June 2013 Edition - Filipino Star

10
Al Abdon
Simple tips of taking groups photos
Group photos are inevitable on any
occasion or event because it captures
images for souvenirs, archives and
keepsakes. Here are tips in taking
group photos which will help you
create a wonderful pictures to show
off!
1) Squish your groups together
Most likely, even though they are family
they won’t be getting close enough.
Maybe it’s an American personal
space thing, but it’s always been an
issue for me and having everyone in
tight truly makes a difference in the
tone of the picture. When families are
physically close, it emits a warmth and
visually shows what families should be
like…close. Even if you are
photographing the Adam’s family,
when you get everyone rubbing
shoulders they look like a model family
and the overall composition is more
finished than a typical snapshot. As a
starter, try having people stand at slight
angles with shoulders overlapping.
Also, consider the age of your family. If
Lola & Lolo are present, make sure you
have a chair for them.
2) Do coordinate clothing
When you group people together.
Make sure that you distribute the
colors of their dress and shirt to avoid
an overlap of the same color scheme.
3) Do check the screen for blinking
This situation is very common among
people to blink to a camera flash.
Shooting two people is ok because
right away you can see if the person
blinks. But for a large group, its near
impossible to check each one of them
unless they are patient to wait of a 2nd
Ask the
Video Guy
shot. I will do is to take at least 3 shots.
Then choose the best photos after at
home.
4.) Do try and blur the background
If you are using DSLR cameras with
aperture control, choose the largest
aperture setting you can, while still
keeping everyone sharp. An aperture
of 2.8 might make the trees and
shrubbery look silky smooth, but it
might make Tiyo Ruben at the end of
the line look fuzzy. This is especially a
problem when everyone is standing on
different focal planes. The solution is
often to shoot a few clicks smaller than
the lenses widest aperture, then use
the preview screen and zoom button
on your camera to make sure everyone
is looking good. Then adjust and
continue. If you’re really serious about
this,
5.) Check ALL your basic camera
settings before clicking away
ISO (go as low as possible), Image
Size (RAW, fine), Exposure
Compensation & Metering for DSLR
users and for small RF digital cameras,
make sure your flash is on auto on all
occasion. On evening parties I would
recommend manual flash to ensure
proper lighting on subjects.
6.) Make sure their heads are directed
to you.
Most of the time people tilt their heads
without knowing and you on the other
end can see it. Correct and makes sure
all have an even direction facing your
camera.
Al Abdon
Hollywood junkies Video & Photography
(514) 264-8706
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