Four Tips for Taking Better Travel Photos

Four Tips for Taking Better Travel Photos -

This is a guest post by Bethany Salvon.

Everyone wants to take good travel photos, but most people are frustrated when they see not exactly not translate to the film or in pixels. take good photos, takes time and practice. However, there are a few quick tips that can be used to make your photos better immediately. It does not matter whether you take photos with your phone, a point and shoot, or an expensive SLR, some basic photo tips are universal and will help create engaging images that you will love.

composition

Sometimes the only difference between a mediocre photo or large photo is composition. Fortunately this is to fix a very simple problem. When most people take a photo, place the subject dead center. What do you want to do is to draw the eye into the image of the viewer and create an image that is compelling to look at. To do this, you try to use the rule of thirds.

strawberries on a Paris market . Example of a boring, centered composition.

same subject with the rule applied thirds.

implementation in practice : Take a blank sheet of paper and draw two lines down and two lines. What you end up with three columns vertically and three rows horizontally. The points where these lines intersect are ideal places to put your topic. The next time you take through your viewfinder, and a few seconds to remember the rule of thirds and customize the subject accordingly. You will end up with a visually engaging photo. The more you do this, the easier it will be.

Turn Around / Side The

step Obvious

What a million pictures of the same place could be worse, all carbon copies of each other? We have seen all the scenic overview Sign-the one who says, "stop here and take the same photo as everyone else!" Or maybe you visited a landmark of the city "must see". In both cases there are grab of the same thing usually hordes of tourists photos. By shifting all your focus on the environment and away otherwise you can pick up to photograph the less obvious, but equally beautiful things.

On the other side of the street from the Moulin Rouge, Paris HDR . an image of Moulin Rouge After taking, I turned around and saw hordes of tourists and the amazing light the dark clouds streaming by. It is much more interesting than the straight shot of the Moulin Rouge, and this photo would never have existed if I had not turned around.

put into practice : By all means, to the scenic overview to stop. But step all is away from where other. Better yet, turn would. Find another way to look at the famous scene. Sometimes the opposite of what you should be looking at, where you will find the real pearl. Every time I'm at a popular place, I go out of my way to always go to another, neglected area and there most of my photos. You will have a great, unique photo, and you can discover an even better view than the one that was created for the masses.

Shoot in Black and White

Digital Love -. Road Photos, Paris The light in the Paris metro is not very inspiring. The colors in this image are confusing it, and the lady and the blue signs are also disturbing.

Sometimes shoot in color can be overwhelming. A lot of times, there are so many colors and patterns that you lose sight of what you're really trying to convey. The change to black and white can make the picture pop because the eye has less to consider and to concentrate on a particular item in a photo. in white in black shooting is by far the easiest and most direct way to change the look of your photos.

This comparing the above color photo. The lack of color draws the eye directly to the couple. Everyone seems distracted and worn. The black and white emphasizes the desolate anonymity of a subway station, to give the photo more impact

put into practice . Change to black and white camera setting. Spend one day shoot your holiday photos in this way, and you will be amazed how different your pictures will look. This tip also works well if you have a variety of light sources have an impact on an image (fluorescent, tungsten, etc.). If you are not familiar with the change white balance, you can with a muddy-looking photo at the end, but in black and white shooting that a non-issue to make. This is especially good if you have a gray, overcast day. Instead of more contrast and brilliant hues want to, change to black and white and watch the magic happen.

Use your heart

The camera has the power to show the living, breathing soul of your travel adventure. To make really unexpected photos, you start with the heart and then looking eyes will follow. Photography is really the only medium that a moment to stop, freeze, and allow people to experience it again. Why not that small point and shoot can keep in your pocket or heavy SLR starting left in your hotel room to do his real job?

boy on a train .. - Sorrento, Italy the boy sad expression and damaged hands make this one of my favorites from Italy is

put into practice : Shooting with the heart sounds a little abstract, is not it? Well actually, it's pretty easy. The key is that all the time to shoot. A good way to get over this hurdle, you are to do than have a crazy chance, with a huge travel magazine (think budget travel or National Geographic) been given. Of course there will be a lot of bad shots and that's fine. What you're aiming here is to find your voice through the camera. Just keep on shooting, and over time you will be an underlying theme. Most people simply are not enough shooting to discover their hidden photographic voice. The key is not to reconsider. shoot it simple. The rest will happen naturally.

These tips will help take better photos on your next trip, whether it be an exotic country or just your own backyard. The key is to think your photos. Spend shot a few moments of your device and think differently. But no matter what you do, practice makes perfect, and you simply help a lot of pictures to improve your photography. The more you shoot, the better you will get and the more you will discover your skills.

Bethany Salvon is a professional photographer and travel junkie. They can be found at their travel site, BeersandBeans.com and her wedding photography site, Nariko Nest.

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