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    How to Make Better Travel Photos: 6 Basic Tips

    Lauren AdleyBy Lauren AdleyApr 16, 2019 Photography 5 Mins Read24 Views
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    Travel photography is different from other types of photography while simultaneously borrowing from each of them. It’s a way to document the world as you explore it and it can also help you to earn a little extra income if you sell those photos on stock photography sites. It’s unlikely that you’ll make a full income from it, but it can be a great way to pick up a little extra pocket money.

    But if you want to make money from the photographs that you take then you need to make sure that your shots are the best they can possibly be.

    Even with travel photography, when there’s such an emphasis on the physical locations, it’s not enough to simply show up, point the camera and snap a few photos. You need to know how to frame shots and also how to edit them before you upload them.

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    With that in mind, we thought we’d do the hard work for you, which is why we’ve gone out of our way to share just a few of our top tips when it comes to making travel photos. Let’s get started.

    How to Make Better Travel Photos

    1. Get close and personal

    If you get up close and personal with the subjects of your photographs, it’s much easier to capture the details. That’s true whether you’re photographing buildings and landmarks or whether you’re photographing local people and wildlife. There’s a time for zoom, of course, but it’s better to get up close and personal yourself so that each of your shots is of the highest quality possible.

    2. Use Golden Hour

    Golden hour is the first hour after dawn and the last hour before dusk, and photographers and videographers both swear by it when it comes to getting the perfect lighting. You should always use natural lighting wherever possible, although it can be handy to augment that with a flash, and the golden hour is notorious for providing the best natural lighting around.

    3. Set up a website

    Setting up a website might not help you to take better quality photographs, but it will help you to further your reputation and to show off your work to the rest of the world, and it may even lead to commissions and ultimately help you to turn your hobby into a full-time business. Just make sure that you hire a company like superior dissertations to make sure that all of the written content on your website is of high a quality as your photography.

    4. Experiment

    One of the best ways to improve your photography skills is to continue to experiment and to try new equipment and styles of shooting. Remember, you can learn lessons from every single shoot you go on, so all you need to do is make sure that you’re actively looking to learn. You’ll pick things up as you retouch photos after shoots and start to look at them on the big screen.

    5. Retouch

    Speaking of retouching, your work isn’t done once you’ve finished taking photographs. Once the shoot is over, you’ll need to copy the photos across to your computer and spend some time retouching them if you want them to look at their best.

    6. Ask for feedback

    In the same way that if you were running a custom essay service, you’d read boom essays reviews, if you’re taking photographs, you need to ask for feedback and learn from the comments you receive. If you’re posting photos to stock photography sites then you can also learn from the feedback that you receive there.

    Conclusion

    Now that you know how to take better travel photos, it’s over to you get started. If you follow the tips that we’ve shared in this article, you’ll be in the perfect place to kickstart your career as a travel photographer.

    Better still, as you start to perfect your approach and to build your reputation, you might even find that you’re able to take photographs for a living.

    That shouldn’t be your goal, though. As with most creative pursuits, it’s important to have a passion for the work that you’re doing before you try to make money from it.

    If you’re struggling to build your portfolio, don’t be afraid to work for free. Remember, every shot that you go on is a learning opportunity, but only if you actually take the time to think about it critically.

    By combining these tips with the new skills that you’ll learn as you continue your journey as a photographer, you’ll be in the perfect place to keep on improving for the months and years to come. All you need to do is put in the effort. Good luck.

    Need more tips? Feel free to read our tips for Portrait Photography and better Night Sky Photography.

    Watch this space for updates in the Photography category on Running Wolf’s Rant.

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