shots of people in the amusement park

- Alright, well this was probably one of the most challenging but for me, one of the most important story-telling sections in terms of the photography that I was doing. I wanted to come in here. I wanted to capture natural moments between people. I also wanted to capture, you know, just the personalities that work here so, as much as I was shooting candid, occasionally I would ask someone if they would pose for me quickly and get it done. He's a good, he's a good poser. - He's taken plenty pictures. - (laughs) I'll bet, he's so cute. And I feel really good because you know, this is probably one of the most difficult types of photography to do. You know, things are not in your control but you've got to sort of move yourself into position so that you can kind of control what's in the frame. I think because I'm so adept at my back-button Auto-focusing and the camera settings are all taken care of, I can concentrate on the moments, on the things that happen very, very quickly. Sometimes…

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