A photo of children taking interest on a nearby photographe

It takes patience to capture good photographs of kids because they are always on the move. However, staying on one spot and just waiting for something to happen is also a good strategy. This approach works because from the point of view of children, a photographer with a camera pointing in their direction is a curious site. And when such curiosity stirs the child to look in your direction, a classic portrait is the resulting photograph.

This is a photograph in a busy charity event demonstrating that a tired photographer can still take good photographs by just pointing his camera from where he finds himself sitting.

A candid photo outside Kyoto train station during a sightseeing trip

Candid photographs have a different ambiance not normally found in photographs where you line up your subjects for a contrived pose. Generally, capturing a perfect moment takes a bit of patience and quick action on the part of the photographer, but when you do succeed, a candid photograph has a memorable and endearing quality that makes it perfect for galleries and collections.

This is a candid photograph from a sightseeing trip to Kyoto with three spirited women--two Malaysians and one Mongolian.

A photo of a house on fire with a crowd of onlookers observing the disaster

Wouldn't it be great to capture some unique photograph? Definitely. So, when I saw a plume of black smoke not far from where I was, I considered it a great opportunity to get to the scene of the fire and take some photos. It was the first time for me to pursue a disaster when normally, people should go away from it.

Anyway, I was a bit handicapped with only a Nikon L14 in my hands. I would have wanted a DSLR camera with a powerful zoom lens to take some good close up shots of the fire, but I had to make do with what I have so I just framed an interesting shot as best as I could.

I would have wanted to stay awhile and wait for more interesting shots to develop. But as an amateur photo journalist on his first day, I decided to just feel the moment and be happy with what I managed to capture on that day.