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Photography
Tips While Traveling
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by: Robert
Bezman
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Whether
you’re embarking on a family
vacation or your family
reunion, it’s going to be a
special time. When we think of
trips we’ve taken, we tend
to remember them best with
photographs. Here’s some
ideas to enhance your vacation
as well as your memories of
them.
Location Preparation
1) Since you know where
you’re going (that's a
minimum requirement),
doesn’t it make sense to
check out the location before
you get there? Create a list
of attractions,
accommodations, special points
of interest, amusement areas,
shopping, etc. A good source
to help you do this is: the
Places and Travel section of
msn.com ( http://groups.msn.com/Browse?CatId=179)
2) Figure out the photo
opportunities for each
appropriate venue. Anyone can
take a “that’s nice”
picture of the kids at an
amusement park. Wouldn’t you
rather capture a “WOW”
photo that could be hung over
the mantle?
3) Depending on the location
you’re traveling to, you can
see what books are written
about them that highlight the
best photo opportunities for
the entire area
4) If you’re cyber-savvy,
start at www.google.com and
search using different
combinations of: your
destination, best photography
locations, for images of the
location, scenic spots, etc.
The options are endless.
5) If you’re off to a
non-big city area, scout out
the national parks in the
area. The great thing about
national parks is that the
scenery is usually so
breathtaking, that a so-so
shot looks outstanding, just
because of the subject. Once
in www.nps.gov, do a search on
photos and you will be
presented with terrific shots
of all the parks
Photography Preparation
OK, you’re either traveling
through or you’re at a
wonderful location full of
photo opportunities. You began
this leg of your trip at the
crack of dawn and as you’re
pulling into the most scenic
overlook for 400 miles, the
sun is just starting to crack
the horizon.
You instinctively pull the car
over, grab your camera and
your tripod, and look for the
best spot to set up. Just one
tiny little problem… YOU
FORGOT YOUR TRIPOD! Rather
than smack yourself on the
forehead then, why not plan
these things now, before you
leave?
Your list should include AT
LEAST the following
consideration…
1) Do I need to repeat –
BRING YOUR TRIPOD? It
doesn’t take up much room,
and as explained at
www.best-family-photography-tips.com/tripod-photography.html,
tripods allow you to capture
entirely new categories of
photographs that won’t be
possible without one
2) Memory. Of course, bring
all the memory you have, but
also pack your portable
storage device (explained at
http://www.best-family-photography-tips.com/digital-photography-tutorial.html)
3) If your camera has a hot
shoe, bring your external
flash, and any additional
equipment that can be used to
help with bounce flash
4) Remember your external
shutter release cable for
those long exposures. How else
are you going to get that
“angel-hair” look of the
waterfalls?
5) Don’t forget the basics
like: batteries, battery
charger, camera bag, and
additional lenses and filters
(if applicable on your camera)
6) And just in case you need
it, bring the manuals for your
equipment.
Finally, don’t get so
wrapped up in taking perfect
shots that you don’t enjoy
the trip. Remember to use the
tripod so that you'll be in at
least some of the photos.
Article courtesy of
www.best-family-photography-tips.com,
where you can see some sample
pictures including more
photography tips. Copyright
2005 Robert Bezman. All rights
reserved.
About the Author
Robert Bezman is a
professional photographer and
owner of Custom Photographic
Expressions. Robert has
created
www.best-family-photography-tips.com
to help the digital
photography users create
better photographs. Robert has
a blog at
http://www.best-family-photography-tips.com/family-photography-news.html
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