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Originally posted by synergysex
A good photographer can use a single still picture to sum up an entire event. A picture preserves a very small space of time in history forever. Captuiring the esscene of the moment is the key.
When someone looks at a good picture, they are sucked into it and they dont just glance at it. In the case of a newspaper story, its the first thing they see after the headline and it will hold thier attention for several seconds. They'll keep glancing up at the the picture as they read because they remeber seeing what they are reading. The picture is a transalation of the words and vice versa.
I have seen some photographers try to win this battle simply by shooting pictures as fast as thier camera will take them. Not a good idea and a waste of film. Better is to take a roll of pictures that actually are worth a shit and cut from there.
One of the things I do as Media Communications Coordinator for the La Porte County Libertarian Party is take pictures at any events that we play host to. Those pictures are used on our website and the state party website as well as by media that didnt/couldnt send thier own photographer to cover the event.
A couple of weeks ago, we had a presidential canidate in town and there was a luncheon type thing at the country club. It was an awful place to shoot photos. I almost croaked. They had put the podium to the side of a window that was reciving bright sun and the window had no shades. The window overlooked a lake, which complicated the problem. The rest of the room was poorly lit. But I was able to work the room and get good shots. But another problem came up - the speaker and the crowd was being distracted by me, So I had to make like a mouse and blend in. Soon I dont think anyone even knew I was still there.
Wether your doing pictures for press or adult, the most important thing for a photographer to do is disappear and blend in. The second most important thing for a good photographer to be capable of is working with any situation. Lighting never is ideal and there are always hidden problems that you dont realize
You can just say, "uhm, pull out while I run down the street and get another filter - and stay hard!". It just dosent work.
Have your models concentrate on fucking instead of on you working the camera - grabbing only the shots that matter and that capture the sex. Most people - even models - feel at least a little bit uneasy having sex on camera. Most of them dont show it but they still feel it and in thier minds they are not focused on fucking they are trying to see what you are doing. Sex is by nature a private thing that people do alone in a room by themselves. It is unnatural for most people to get in front of a camera, strip and fuck.
When the photographer completely diappears and the models are thinking about nothing except fucking each other's brains out and forget the photographer is there - thats when you get that killer content.
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great insight there. anyone can apply these rules to any type of photoghraphhy, adult, portrait or family snaps. Want to make your family snaps and snaps of friends turn out really well? Point the camera, tell them to smile, and hold it, hold it, hold it, but do not take the photo. the fake smile wears off, then they get self conscious, then embarassed, then a real smile will slip out.
didn't mean to hijack the thread- but that's the technique i use for my photos to get real shots, so in summary, unless you've got somone who is 100% photogenic, you've got to know how to handle it. FIlm doesn;t lie
edit - forgot to bounce the flash :/