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Have you ever wonder how to capture a picture which exudes the loveliest genuine expressions? The challenge here is not the techniques involved but rather, the spontaneity of the subject in action. Such candid moments capture wonderful slices of life and are just right for making into oil paintings!

Some of the best pet and children pictures we have seen were from candid photographs .Memorable the way they are, these great photographs in turn make great oil paintings. Here are some tips that will help you capture these moments.

For a start, ensure that you always have a digital camera with you at all times. Besides making people around you feel at ease, you have to be prepared to capture candid moments at all times. You will not know for sure when one will arrive! Having a camera phone might come in handy as well.

It is nice to have a high quality, high resolution photo for converting into an oil painting. Nevertheless our artists are capable of turning a poorly lit, low resolution or blurry picture from a camera phone into a beautiful painting.

Now, we have to ensure that the subject is unaware that they are being photographed. If not, you will be able to sense a change in their behavior, making them more self conscious. This is attributed to the works of the subconscious mind and applies to animals as well!

The goal of candid photography is have something unposed, and unplanned. Once you step into your subjects’ personal space with a camera, their interactions will no longer be as spontaneous.

To be as unobtrusive as possible, use the zoom feature of you camera to remain at a distance. Also, it helps to turn off the flash. Even when you are outside of their personal space a blinding flash will always be distracting.

If it is not possible to be outside of their personal space, keep taking photos for an extended period of time. Even if the subjects are aware of the camera, after a while they will take their focus away from it, and resume what they were doing before. This leads us to the next point:

The more photos the better! Keep taking photos and don’t be embarrassed about taking multiple shots of the same scene! You don’t have to scrimp on films for a digital camera either. Multiple shots help reduce the probability of getting a blurred image.

It will be useful should your camera have the continuous shooting mode. Do make full use of it to capture that perfect candid moment which you desire. Then, your oil painting will look great as well!

Mixing up the angles and perspectives creates more exciting and interesting photos too. One way is to shoot from your hip level. This not only makes shooting less obvious, it also render new perspectives. You can crouch down or stand on an elevation as well. Just let your creative juices flow!

Photograph the subjects when are interacting with another subject or performing a task. With them interaction in place, the subjects will be less aware of you being near them.

You can capture interesting relationships and level of involvement which will add to the spontaneity of the photograph. You will then be able to tell the story behind the image taken.

This is in sharp contrast to traditional portrait photography where the subjects are posing and appear static.

With all these, you are now ready for candid photography and one step closer to creating your own beautiful oil painting.

Once you have captured that special moment on film, you can then go to Paint The Moment at www.paintthemoment.com and get your beautiful oil painting made. The quality of the paintings that they make are unbeatable, and it is still at reasonable prices!

Many people now own digital cameras and if there is one thing they love doing it is taking pictures of family and friends. And it is here that things start to go awry because the typical amateur snapper does not know the basics of portrait photography.

Many of us do not know the basics of portrait photography, so our pictures appear with head shots cropped and the photo centring on an elbow. All of this can be avoided if we take a little time to learn some of the basics.

With a digital camera the problem of missing heads shouldn’t be too difficult to solve. Always use the LCD screen to help compose the shot. Ensure everything you want to capture is centred in the screen as the photo produced will be exactly as you see it in the LCD screen.

Unless you are trying to take a professional style close up portrait don’t worry about the background. In fact you should use the background to produce a really interesting shot. Now, I’m sure the person whose portrait you are taking is very interesting in their own right, but by allowing the background to add context to the shot the photograph will be enhanced and will really tell a tale about that person and their environment.

Good portrait shots do not have to be posed. That will only make your subject look stiff and uncomfortable. One of the basics of portrait photography is to make the picture look natural and you can do that by being spontaneous, just taking the picture without waiting for your subject to adopt a pose. If that doesn’t work out, you can erase the shot and try again.

Whether the picture is posed or taken off the cuff, it is important that photo fills the frame. That is important as it will add character to the picture.

When snapping photographs lighting is very important. Many people photograph outdoors so lighting is not such a big issue. But if you are taking your pictures at an indoor location, including your home, you need to consider lighting.

If there is natural light coming through a window it can be used to disseminate the shot by adding some nice gentle shadows. Be careful though, if the light is too bright the shadows will too strong though, if the portrait is a posed one, you could use white card to reflect the shadows.

Finally, when taking a portrait remember to focus on the eyes as they are a persons most important, and revealing, feature.

Insight Photographers are specialist Hull wedding photographers and portrait photographers Insight are located in HUll, East Yorkshire and provide a full portfolio of services including weddings, publicity shots, portraits and corporate photography

A portrait is a picture taken of a person or small group focusing on their face or expression while they are in a still position, also known as portraiture. This is to display the personality, mood and the likeness of the person or group. You can also include the whole body and background in portrait photography as well. Generally the person or group will be looking strait at the camera during a portrait photo.

Portrait photography, unlike other styles uses unskilled models. Graduations, special events and weddings are types of occasions where portrait photography is used, and later displayed in private homes. Many are done on studio with several backgrounds to choose from.

A Bit of History

Ever since the camera was invented people have been using portrait photography. It was, and is more inexpensive way then having your portrait painted and it is a more available method. Natural light was used from an open window and people would sit against the background. With technology evolving photographers have the ability to take pictures with less exposure time giving them more freedom to move around and create new styles of portrait photography.

Styles

Portrait photographs can be done in a studio where the photographer can adjust the light when capturing portraits. They can change the direction and the intensity. Kicker lights, fill lights, background lights and the main lights are a few of the different lighting terms.

The most important light source is obviously referred to the main light. The main light is generally positioned above or below the subject and at a 45 degree angle.The fill light is used to help eliminate shadows that are created by the main light. The kicker light is the light that brightens up the hair of a subject. This will help to add depth and to show the separation from the subject and the background. A Background light brightens the background and can add effects to the backdrops.