Vacation season is approaching fast! Like millions of other Americans, you may be planning to travel to a destination where you can do a few of the things you really
enjoy—including some inspired photography. Whether you’re headed to Tokyo, Toronto or Terre Haute, Indiana, here are a few tips that will help you enjoy your adventure.
1. Try Before You Fly!
Buying a new camera for your vacation trip? Great! To avoid disaster, be sure to test it a few dozen times before you leave. Try every shooting mode, high and low ISO settings, movie mode, and so forth. Shoot at least 100 images under various conditions, download them and carefully examine each one. Nothing is more foolhardy than to take a brand new camera on vacation without carefully putting it through its paces first.
And don’t forget to bring the owner’s manual—even if your camera is not brand new. You may have the opportunity to try a seldom-used feature—White Balance Bracketing, for example—so be sure you have the instructions with you. (As a bonus, you’ll have something to read if your flight is delayed.)
2. Take Two
Even if you have a serious DSLR camera and a passel of lenses, bring along a compact point-and-shoot camera in your pocket, purse or on your belt. You’ll find yourself using it often—during dinner, for instance, when it’s a major pain to dig out the DSLR. You’ll also be braced against disappointment if (heaven forbid) your primary camera malfunctions or gets carried away by a spiteful capybara
Read more at http://www.shutterbug.com/content/7-vacation-travel-tips-photographer
1. Try Before You Fly!
Buying a new camera for your vacation trip? Great! To avoid disaster, be sure to test it a few dozen times before you leave. Try every shooting mode, high and low ISO settings, movie mode, and so forth. Shoot at least 100 images under various conditions, download them and carefully examine each one. Nothing is more foolhardy than to take a brand new camera on vacation without carefully putting it through its paces first.
And don’t forget to bring the owner’s manual—even if your camera is not brand new. You may have the opportunity to try a seldom-used feature—White Balance Bracketing, for example—so be sure you have the instructions with you. (As a bonus, you’ll have something to read if your flight is delayed.)
2. Take Two
Even if you have a serious DSLR camera and a passel of lenses, bring along a compact point-and-shoot camera in your pocket, purse or on your belt. You’ll find yourself using it often—during dinner, for instance, when it’s a major pain to dig out the DSLR. You’ll also be braced against disappointment if (heaven forbid) your primary camera malfunctions or gets carried away by a spiteful capybara
Read more at http://www.shutterbug.com/content/7-vacation-travel-tips-photographer
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