Cinematic-Candid photography tips

Hello everyone!

The past few years I’ve worked with a lot of very awkward couples, some literally struggle to look at each other out of shyness, don’t kiss in public, hardly touch hands.

This usually because 99% of them belonged to a specific religion. A niche i am also struggling to get out of.

This to say, I had to grow into a very posy, constructed style, where I literally give people instructions even on where to place their pinky toe. It’s not bad, it feels “editorial”… but I am craving seeing happy people on my screen. I want to see the joy and love. I want to see them having fun!

It has destroyed my ability to even know how to prompt candid cinematic beautiful poses where people actually look like they love each other and they’re happy.

I’m talking about the vibe that @oui.photos has, which to me is pure art and magic, not only because she’s an amazing photographer skills wise but just because I keep thinking about how good she must be to be able to direct people into these incredible images.

So my question is, for the lucky of you that actually get to do these beautiful photos that feel like movie stills, where the emotions jump out of the photo, where movement and emotion are so prevalent… how do you do it?

How do you prompt people into it? How do you come up with the ideas? Are the clients you work with always drowning in chemistry and love or are you doing half the magic?

Please help a fellow struggling photographer that is dying to change niche and actually enjoy her job again.

Thank you 🩷