Note from Mario: Are you planning a trip soon? Vicente Nadal offers you in his collaboration this week some tips and tricks to make the most of “photographic” trips. Do not miss it.
Going on a trip is exciting, whether you’re taking pictures during this one, but taking pictures on a trip requires some planning to make everything perfect and the photos unforgettable.
When you go on a trip, the usual doubts assail you
And the worst thing is not that, the very bad thing is that you will arrive on a trip, you will invite your friends to see the photos of the trip and they will fall asleep seeing the photo of the ant that ate your lunch on the beach or the crack in the wall of the hotel?
Let’s see how you should plan everything to get the best result.
The first thing you’ll have to do is plan your trip carefully, obviously, but did you plan it photographically?
To perform this planning, you must do the following
Well, now that we have the trip prepared, the itinerary ready, the schedules, the rules, the thread of the “photographic history” and so on. You still have to choose the equipment, what is the ideal equipment to photograph while traveling?
This is not a simple answer, as there are many factors involved. I’d better give you some tips and you can make the selection yourself (come on, don’t be lazy).
If you are going on a trip and want to take photos, you will need to make a few decisions:
1- Quality or comfort?
2- JPG or RAW? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read this article.
3- Tried or Flash? The tripod can be heavy and cumbersome and the flash may be prohibited in some places.
4- Security and transport of equipment. Whether you travel by plane or any other mode of transportation, your equipment should always travel with you. This will also allow you to always have it on hand for unexpected shots. If you can keep the bag you carry your gear in from being too conspicuous or obvious. Depending on where you are traveling, this can be an invitation to fly and a problem. Remember that stealth is the best weapon both for taking pictures and for avoiding damage.
Once you have more or less everything planned and the selected team takes photos? Ideas? Here are some:
We’ll summarize what we said. If you want to take good travel photos, you should consider the following aspects:
Can you think of other ideas for your travel photos? If you want to expand on this topic, I recommend Tino Soriano’s book “Travel Photography”, which is one of the best in Spanish on this topic.
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