What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.
– Karl Lagerfeld
Taking photos of people or animals when they have no idea that you’re doing it is called candid photography. One of the beautiful things with photography is being able to catch someone in the act. It adds natural life to your pictures. Even if my choices here are mostly in B&W, of course feel free to use what you find most suitable for your shots!
So, this week I thought we would go for candid photos of people or animals – Have fun with the challenge, and we are looking forward to seeing your candid finds!
It is always about keeping your eyes open and be prepared when an opportunity comes up – have your camera ready and just shoot.
Remember to take many photos…the digital cameras give us unique chances to choose which photos to keep or not:
Your first 1,000 photographs are your worst. – Henri Cartier-Bresson
Sometimes it might feel a bit difficult to photograph people – at least if you are a shy person, like me. A great help can be if you have a longer lens that gives you the possibility to ”hide” behind it and still get close. With a little luck, and practice, you sometimes get one of those lovely smiles – or two.
If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.
– Robert Capa
But, sometimes maybe you should not get too close – catching the moment is also catching your own feeling of what is in front of you…
Photography is a love affair with life. – Burk Uzzle
My photos were made in Bhutan, Morocco, Denmark and Georgia (Tbilisi).
Thank you for all the wonderful frames filled for Patti last week! If you haven’t seen her beautiful post yet – please pay her a visit!
Leya 
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I really LOVE the first photo in black and white!
❤
So do I, thank you! It is one of my favorite images ever.
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Hello Ann-Christine, This was quite a challenge but I finally came up with this response: https://wp.me/p2owKx-1i6
That very first photo of yours is my favorite of this post.
Cheers, Amy
Thank you, Amy!
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Ann-Christine, I love your black and white images of people, each one tells an interesting story! Here is my blog this week: https://mycolorfulexpressions.com/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid-shots/
So glad you liked them, Sylvia! And, they do have their own stories…
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Cheers!
https://lindylecoq.com/2019/10/17/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
Cheers, Lindy! I have been waiting for you!
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Candid photographs tell such stories! I really like your choices. Animals are the most mysterious and yours are no exception. I found a few favorite candids from years ago. My subjects usually tend to pose if I am nearby, knowing what I am up to. 🙂
http://oneletterup.com/2019/10/17/lets-play
Oh yes, they might know what we are up to, but they should not be posing ;-D Thank you for liking my choices.
You’re welcome. 🙂
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Wonderful candid photos. 😀 😀
Here is my entry for the week. Enjoy!
https://ceenphotography.com/2019/10/16/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
Thank you, Cee!
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Ooooops, forgot the link:
https://mexcessive.photo.blog/2019/10/16/lens-artists-pc-can-did/
Here are my candid photos, no matter how I usually click between, past and through people. As for animals – all their photos are candid. 🙂 In any case, thank you for making me do this compilation. I love all your photos, especially the featured one.
Dear Manja, thank you for a totally gorgeous collection. I must say Mille, my first lagotto often posed for me…so not many candids there!
Haha, indeed, Leya. Dogs know and strike a pose.
♥
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https://chosenperspectives.com/2019/10/16/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
Great Challenge!!!
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You’ve captured quote a few lovely moments here, I think.
There’s an openness to the shots. It feels rather natural.
Here’s mine for the week. It’s a bit of a stretch, however:
https://stupidityhole.wordpress.com/2019/10/16/fire-juggler/
Glad you can feel them natural! Thank you!
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This was a great challenge: in fact this is a great group to be part of. I really feel I have to think, and learn something before participating. Now I really am determined not to shy away from taking a shot of those candid moments.
Yes, this is a great group to be part of! So glad you enjoy it too. We all learn from each other and I love that! Thank you being inspirational!
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I wish I could take photos of people like these – you have captured such empathetic scearios – I am uncomfortable with that and do not have a subtle enough lens so made do with a subject that does not care how close the camera is
https://poetrypix.com/2019/10/15/candid-canine/
Excellent solution to the ”problem”! And still glad you enjoyed my photos, Laura. I have had to practice a lot to overcome my embarrasment with people.
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Hi Ann-Christine. You’ve shared some wonderful, candid photos. I rarely take photos of strangers, but a day at the beach in July allowed me to do so. odaciuk.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/farewell-to-summer-fun/
Olga, you caught the opportunity! That’s the way! Thank you for liking my offerings too.
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Here’s my candid contribution:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2019/10/15/lens-artists-photo-challenge-candid/
Thank you!
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You’ve chosen a wonderful, eclectic group of shots here Ann-Christine. I particularly like the first one, and the two women together. Here’s my contribution to the challenge https://zimmerbitch.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/stealing-oreos/
So glad you liked them, Sue! And somehow B&W was more suitable to some of them. Seldom use that otherwise.
