Travel Photography Tips
With hundreds of lenses to choose from, getting it right needs some consideration. Lenses are expensive, if want to purchase a new lens it really is important to think carefully about what will suite your needs.
There are a number of factors you will need to consider,
-The nature of your trip
-The length of your trip
-Your style of photography
-Your favourite lens
The quality of your lens is so important. I think much more important than the quality of camera body. I recommend that you buy the best lens you can afford. An upgrade in lens will greatly improve your photographs much more than an upgrade in camera body.
When buying a lens the main features that you will need to consider for travel photography will be; Read more
What is a lens hood?
Also known as a lens shade, a lens hood is a rounded piece of plastic that fixes onto the end of a lens. The lens hood is designed to stop direct light from the sun hitting the lens, and stoping unwanted glare and lens flare.
Lens hoods come in a variety of shape, size and style, depending on the lens. Lens hoods vary from a simple cylinder shape to a more complex petal shaped cut and even square shaped.
Many popular travel photography destinations have harsh sunlight. It really is must to get your lens tooled up with a lens hood.
Here are 5 reasons you should use a lens hood; Read more
So your planning your photography adventure, you have your camera, your savings and you have your excitement. Where are you going to go?
Here is a list of some great photography destinations to inspire you. Read more
When photographing a city you will undoubtably photograph the skyline or cityscape, a distant image of the cities towering high-rises or bridge net works. But what about the streetscpae?
Its so important to capture the city at street level, its simple to do, but not so simple to make your photographs stand out. Your images need too look different with out loosing the classic things that make a city famous.
New York's 5th Avenue, the Chans a lise in Paris and Shanghai’s Bund all conjure up images that take you to the very heart of the city, to get the same from your images bare these 6 steps in mind, Read more
As a travel photographer you will come across many landmarks, famous buildings, museums, galleries, statues, monuments that are almost critical to capturing the culture of the place your visiting. Many of these quint essential places are really big tourist attractions pulling in huge crowds.
Many photographers may say, forget the tourist attractions and head for the lesser photographed sights. I say, would you really go to Paris and not photograph the Eiffel tower, or go to Pisa and not photograph the tower?
When photographing the touristy bits you may or will undoubtably come across the dreaded crowds. People flocking around trying to take the same photograph as every other tourist or trying to push to the front as to get the best look at the subject.
This doesn’t have to be the night mare many people will tell you it is. Read more
Whilst I obviously love traveling, as i’m sure you do(why els would we be travel photographers!), I do love things from home. Fish and chips, English pubs, ‘Diet’ Coke, Tea, English supermarkets, well all English shopping really, are to name a few of the things I miss as a traveller.
Gibraltar, to me, was a god send.....not to mention a great photographic opportunity!! Opinions vary greatly on Gibraltar, but my opinion is clear, I love it(although only for a short time!).
A lot of travel photographers would completely dismiss Gibraltar as a photographic opportunity. With its strange clash of British and Spanish culture its a fantastic chance to photograph something quite unique, plus the chance to have a fry up! Read more
La Sagrada Familia is, in my opinion, one of the worlds most amazing places. All cathedrals are really, quite spectacular. They are always a beautiful example of fine architecture. From the spires and huge carved door ways on the out side to the amazing stained glass windows and marble work on the inside, they are a photographic dream.
Here is my 8 step guide to help you come away with some beautiful photographs that capture and tell the story of the cathedral. Read more
Whilst on my travels, I have developed a strange love for Formula One motor racing. Discovering the price of tickets to be a much cheaper aboard than in England(Some times a third of the price), I have become ever so slightly addicted to the excitement and the adrenaline rush a race invokes.
Its not just the cars provide you with spectacular photographic opportunities but also the crowd and everything that goes on around the race.
The cars are fast so planning is needed if you want to capture some crisp shots. Read more
In many popular destinations and in many parts of the developingsome people may ask for money in return for taking their photograph.
The opinions of photographers varies greatly with some thinking this as a fair exchange and for some its an annoyance.
Paying for a photograph may lead to an image that looks set up or contrived, you have to work out how much you want the persons photograph.
There are some factors you should think about when deciding to pay for portraits.
- Paying children for photographs is not a good idea, you don’t want to encourage a dependance on begging.
- If money is not expected, don’t give them any.
- You should always settle on a price before you take the photograph, make sure to bargain.
Have a small amount of change in a different pocket away from the rest of your cash. Read more
Photographing strangers can be a daunting thought, especially when your traveling in a different country. It needn't be a scary thought, many people are perfectly happy to have their photographs taken, some even want to be photographed.
Here is a guide that will help you to feel more confident and relaxed when photographing strangers.
- Your Approach. This may sound obvious but its one of the most important. If you see a person you would like to photograph approach them with a big friendly smile. Don’t rush towards them pointing your camera. Approach them in a way that you would like to be approached yourself. Make them feel comfortable and you will get the best results.
