Expressions

"I wasn't ready!"

I hear that a lot during a shoot. Sometimes I tell the subject that I'm just checking the camera settings as I shoot away and they're talking about problems with their neighbors dog.

Me: "All done!"
Them: "wha...?" 

I'm trying to get a very natural expression. Nothing posed, no typical "smile and say cheese" poses (or as I like to say, "cheese and say smile"). This is one of the ways I catch who the subject really is...how the world sees them and how they see the world. 

I always do plenty of posed shots during a shoot but I always throw in a bunch like this one just to mix it up a bit and show something very unique. Reactions are usually mixed. Some folks are not used to seeing themselves as they really are and instantly reject shots like this. Other people do just the opposite.