Five tips for taking wonderful photos when traveling.

Lead: Travel photography has always been a favorite subject of students, but in the face of magnificent and beautiful scenery, many novices can only take photos of "visiting here", which is really a pity! So what can I do to take wonderful photos during my trip? Here are five tips, let's learn them together!

Five tips for taking wonderful photos when traveling (1) It is very important to plan your trip in advance and be flexible.

More than 90% of the author's trips abroad are "self-help tours" (self-parade). Although it is troublesome to arrange accommodation and transportation for scenic spots. It can give you "freedom" and "flexibility" that you can't get with the group! For example, you can watch local scenic spots worth shooting on Google, Flickr or 500px in advance, and get there at "appropriate time" (such as sunrise and sunset, magic hour, festivals, etc.). ), it can definitely greatly improve the chances of taking good photos!

And arranging your own itinerary means that you can change your route and destination at will, so it is very important to have the opportunity to avoid it when the weather is bad!

It is very important to take the right scenic spots at the right time, which can greatly improve the chances of taking good photos.

(2) Be familiar with your own equipment and basic photography skills.

Many times, the opportunity is fleeting when traveling, especially when shooting humanities, you should at least know the following equipment and skills:

How to quickly change the aperture, shutter and ISO of the camera, and how to confirm the shutter speed in use, so as not to take blurred photos (or especially dynamic photos of lakes)-Reference teaching: 1 min Learn to set the aperture, shutter and ISO.

Understand the relationship between aperture, focal length, background distance and depth of field? Reference teaching: beginners must learn! Three Techniques for Shooting Shallow Depth of Field

Basic composition (trigonometry, frame, guide line, etc.). )-Reference teaching: Photographers often use six classic composition methods.

How to adjust the exposure confidently in a short time (such as+/-EV)-Reference teaching: explain various exposure combinations in detail.

Fill light application (flash/backlight)-reference teaching: one-second metering: instantaneous measurement of flash output

In order to take good photos at the same time, you must be familiar with the settings and characteristics of your equipment.

(3) Not afraid of hard work+patient

Normal people travel for fun, but those of us who like photography should not only bring all kinds of cameras, lenses, filters, tripods and other equipment, but also often go up and down the mountain to find the best shooting point, which requires a lot of physical expenditure. Therefore, to take good photos, we must have the determination not to be afraid of hard work!

In addition, especially landscape photography, sometimes you go to the same scenic spot for the first time, the weather is bad, or the time you go is not suitable, and you may need to go again the next day to shoot satisfactory works; Furthermore, some subjects, such as shooting stellar orbits or waiting for sunrise and sunset, also need to test your patience, but as long as you take wonderful photos, it is worth it!

It is common for photography to go up the mountain and into the sea.

(d) lightness is very important.

Besides equipment, you should also bring other necessary items, such as food, water, mobile phone, clothes, etc. When traveling, please try to bring light things, especially lenses, and don't bring all the equipment at home! If the burden of the journey is too heavy, it is easy to reduce the desire to take pictures because of physical exhaustion, which will hinder you from taking pictures, thus reducing the chance of taking good pictures.

Lightweight equipment can make it easier for you to pay attention to things around you and find the best shooting angle.

(5) Train your own photographic eyes.

If you want to take beautiful photos in a short time in a foreign country, you must practice your "photographic eyes" more in advance. There are a few points you can write down and make some suggestions:

Looking for a special shooting angle.

Does the photo have a good prospect?

The protagonist should be prominent, and it would be better if "interesting" could be added.

Don't include too many elements, three at most, so as not to clutter the photos.

Take close-up photos

To train the photographer's eyes, you can also refer to this teaching: 5 effective methods to train the photographer's eyes.

Pay more attention to different light and shadow, close-ups, etc. , which will help you to take different styles of photos.

postscript

In fact, it is not easy to take good photos in a strange environment. In addition to on-site shooting, preparation and skill training in the early stage are also important factors to determine whether a good photo can be taken. However, every time I go to travel for photography, although it is hard, I get better photography skills and experience, which is definitely worth it!