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How to get good candid photos without a professional cameraman

By Fabrizio Rausa

Most people are not in a position to hire a dedicated cameraman, and Fabrizio Rausa says that is fine. The practical approach is to be in a real situation, then casually ask a friend to take a few shots. The example he gives is a photo taken in Romania: he and a friend, Atso, were sitting together, talking for three to five hours over coffee and shisha after meeting through an online community at an event. Nothing was specifically planned for the photo. He simply looked at the setting, thought it looked good, and asked his friend to capture it. That kind of opportunistic, low-pressure photography produces images with genuine atmosphere.

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