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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
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6) Creativity ~ During travel, you should try various angles on your shots like getting down to your subject, move your subjects from the middle, shoot from above, go close and even take a blurred soft focus photograph. You can be creative by using different lenses, try various white balances, using internal & external filters and engage flash outdoor with awareness on the flash's range. On contrary, you can break rules by shooting through barrels & reflections, on moonlight with infrared technique, slow photography at night & day and even try video shooting. 7) Aspects Of Photography ~ While shooting on travel, you should always adopt the aspects of photography by involving the subject, story and your interpretation of the shot. Choose interesting and engaging subject or subjects as the main focus of your photograph such as your group of friends, wildlife and a monument. The story is a verb pertaining to the noun of the subject like the amusement park environment, natural landscape or visitors around old buildings. The interpretation is the where, how, when, why and way you put the subject and story together. It is the method and style you put to describe your photograph as the interpretation can be created in these different ways of photography as shown. People photography ~ Most of your travel photography are on the many people you would encounter and engage on. The angle of the prime 50mm lens is exactly similiar to a human's eyesight hence it is ideal for normal photography of the people. The slight wide angles of 28-35mm will manage to put in the crowd together while the mild telephoto of 70-120mm will pull the people closer. All these lead to the P&S cameras as ideal for this type of photography. Lighting will be important when you shoot close onto the people, using reflector and well laid flash will improve the photograph as you direct onto their culture and lifestyle. Landscape photography ~ This is the most exciting as you will be sighting different scenaries and structures as you travel. The ultra wide angles of 20-28mm are perfect for these beautiful shots while the telephoto angles of 90-200mm pull in the details. With all these extreme angles provided in their lenses, DSLRs are best in this field of photography. Natural lighting is only available to these photographs thus the low light capability and image sharpness of the DSLRs are needed on these situations. You might have to shoot the mellow buildings in the cloudy day or wait till sunrise for the romantic shot over the natural landscape. Aperture Exposure mode on the camera is best on controlling the depth of field. Nature photography ~ This is the other world beside of that occupied by us humans! You have to be mobile on photography on wildlife hence the Proconsumer cameras are ideal for the task. Their massive telephoto angles of 200-600mm are the advantage of bringing the animals closeup. Their middle weights help you to shoot around rapidly with more shots to the perfect one. However DSLRs with their special Macro lenses are desired for closeup photography into the world of miniatures while the Waterproof P&S cameras are best in underwater photography. Shutter Priority mode on the camera is desired to capture quickly. Casual photography ~ When you are on an assignment or a business trip without much time for travel photography, a Compact camera will suit just fine as it can be easily slipped into a pocket and taken out for a quick shot. There are unintentional times that image shots of a certain interesting item or a scene are needed thus it is ideal to carry a small camera or even a camera handphone along. 8) Backups ~ To assure succesful continous photography, you will need backups to the most important items such as extra batteries and memory storage. Some will bring computer laptops that allow image transferations into burned CDs for safekeeping. For expensive DSLRs and their accessories, one can purchase insurance to safeguard their high cost. You can even bring a second camera to backup your main one if there is a failure. A Compact camera will be ideal to backup a Proconsumer camera while the Professionalist will want an advanced P&S camera to support a DSLR camera. 9) Eye For The Moment ~ The Pros and the Enthusiasts called this the Magic Moment when a precise shot of the subjects and the supporting environment come together for greatness. You have to be quick to anticipate, spot and shoot your glorious photograph like a dolphin about to jump to catch a meal from above or a sport person about to move a hand to avoid an approaching ball. Put your camera ready on Automatic or the quick Programme mode rather than the other modes. One can also be calm to plan and patient to wait for the moment when a sunset casts warm colourful rays across the horizon or a butterfly returning to feed on a engaging flower. Photography techniques and experiences will lead you to possess the eye for this arts. 10) Enjoy ~ You are foremost a traveler or a tourist, so enjoy yourself! Shoot a lot of digital photographs as you can delete them later to select the best. Always have a camera along even you are on a tight business trip as you will never know of the moment you might capture a classic shot. There is nothing better in the world of travelling in enjoyment around the World and taking photographs to be cherished by all.
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