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Absolutely adore the top one!
Here is my submission: https://studiotionghan.com/2019/10/14/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
Thank you very much!
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I love all these candid shots, Ann-Christine! Beautifully captured! Thanks so much for hosting this challenge.
Thank You!
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These are certainly very amazing candid snaps, My favorite is the 3rd one, those 2 ladies 🙂
Thank you, Hammad – they were very cheerful!
I so enjoyed your photos this week Ann-Christine. You’ve really captured the moment. The animal photos are really cute.
Thank you so much, Tracy – much appreciated! And I tried to get to your entry via the link – but it says it does not exist?
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Hi, again! Here’s a link to my post this week. I hope you enjoy it.
https://pilotfishblog.com/2019/10/14/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
Just came back from your London adventure – wonderful, Patti!
Hi, AC. We’ll be here for a while longer!
Enjoy!
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Really great photos, Ann Christine. Love the dog portrait. 😍
So glad you liked them – and that dog was a real sweetie!
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Hi Leya ,they are all great photos. Thelad with Grandad on the phone and the cute cat through the railings or was it a website?
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A website – no. And I wondered too if that priest was the boys granddad – maybe you are right!
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Hi Leya, here is my contribution:
http://www.travelways.com/candid-photography-along-my-travels/
Always a treat, Tatiana!
Thank you so much Leya, you are so nice!
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Wonderful images, Ann-Christine. I especially love your first image with the cell phones and the fabulous canine. I keep thinking there will be a part of the world that hasn’t been affected by cell phones, but they really are ubiquitous! ”Candid” is another great theme. Thanks for the inspiration!
Happy that you like them, Patti! And cell phones – yes, they are everywhere. I do wish they were not…everywhere. And that first image – is one of my greatest favorites ever.
Definitely. I can see why.
Beautiful! ❤
Thank you very much!
Hey leya – my favorite candid shot of yours is #2. The feeling of seriousness is felt and just like the generations and culture.
and the reminder about how digital photography allows us the freedom to take a lot of photos – good stuff- and I am grateful for it.
here is my entry this week:
https://priorhouse.blog/2019/10/13/candid-street-shots-lens-artists-photo-challenge-66/
Hi Prior – I am grateful for it too, I guess we all are! Thanks for joining in.
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Here’s mine, then, Ann Christine: https://suejudd.com/2019/10/13/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
Yes!
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The most common definition for candids includes people in the frames, but I ”zoomed” onto your picture of three black cats chilling on the warm sun-lit street!
Ha, aren’t they sweet? They were surely having a good nap there!
Love these photos and the challenge. I am terrible at photographing people so this will be a real challenge for me. Thank you for honoring my by mentioning my post.
♥ I believe it is a challenge to many, candid, but that is a good way to challenge yourself as well!
And I need the challenges!
;-D
A wonderful challenge for and the week, thank you very much for bringing out my favourite shooting mode Christine! Love the first one you posted, so much of expressions in those faces!
So glad you enjoyed the challenge, Raj! And you made me smile as well!
From a week in Prague, May 2019: https://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/lens-artists-photo-challenge-candid/
Thank you!
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Hi AC, what a surprise to see you use mono! And what superb ones indeed: I love the top one most.
Thank you, Chris! For people I think it works well with B&W.
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So glad that you have a gallery this week … as always are your images excellent. Not often you use B&W … brilliant shots.
Thank you for always being so positive, Viveka – and you are right, I seldom use B&W. But somehow I think people/portraits look better in B&W. On the other hand, I seldom do portraits…
Easy to be positive when it comes to your images … *smile – Personal am I useless when it come to portraits.
Me too really, but sometimes I try with my looong lens…
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The fascination of phones! Love that opening photo 🙂 🙂 And the paddling dog- well, it’s been hot, hasn’t it? Sending hugs!
Glad you liked them, Jo – and I believe you have had the hottest time over where you are!
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If Pere Henri were working today, perhaps he would say your first million photos are useless. I do agree that long lenses are good for an ambush.
For this week I have: https://blackbodyblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/add-to-taste/
I had heard 10 000 from someone, but picked a more positive one…😉
Digital has changed things though. I know people who snap off a thousand a day. For me, I think the ability to review your photos quickly gave me a much more fine-grained idea of what works and what doesn’t, but also pushed up the number of experimental shots I took by a very large amount. Not to mention that it also is cheaper to experiment with than film.
I agree. And the price is as you say, priceless!
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Hi Ann-Christine, I’m back and here is my post.
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2019/10/12/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
Thank you, Miriam!
You’re welcome, Ann-Christine!
Candid shots are my favorites. Yours are fabulous! Thanks for a great challenge! Here is my entry:
https://angelafurtadophotography.com/2019/10/12/lens-artists-challenge-candid/
Just came back from your gallery – and it really shows you love candids! Great images with much feeling.
