Travel photography, how to take classic photos?

When traveling, everyone makes a list of things they need to bring, and a camera must be on this list. Indeed, from the beginning of your vacation, in addition to souvenirs, you also want to take photos with you, so that as time goes by you can relive an exciting trip and experience vivid emotions. In this article, we will try to provide some tips on how to take great photos while traveling. Are you ready? Let's go!

If you have a lot of free time to spare, you can go for panoramic photos of beautiful scenery. However, generally speaking, during a short vacation, you want to shoot a lot, so it is best to shoot according to the principle of "I am shooting, what you see is what you get". The main thing is to capture interesting moments without missing details. Here are some tips on how to create an interesting travel photo report:

1. It’s great if the streets are clean and the colors are bright and saturated. Don’t be disappointed if the weather isn’t great, just take the time to set the appropriate white balance.

2. Focus on details. Please photograph the details that attract you: unusual signs, pictures, scenes from life, objects. A little bit about the technical side of the problem: To make your subject more expressive, you can use the blurred background technique. Ideally, for detailed shots, it's best to shoot a fast lens and open the aperture as wide as possible and capture the sun's glare or light in the blurred areas, which gives off beautiful bokeh.

3. In order to express movement in the frame, for example, to really show a skier running fast down a slope or a motorcyclist in motion, don't forget the "mobile photography" technique. For this purpose, it is enough to use the tracking focus mode with a shutter speed of about 1/30 second, and after shooting for a while, place the camera behind the subject before taking the picture.

4. Don’t ignore black and white pictures. Of course, bright beaches and green hills are best photographed under a blue sky, but many architectural monuments look more interesting in black and white. When converting an image to black and white, increase contrast, which will highlight details and make the image more saturated. Additionally, you can use coloring techniques to give your pictures a magical or romantic look.

5. Practice and find interesting angles. Some objects look more interesting if they are shown from below or, conversely, from above.

6. Always have your camera ready: Get vivid and natural shots that are unexpected rather than segmented, and people will look more relaxed.

7. Don’t miss the golden hours of the day: incredible shots can be taken at sunset and dawn when the light is at its most spectacular.

8. Get to know people and take photos of them at any time. Different characters will add special charm to your vacation photos.

9. Pay close attention to the background. It should serve as the backdrop for the main subject of the image and should not block or distract from it under any circumstances.

10. Of course, to use multiple lenses, it is not very convenient to change them when walking or traveling, and it is very inconvenient to carry everything with you, but this can ensure that you get a variety of photos that are not similar to each other. For travel photography, lenses with focal lengths of 24-70, 70-200, 50 and 85 mm are recommended.

The last photography tip, shoot with joy, if the photographer is in a happy mood, you can take photos that are vivid and full of emotions!