Photo challenge :: Portrait or candid?

When it comes to pictures of people, do you have a preference over posed portraits versus natural candids where the subject is unaware of the camera? Choose your favourite for the next photo challenge.
Your challenge is to take and post a photograph of a person – either a posed portrait or a candid shot. Time to coerce those nearest to you into smiling for the camera… or being sneaky and not warning them at all!
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Post your image on Flickr, on your blog or in another online photo gallery. Leave a link to it in the comments on this post to be entered. One winner will be randomly chosen to win the Scrapbook Inspirations Summer Ideas Book with a little bonus gift from me too. Please see this post for all the deadlines and details about this weekend. So… are you going to put on a trench coat and go under-cover with your camera? Or do you have a willing subject ready to get ready for a close-up? |
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15 August 2010, 10:58
I had a day at Warwick Castle yesterday, so just catching up and posting the photo challenges. Hopefully, by the time I get through they will be in some logical order. Two portraits here.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=61668&id=1612112877&l=f32e3ac414
15 August 2010, 11:54
Here is my daughter at church today.
15 August 2010, 18:51
Here is a candid shot of my boy.
15 August 2010, 19:31
Here is a candid shot of my little man:
15 August 2010, 20:12
taken while we were setting up the self portrait
http://icouldbescrapbookinginstead.blogspot.com/2010/08/one-with-more-pictures-for-shimelle.html
15 August 2010, 21:31
Fast Food. http://thevuefromhere.blogspot.com/2010/08/portrait-or-candid.html Lorraine
16 August 2010, 01:30
I ended up with one very excited subject and one not so much, which pretty much sums them up today.
16 August 2010, 03:19
Candid shot of the back?
16 August 2010, 04:03
Another candid photo me and my honey today.
16 August 2010, 05:07
Us
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39740658@N08/4896281307/
16 August 2010, 10:53
I much prefer candid – but my subjects are pretty wise to me now, so they are rare. Here’s one from the weekend:

No the deckchair hasn’t collapsed – the photo will be scrapped at an angle!
16 August 2010, 13:09
My challenge photo is here:
http://glitteradventure.blogspot.com/2010/08/challenge-photos.html
16 August 2010, 14:33
Here is a portrait of my daughter after our big hike this weekend.
16 August 2010, 16:12
Here’s mine,
http://michellelovesallsorts.blogspot.com/2010/08/portrait-or-candid.html
16 August 2010, 18:01
Candid all the way!
16 August 2010, 18:09
Here’s a bouncy candid photo :)
http://emyscraftyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-party-photos.html
16 August 2010, 18:59
Candid for me here
** Kate **
16 August 2010, 20:28
I take candid or at least spur of the moment shots most of the time, only use posed ones when they are needed, although my son loves posing. This is a shot of my husband playing around with his two pairs of specs.
http://messmuddleandfun.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-crop-photographs.html
16 August 2010, 20:29
Candid shot of dh engrossed with Brain Training on the DS while waiting for our meal at Pizza Hut on Saturday:
“http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracyweav/4898174345/
16 August 2010, 20:34
Quick shot from tonight, dinner date with the girls :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hosiemosie/4898552983/
16 August 2010, 20:37
16 August 2010, 21:07
my sister is tired of posing for me so I caught this one while she was relaxing yesterday! you can see it in this set.
16 August 2010, 21:44
I like both styles, but went for a portrait, as I love the variety of faces my daughter pulls when she sees the camera pointing at her! You can see it here (though you have to scroll down a bit) xx
16 August 2010, 21:49
I took a pic of my daughter helping me with the photo challenges. I think santa might need to bring a digi camera to a special 3 year old this year!
http://galwaygirl-scrapping.blogspot.com/2010/08/another-weekend-of-craftyness.html
16 August 2010, 22:25
My boy!
http://cynthiatoledocarrieri.blogspot.com/2010/08/photo-challenge-portrait-or-candid.html
16 August 2010, 22:29
This man never stops working!
http://talesfromthescrapheap.blogspot.com/2010/08/playing-tag-with-shimelle.html
16 August 2010, 22:42
http://miniaturediamonds.blogspot.com/2010/08/shimelles-online-crop-photography.html _
16 August 2010, 22:59
I Love” catching “:http://iamwhatiam-crafty.blogspot.com/2010/08/playtime.htmlthem when they are least expecting it
16 August 2010, 22:59
My photo of a person is semi posed. They both ran ahead & climbed up to watch the horses. I just arranged me in this position to take the shot Find it here
16 August 2010, 23:00
Really, I land somewhere in between. I love cheerful group shots but I think that posed doesn’t have to mean unnatural. Especially if the people are relaxed and mucking about! However, as I’m not very good at candid I thought I’d get in a bit of practice with this photo, the seventh in the post.
16 August 2010, 23:08
trying to get dd to look straight on for a pic, but got this candid instead.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53078071@N03/4898997935/in/photostream/
17 August 2010, 00:17
Here’s mine-
Cupcake princess
17 August 2010, 02:31
I only take photos of people if there are also animals in the picture ;-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppilgrim/4900131536/
17 August 2010, 02:46
Here is my entry: https://www.me.com/gallery/#100096 Just look for “portrait or candid?”
17 August 2010, 03:21
Mine’s of my husband. He has little patience with my photography. Probably because I’m not very good and I take 10 photos to get one good shot! http://peaceinbetween.blogspot.com/2010/08/sundays-photo-challenge.html
17 August 2010, 04:29
I snapped a picture of my baby napping.
17 August 2010, 04:44
We were up late scrapping – my DSD sleeping it off on Sunday morning!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32891116@N05/4900461186/