If you’ve taken a portrait of someone, or even had your own portrait made, you understand how difficult it can be to feel comfortable in front of a camera. Everything can be laid back and casual, with everyone nicely relaxed, smiling, and laughing, but as soon as the camera comes out, it’s a different story. The rigid posture, the forced smile, and the deer-in-the-headlights look all rear their ugly heads.
Getting candid portraits that show genuine emotion is indeed a difficult task - perhaps one of the most difficult of all tasks that photographers must take on. However, there are a few easy tricks that can make getting high-quality candid shots much, much easier.
Perhaps the simplest method of getting a nice, candid shot is to put your camera in continuous or burst mode and just fire away. There is sure to be a moment or two in which the subject lets down his or her guard and you capture a much more genuine moment than what you can get when they are heavily posed and forcing a smile.
Source: https://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/6589-portrait-photography-tip-how-to-get-quality-candid-shots
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