1.Choosing your Camera 1.3. Which Camera...7 1.4. DSLR vs Compact...8 1.5. Best entry level DSLR's...9 1.6. Best Compact Cameras...10 1.7.Best Hybrid Camera...11 2. Understanding your Camera 2.1 Introducing the Exposure Triangle...12 2.2 ISO...13 2.3 Shutter Speed...14 2.4 Aperture...15 2.5 Mastering the Exposure Triangle...16
3. Travel 3.1 Don t be Afraid to Ask...17 3.2 Stop Zooming...19 3.3 The Decisive Moment...20 3.4 Preparing For The Decisive Moment...21 4. Lighting your frame 4.1 Use Colour...23 4.2 Use Early Morning or Afternoon Light...23 4.3 Combat Uneven Exposure...24 4.4 Use Shadows...25 4.5 Manipulate Time - Speed it up...26 4.6 Manipulate Time - Slow it down...27 4.7 Create a Mood...28
4.8 Side-Light...29 4.9 Use Silhouettes...30 4.10 Don't be afraid of Black and White...30 5.Composing your image 5.1 Rule of Thirds...33 5.2 Depth of Field...34 5.3 RAW vs JPEG...35 5.4 Viewpoint...35 5.5 Balancing Elements...36 5.6 Types of Balancing Elements...37 5.7 Final Word on Balancing Elements...37 5.8 Leading Lines...38
5.9 No to Clutter...39 5.12 Go Macro...42 5.13 Depth...43 5.14 Clarity...44 5.15 Know your Focus...45 5.16 Use the Background...46 5.17 Experiment...47 6. Editing your Work 6.1 Cropping...48 6.2 Post-Production...49 6.3 Free Editing Software...50 6.4 Paid Editing Software...50
6.5 Getting to Grips with Adobe Lightroom...51 6.6 Getting to Grips with Toycamera Analogcolor...52 6.7 Editing Case Studies - Man of Jaipur...53 6.8 The Editing Explained...55 6.9 Editing Case Studies - Landscape of Ladakh...56 6.10 The Editing Explained...57 7. Final Word 7.1 Tutorials...60 7.2.Good Travels...62 7.3. Final Word...63
HOW TO TAKE AMAZING TRAVEL PHOTOS. CHAPTER 2 HOW TO TAKE AMAZING TRAVEL PHOTOS. CHAPTER 2 Aperture The aperture is the hole in your lens that lets light into your sensor. By adjusting your cameras aperture you are adjusting the size of this circular hole and are either letting in more or less light. The aperture is represented in f-stops, the unit for measuring its size. This is great for landscapes where distant and close objects are all in focus. This is known as a wide depth of field. A wide aperture (low f-stop) has the opposite effect. It reduces the focal range of the image so that only a smaller portion of the image is in focus. This is great for portraits where a blurry background is often desired. This is known as a shallow depth of field. The lower the f-stop the larger the aperture. The higher the f-stop the smaller the aperture. When you adjust the size of the aperture it affects not only the amount of light reaching the cameras sensor but it also adjusts the focal range within the image. When your aperture is small (higher f-stop) your will have a larger focal range. Meaning that more of your image will be in focus. ISO 3200, 55mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec 15
HOW TO TAKE AMAZING TRAVEL PHOTOS. CHAPTER 2 HOW TO TAKE AMAZING TRAVEL PHOTOS. CHAPTER 2 Mastering the Exposure Triangle The ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture all work together to expose the image. Each has its part to play in defining how your camera records a particular image. When you are shooting in fully manual you have to think about all three settings before taking a photograph. You have to account for the amount of light available, your subject matter and the desired affect you want to create. The best way to achieve the desired result is to decide what is most important for you in when taking each image. When setting up your camera ask yourself what is your main priority when capturing this image. For example: - I want a shallow depth of field? Focus on adjusting your aperture first by lowering your f/ stop first to achieve the desired result. Then adjust you ISO to compensate for light and shutter speed to compensate for movement. - I want to manipulate time? Focus on adjusting your shutter speed first. Increase it to capture a smaller snap shot in time and reduce it to capture a longer length of time. Then adjust your ISO and aperture to compensate for lost light or too much light. - I want to shoot in low-light? Focus on your ISO. Keep it high to capture more light but beware of grain. If your image is too grainy, then reduce your ISO slightly and lower your shutter speed to let more light in. Use a tripod or keep the camera steady to reduce motion blur. Open your aperture to its lowest f/stop to let in the maximum amount of light. All three settings that make the exposure triangle work not only operate together but are intrinsically linked. Now you have learnt the basics about what they do, you have to experiment and play-around with them to get a real feel of how they affect your images. You can only read about them so much, but you really have to start using them and seeing how they work in different conditions to truly get a confident grasp of them. After a few weeks of practicing in manuel mode you will begin to intuitively know how to manipulate the exposure triangle for your own ends. Once you do you are well on your way to taking the best photographs you have ever taken. 16
HOW TO TAKE AMAZING TRAVEL PHOTOS. CHAPTER 2 Chapter 3 Travel HOW TO TAKE AMAZING TRAVEL PHOTOS. CHAPTER 2 Don t be Afraid to Ask To take amazing travels pictures you not only have to capture your adventure but also get a sense of the place by photographing the people who live there. Photographing locals can seem daunting to some whilst others take it in their stride. There are a couple of important things you should do when taking a strangers photo. Unless you are taking a candid shot (when the person is unaware) it s polite and usually very appreciated if you ask prior to taking a photo. Most of the time you will be greeted with an enthusiastic YES and other times it will be a polite NO. It s as simple as that and shouldn t be more complicated. When you ask for someone s permission and they grant it you can relax and take a bit longer to take a much better photo. Often the best portraits of stranger are when they look directly into your lens and you are able to capture a sense of their spirit/personality/thoughts with your images. Not only that, when people are aware that a they are having their photo taken they become self-conscious of their appearance and stance (to great varying degree across the world) and this can make for great photography. A persons behavior, stance or action when their having their photo taken can tell you alot about that person. It reveals an aspect of their character and shows