Simple tips for your travel photos
The winter holidays are approaching and many of you, apart from the crisis, are planning to get a good ride or walk through the mountains or, especially the nostalgic warmth, move to some exotic place to escape the cold waves of the European winter months .
What better time than a vacation to a maximum exercise our passion for photography and take thousands of photos?
Travel photography is the most exciting, because beyond the sheer beauty of composition, has the charm of temporality itself, since it takes us through all the stages of our journey or adventure.
However, many of us will return at best with a memory card full of photos blurry, poorly framed, poorly lit ... to throw in practice.
And not infrequently hear him say: "We were in a beautiful place, and that day I had the camera with me .."
So if you decided to leave for a vacation and have decided to bring back memories of photos of a certain quality, here are some simple tips to follow:
Read up on the place of destination
before leaving to spend some time at the library, or on the Internet to read as much as possible about the places you are visiting, their history, landscapes, and all events taking place during the period of your holiday, you will need to to be prepared for special occasions.
Choose a theme on which to focus their shots.
It 'easier to choose a subject if you decide in advance what topics focus on, for example, you may decide to dedicate yourself to architectural photography, street photography or to take advantage of the various shades of colors typical of a market, a traditional festival or folk dances .
You can also choose to focus on a theme for every holiday you do, you will create a complex thematic archives and you'll have a good reason to organize more and new journeys.
Choose carefully the time of day
Get up early in the morning or stay up late to get the unique shots. The best time to take photographs is for the two hours after sunrise and two hours prior to sunset. During this period of time the light is soft and colorful and the angle of its rays to generate sharp shadows that give depth to the volume giving a more realistic
Photo of joiseyshowaa
A picture is worth a thousand words
While you are in your holiday destination, photographed the landscapes around you, the details, homes, flowering balconies and if you have them with you use wide angle lenses, telephoto lenses, and tell the story of that place. It will be much more pleasant to talk about your trip once you return home, and your photos will say more about what a writer could describe in 1000 words.
Box before taking
When shooting people, talk to them before you have some unpleasant surprise. Most people are not willing to be photographed by someone who does not know, let alone someone with whom they have never spoken. Try to talk, becoming eventually help from someone who knows the language better than you (if you're abroad). After a brief conversation, in which you will explain your passion for photography, you can work comfortably with the most typical subjects without any problems. I recommend, however, not too much with people instead inisistere prove otherwise immediately (and I do not understand mine too polite).
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Look for well-lit subjects
An observer tends to shift the gaze toward the brightest part of a photograph taken so that when you try to keep your subject well lit.
Look in the eyes
When photographing people and animals, focus on the eyes and the gaze. Do not forget to use fill flash to illuminate the face is in shadow or when there is too much contrast with the illuminated part. The flash also adds small white dots on the pupils eyes, which still gives a nice effect.
Photo of mnadi
Moving
When photographing people or animals, be quick! This will allow you not to strain the patience of your subjects, and especially do not wear out their mood.
Break the rules
It 's always important to know the rules of photography, but do not be afraid to break them occasionally, and only in this way to diversify your shots.
Travel photography can be exciting. It 'nice to discover and record on a digital medium and the way places where different cultures live, work, play. By following these simple suggestions (and giving vent to all your skill of photographers) you can go home and show your friends and colleagues of the beautiful photos and in the meantime you can start thinking about your next trip.
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