How to do better travel photos

How to do better travel photos

I have been dealing with photography in one way or another for 12 years. At the university I studied photography and video and then worked as a cameraman, followed by seven years as a teacher of photography at secondary school.

In recent times I have sold my landscape and travel photography online and to various publications, and now when I am traveling, it has become my only source of income, which is a bit frightening!

on the way there my photography has continuously improved and I hope that this will continue to be the case. If you are a prospective travel photographer, start with the following tips on how to make better travel photos.

Understand the basics

To switch from car to manually, you need to know the basics of shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings. Below you will find the absolute basics, depending on what you photograph. These are not fixed rules, but they are sufficient to make it easier for them to get started.

• Large aperture for depth (portraits and close -ups)
• Small aperture for landscapes and wide -angle shots
• Fast shutter speed for action and movement (waterfalls, animals, sports)
• slow shutter speed for weak lighting conditions (tripod is often required)
• Large aperture and short shutter speed for recordings with depth
• Small aperture and long shutter speed for flat recordings
• ISO controls sensor/light sensitivity-this can mean that quality for exposure is exchanged
• Learn the Sunny F16 rule-old school, but still up to date

leave auto mode

Every photographer is sometimes to blame, enclosed me, but if you give up the automatic settings and switch to manually, you have a greater degree of control over the camera - especially depth and focus. Simply put, the fully automatic mode usually tries to use a shutter speed between 1/100 and 1/200 and an average aperture like F10-F12. If these are viewed 100 %, softness will probably be uncovered, which affects quality. In good light, the shutter speed should be really much higher.

Think of the composition

The image composition is half the battle, especially in landscape and travel photography. I learned the following rules as a student years ago and they still serve me well when shooting and post -production. Third rule: in its basic form the recording vertically and horizontally third and try to share the shot. This is particularly useful for horizon shots. Also think about where the "action" will develop in a recording. At the intersection of two points there is usually a good place.

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Perspective and depth of field: Photographs are becoming more and more interesting when it comes to depth - just like art. The use of manual camera settings helps you to partly achieve this, but if you put together your recording carefully before you make a snapshot, the result will be significantly improved.

Use of lines and framework: Of course, use lines and frames that are found to lead the viewer to what he should concentrate on. Lines can particularly help to give a photo of depth and perspective. Frames can enclose a recording and give it a natural framework.

Use the AF measuring field selection-what do you concentrate on?

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decide where you want to focus within the framework. In most modern cameras, you have the choice between at least eight different focus points and the central AF point used in auto mode. You should not tell the camera where it should focus. This will help you develop all the skills mentioned above, especially if you work with depth.

Create some default settings

It is deeply frustrating to play around with the buttons in manual mode when a one -time recording unfolds in front of you, just to maintain the wrong shutter speed and ultimately get nothing but a white or black picture. You will think that you should have stayed in auto mode! Create some default settings that you know about working in certain environments. Most digital SLR cameras allow at least three.

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a few more quick fixes:

• wear a light mini-tripod or a spider for low-level lighting and timer recordings.
• move! Don't be afraid to become "down and dirty" to take the best recordings. My teacher forced me to use a fixed lens when learning.
• Learn how to clean your sensor. Cameras differ, but generally remove the lens and switch to light bulb so that you can control how long the closure remains open. Then use a cotton swab to remove dirt and dust that has penetrated.
• buy a telephoto lens to make this recording if you simply cannot get close enough. Think of Safaris and overcrowded markets.

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