Everything is so close. If you want everyone to fit...you have to squeeze together. A little closer...a little closer...finally...everyone fits.
Why it is then, when you hand someone to take a photo of you, they immediately take several steps back up to take the shot?
Walk forward. Use your zoom. Do either...but get in close. Unless you're seeking a story that tells the picture with the scenery, make sure to get some shots where the subject clearly is the focus.
A perfect example of this comes from my little cousin, eight year old Brandon. We went on an early morning photo expedition (when I say early, I mean he was at the foot of my bed at 7 am, dressed and ready to go with camera in hand, before I'd even gotten up) and he shot with my point and shoot Canon digital camera. He was in heaven. Here's a sample image:
![](http://www.finianroad.com/www/images/g1.jpg)
the specs: ISO 400, F/4.5, 1/320 sec.
He saw the rose bush in the backyard. He thought he saw something move on it, and immediately ran to the bush. This is what he then found...
![](http://www.finianroad.com/www/images/g2.jpg)
the specs: ISO 400, F/4.5, 1/640 sec.
There's something I love about filling the frame with an expression. You can capture movement, activity, and scenery with a wide frame...but there's just something about being close-up that you can't create with a wide angle image. Expressions, catchlights in the eyes, and facial detail is something that being up close gives you.
These are a few of my favorites, capturing all kinds of expression...
![](http://www.finianroad.com/www/images/g3.jpg)
the specs: ISO 800, F/3.2, 1/500 sec.
![](http://www.finianroad.com/www/images/g4.jpg)
the specs: ISO 400, F/4.5, 1/500 sec.
![](http://www.finianroad.com/www/images/g5.jpg)
the specs: ISO 400, F/5, 1/200 sec.
![](http://www.finianroad.com/www/images/g6.jpg)
the specs: ISO 200, F/2.8, 1/4000 sec.
![](http://www.finianroad.com/www/images/g7.jpg)
the specs: ISO 400, F/2.8, 1/250 sec.
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