Shoot before the shoot, between shoots

Many professional portraits photographers use this technique for getting more natural shots. They tell the subject not to pose yet, because they're just taking 'test shots' to check the lighting. Since you're not really shooting, they're not really posing, and you're just talking to them, firing away the whole time.

Once you tell the subject, 'Okay, here we go,' they change their demeanor, and begin 'posing,' so make sure you get lots of these candid, non-posed shots before the official shoot and between shoots, because they will probably be the most natural, un-posed shots of the day.

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