A rare family celebration or a friendly meeting is complete without group photos - everyone wants to get a picture as a souvenir in a company with friends and loved ones. Most people take these pictures without thinking, but group photos will work much better if you learn some of the rules for setting up a group shot and setting up the camera for such a shot.
Instructions
Step 1
Consider future personnel in advance. Prepare for the holiday - study the camera settings, if you are not sure about them, take a series of test shots in different lighting to understand what capabilities your camera has in a particular room.
Step 2
Consider how you will arrange the guests of the holiday on the frame - a premeditated composition can decorate the frame, and the spontaneous arrangement of your relatives at the table can ruin it. During the party itself, walk around the premises and find the best angles for shooting.
Step 3
Photos will be successful, in which not only the participants of the celebration will be present, but also the attributes of the holiday - a birthday cake or a New Year tree. Consider this when looking for interesting angles. If you prepare these nuances in advance, you will not have to make relatives and friends wait while you choose exactly how and where to shoot them.
Step 4
Make sure that there is enough free space on the memory card and that the camera battery will not drain at the most inopportune moment. Always take spare batteries or a spare battery with you on holiday - this way you will protect yourself from surprises.
Step 5
When it's time for a group shot, arrange all the guests as intended, but do not put them in one line - the composition should be varied. Invite guests to team up around a common activity - like eating cake - or have the children sit in front and the oldest family members in the center of the frame, next to the younger guests, for a layered shot.
Step 6
Close the aperture slightly to increase the depth of field, and place the group of people as far away from the background as possible.
Step 7
If there is not enough light in the room, install additional lighting or attach an external flash to the camera. In addition, photographs taken on the street look interesting and original - the lighting will be natural, as well as the finished frame.
Step 8
For group shots, focus the lens on the eyes of the people in the center, and ask the guests to look at you and smile before pressing the shutter button. In order to avoid unsuccessful shots from someone moving or closing their eyes, take pictures at a short shutter speed. Make several takes to choose the best shot later.
