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Taking a Great Candid Photo  *This article was written by: Shalini M. It is a bit hard to click a good candid photo. It is not about the photograph alone, but also the emotions captured with it. To make it clear, candid photo means photos that were genuinely unplanned and unposed. Like the photo of a group gathering, beach trips, family activities, etc. Here I am assuming that you are shooting using a DSLR. Some of the tips and tricks can be applied to smartphones as well, but it would be best with a DSLR. So let's get started. 1. Aperture Modes Most of the DSLR out there in the market have something called aperture modes. Use them for candid photographs. Manual modes are too slow to capture a candid photo. 2. Use a zoom lens instead of a prime lens The problem with candid photography is that it is fast changing. Within minutes you can go from a group photo to a cake photograph to another group photo. You don't have time to change lenses. So it is better to use a zoom lens inst...