Thanks so much!
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These are excellent candid shots Ann Christine! The first one reminds me of the work of Jousuf Karsh.
Thank you, Anne! And Yousuf Karsh – honoured to be mentioned in the same sentence!
Wonderful images, Anne-Christine. I must say that this week’s theme is quite challenging for me, since I was always too shy for taking someone’s photographs.
So happy you like the images, Nurul! And as I agree with you on the challenge being challenging…I hope we get less and less shy in the end. Animals are easier to shoot!
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I particularly liked the one of the three black cats. They look so relaxed!
Here are some candid critter shots I took. https://bendbranches.com/2019/10/12/candids-of-critters-lapc/
Those cats were certainly having a relaxing moment in the sun. And all cats and dogs in Tblisi were very well kept. Look at their shining coats!
These are incredible! Part of me feels guilty taking photos of people when they don’t know it. I quickly get over that! I’m in London right now, will see if I can get some goodies tomorrow. Fun challenge 😉
Thanks, Pam – looking forward to your goodies…and sooooo envious of your London stay…
Loved your post this week Ann-Christine. The photos are marvelous, especially your opener which show so much emotion in a single capture! Candids are definitely not my specialty but I’ve found a few here https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2019/10/12/lens-artists-challenge-67-candid/
Thank you, Tina! So glad you liked them – because it is not my speciality at all either. The opening photo is one of my greatest favorites ever.
hi a.c., wonderful and interesting pictures for this challenge, here is my post for week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-3gV.
greetings robert
Thank you so much, Robert!
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OK, I’m back and playing today. 🙂
https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2019/10/12/lens-artists-challenge-67-candid-after-i-do/
janet
Welcome – as always!
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I love your photography so much. You are so versatile. You seem to switch easily from people to nature to close up flowers. It challenges me to take more pictures.
Now that was praise that really made me blush…Brenda. Thank you. But I am very glad if my photography makes you want to take more pictures!
I am pretty good at nature pictures Leya. People are an art though. So tough to catch that moment. Family I can catch sometimes.
Well, family is good to start with – they seldom say no!
Oh my boys do. I sneak candids though. Haha.
;-D
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Pingback is slow today. My contribution: https://fairplay740.wordpress.com/2019/10/12/lens-artists-challenge-67-candid/
OK, sometimes they do not work – but I got it!
Pingback did appear finally. I think it wanders ‘the Cloud’ sometimes, before making the rest of the journey.
Well, who does not want to sail with a cloud for a while!
Ah, some lovely images, Ann Christine…must have a trawl through my archives….
…see you soon!
😊
Excellent candid photos, Ann-Christine. I give credit to digital photos for all the candid shots. Let me see what I can find and will be back.
Thank you, Miriam – so glad you liked them! Now I am looking forward to your post – always a treat.
You’re welcome, Ann-Christine. If I don’t do it today, I may have to wait until we get home from Maui. We’ll be leaving tomorrow.
Wishing you a lovely trip, Miriam!
I’m home now, Tina!
A beautiful set of candid photos. I love how you captured their expressions, especially the first one. Thank you for the wonderful tips, AC!
Glad you enjoyed them, Amy! And yes, the header photo is one of my absolute favorite shots ever.
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I like all of these, but the header photo is my favorite.
janet
Thank you, Janet – the header photo from Bhutan is one of my favorite photos ever.
Wonderful idea as a subject, Leya! I always loved candid photography and in fact as a travel photographer, this is what I’m doing vs. posed photography. Candid photography is a form a photojournalism – documentary photography. It’s not only about people not being aware, but mainly about people not posing for you. GREAT! I love your shots too 🙂
Thank you, Tatiana!
Great post of candid shots! A great challenge for me.
Glad it resonated with you, Ana! Looking forward to your post!
Lovely photos Ann-Christine! Where was the very first photo where the woman is checking her phone taken? Interesting one. The three cats seem to be in their relaxing best 🙂
Here is mine: https://f28iso100.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/street-music-prag/
Thank you – the opener is from Bhutan, Paro. In fact one of my favorite photos ever.
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Here’s mine: http://chava61photography.photo.blog/2019/10/12/lens-artists-photo-challenge-67-candid/
I will pop over!
Excellent photos, superb, insightful topic. Why am I not surprised.
Now you made me blush, John…thank you!
What a bunch of amazing shots!
Glad you like them, Michael.
Loved this challenge!! Let’s see if this link works! Doing this on my phone!
http://ichoosethis.blog/2019/10/15/lens-artist-photo-challenge-67-candid-in-paris/
It worked! And I love your choices!
Thank you lady! And the aren’t from the archives which I love!