How about people photography? This is a much broader range since the subject can be anyone, traders, people in the street, a couple, a group or selected groups in their respective skills - performers, fashion models, officers, etc. Covering the photo calls of beauty pageant finalists, celebrities or photogenic contests is one of those difficult subjects where the best camera angle may not come to mind until it is too late. With so many photographers jostling for the best angles, these groups will not be able to concentrate on the camera angles you have in mind unless you happen to be one of those who with strong vocals and are able to shout better than the rest to get the attention of the beauty finalists or celebrities. It is also better for you to shoot such subjects using telephoto focal lengths rather than wide-angles or standard zooms, even if the rest of the photographers are armed with non-telephoto lenses. This is because compressed perspective works better for glamour photography. The first two photos of the beauty finalists (below), shot with the EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM zoom lens demonstrate just how effective the compressed perspective is. The first photo is okay overall but the beauties happen to be looking at another photographer's lens, not mine. Also, there is a distracting element behind the last finalist. The second photo takes care of both problems, by getting most of them to look in my lens' direction and moving slightly further to my right to get the distracting element out of the way. Beauty finalists in a row Beauty finalists waving     Looking in the photographer's direction From another camera angle The third photo, which includes one of the photographers, is just one of those that can be used if you are covering the event for the local newspaper, magazine or freelancing for a news agency. It is a case of if nothing else works in terms of best camera angle, adding a humorous touch to the picture will make for a great caption story. The last photo happens to be a candid shot from another angle. In these four shots of the former Canon IXUS promotion girl, it was rather complicated to get a good camera angle while testing out the new EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM, with so many distracting elements in the background as well as competing with several other photographers besides me. The first three photos were among those failed efforts, with the final shot being the right one (not necessary a great picture since the best ones have been used in the previous issues). Distracting element in background Too tight a composition     More distracting elements Better than the other three shots << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 .