Travel Essentials is a travel equipment and clothing store based in Ashland, Oregon that also does a lot of business across the country via the internet. Each summer they host a travel photography contest that attracts some highly talented amateur travel photographers from around the US. The winning photos in the past few years have been submitted from all parts of the country and were shot in locations around the world. This year I am working with Travel Essentials as a judge and guest photographer. In my career I have had the opportunity to photograph in some exotic locations such as Nepal, Tibet, Costa Rica, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska and many of the National Parks in the western US. To help kick off the contest I wrote an article outlining some of my top tips and suggestions to help travelers achieve their best results when photographing on a trip.
The following is the list of my top twelve travel photography tips. In the article I explain the importance of each one and give ideas on how to integrate them into your travel photography repertoire.
- Don’t get too wrapped up and weighted down with gear when traveling.
- Carry your photo equipment with you on the plane.
- Make time to photograph on your own.
- Photograph during the magic hours for magical photographs.
- Vibration is not your friend.
- Get the lay of the land.
- Control depth of field for different artistic effects.
- Add drama with high and low perspective or a unique point of view.
- While on the move, adopt a rapid fire shooting style and let the chips fall where they may.
- Make it move.
- Lose the clutter.
- Edit mercilessly.
You can read the full article and find out more about my 12 travel photography tips on the Travel Essentials Website.
Then head out on your summer travels with your camera in hand and bring back a winning shot to enter in the Travel Essentials Photo Contest.