5 ways to make your journey to improve Photos

5 ways to make your journey to improve Photos -

can Some of us remember travel photo slideshows as children sitting by: carousel to carousel of Uncle Herb bad photos from his Mexico vacation. Do not turn in Uncle Herb. You are an enthusiastic and knowledgeable traveler, so do not be put into perspective the dreaded.

The flip-flops will buy in Chiang Mai night market eventually break, the T-shirts you buy Ibiza fade, but your digital images and photographs, insisted correctly, will stand the test of time. Slide projectors have gone the way of the dodo, but the principles of good travel photography remain the same.

Use to show the following five tips for taking pictures, and you will have travel pictures you are proud. And unlike with Uncle Herb, your friends and relatives will not cringe when you bring them.

Five tips for your travel photos improve

. 1 Plan ahead

If you have the luxury of time, try to plan your photographic excursions. The best time to shoot is in the morning and late afternoon. Between 11:00 and 14:00 the sun is at its zenith, and the resulting light is very white. It washes and colors results in lackluster photos.

Early morning and late afternoon light both have a special, warm light. Working with him. If you have limited time, take a look at the map and try to anticipate which sites are at any time of the day photographed best

Early morning still has another advantage :. In large urban settings, there is generally less extractor during the early morning hours.

If you have a few days, a little enlightenment. Take a short walk through the places that you want to capture. Look at the position of the sun, the shade, and the layout of the surrounding buildings. Make notes on the map and plan your return. A little planning photographic material relating to pay dividends.

are planning to take the best photos possible. Do not say: "I'll fix it in Photoshop." Your goal should be possible on the first try the best photo. Forget your computer and photo editing.

2. Go high, go low

Looking to capture the scene you are trying for an interesting perspective. Try to get it up or down. If possible, kneel down and take your photo closer to the ground. Are there stairs near, or a second floor café or balcony? Use them. The majority of the photographs are taken out of headroom. Boring. There are more ways to see the world as of 5'8 ".

. 3 Get close

That's right, as close as you without can set to be in danger: whether physical danger or the risk of looking like a bewildered tourists Yes, your dandy digital camera has a great zoom capabilities, but nothing beats on your topic always near details and.. will be color better.

4. Capture faces

Nobody wants to see photos of the backs of heads. "Get the face" was usually an old photo editor drilled into me. a face, combined with your location, telling both a story and adds humanity to a picture. When shooting in an exotic market, take photos of the merchants, not the back of Traveller's heads, like to see it.

5. consider

the way you compose the foreground and background your image says a lot. What's in the foreground? What's in the background? Consider targeted techniques. Do you have a subject in the foreground with the background blurred, or the opposite. Both techniques are a different story.

Many people feel uncomfortable, take your camera from the "Auto" mode. Do not be. Experiment. The great thing about digital cameras is the endless (and free) opportunities they offer. Experiment. Rate. Experiment again. This is best done before you on your journey. On the way Do you know your equipment and its capabilities will also improve your travel photos.

Planning is the key. Check out the scene and put some thought into your compositions before and flicked a rabid shutterbug. Photography is not about cameras or expensive gear there is a way to see the world and related this vision to others. Consider these five tips before they look through the viewfinder, and you will improve your vacation photos.

Steve is an avid writer and photographer who spends teaching in China and his time photographing his experiences. You can his blog and pictures at Asian Ramblings.

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