How to reasonably arrange travel for photography

Went to the travel season, a lot of friends have many questions about travel photography, I'm going to take some travel photography, concentrated talk about my travel photography experience, by the way, these experience are only for your reference.

1, what kind of equipment should take?

Before leaving, you should be clear what kind of scenery or cultural scene will be met, to understand this point you will know exactly what lens to carry. As less lens as possible to bring is my own principles, rather than take too many lens. Maintain good physical and mental state is the basis of guarantee the better ones, if was encumbered with heavy equipment exhausted, doesn't even have the mood of shooting, where there will be a focus to find the beautiful mood.

First talk about the lens:

If go to a place which has broad heaven and earth this kind of wonderful scenery. Still want to take a wide Angle lens, wide-angle depending on personal preference. Like ultra wide Angle consider 18cm above lens. But according to my personal experience, the more open place, the opportunity to use the ultra wide environment is limited. Especially in grasslands, snow-capped mountains, even the focal length of 35 that can take a very grand scene, the key is the user how make good composition, so from the point of view of training the composition, May sometimes be considered more about abandon some place, picture photography should be the combination of the chaos of the world re ordered, rather than everything come in together.

As for 50 and 85 focal lengths, I personally think one is enough, according to individual preference. If you go to where is more local cultural scene, then 35, 50, 85 focal lengths are the king. A lot of video friends like pike sprint with 70-200 focal length although they find the feeling of photography. But in the human photography, these are far larger than 35, 50, 85 which are easy to carry and can be hidden, they do not cause the vigilance of the subject. Human photography, my favorite focal lens is 50, if deliberate use, and the subject pleasant conversation could complete blind shot, natural, happy, will not be embarrassed. 70-200, of course sometimes in need, I talked with some people prefer to shoot vision, rather than to shoot people. Of course, these according to individual preference, I just share my view.

Secondly about auxiliary equipment with the factors:

If you take humanistic photography, it is to take photos of people or things during the trip do not need other auxiliary equipment, and even a machine can also go around the world. But for friends who like scenery photography, Camera and lens are just basic equipment, if you do not have a ND mirror, GND mirror, and the method of use also it is sometimes difficult to produce very satisfactory work. That is to say, for landscape photography, camera and the lens is just starting, may only account for 50% of your equipment investment, and investment in a good tripod, as well as a variety of filters and other auxiliary equipment. Here is mainly recommended ND mirror (BNH) &gnd) (gradient mirror is given prior to, specific buy what brand of everyone according to their own economic situation search his own decision. This is required for landscape photography. , of course, learn how to use these filters need daily practice and learning, steadfast conscientiously study, otherwise, bought a lot of equipment in addition to increase the weight, but also cannot take a wonderful works. Many friends like to use with a pile of equipment to find good professional sense, in fact it is not necessary, and it is the best feeling every time I travel back with a lots of pleasing pictures.

Regardless of scenery photography or cultural works, light is the first factor works. Here the light is not the sun raises high sunshine, the different light suitable for taking what style pictures is also need to know. These are all going to get to know before starting a trip, and understand the local recently weather, the rainy season and dry season, sunshine time, then reasonable planning their trip, such as what time to catch the sunrise and sunset, these are all photography essential factors.

2, what kind of mentality should you take?

No matter how, I still want to insist on their own cognition and perception, or continue to talk about what I see those problems, also see my personal view. To maintain a good peace of mind, not rash walking, patting, enjoy is the right way.

Because often go out for photography, see a lot of friends planning routes are always a few days time, travel-stained from east to west, always on the road ahead, ride the bus. It is completely regardless of sun on the head, the roadside flowers are sweet. I think that travel photography the greatest pleasure is to find the beauty is on the way. Because the sunrise and sunset on a hill put a shelf, with close to the camera and lens made actually almost, if you search for Snow Mountain, you can see a bunch of photos that are similar. That film while clap is fun, but I personally think that such films as a supplement, what really appeals to me is the way that random shooting, everybody also on a road, back finishing the film, but found that difference is very big, what they see and feel, pictured is completely different.

So, I think, to have a happy heart is the most important to get good photos. When I go out my friends for photography, I do not like to be urged, if someone is always reminders me. I would rather let them go first. But every time always can photograph some amazing pictures. Daily life is busy enough in the city, when we go out, we should be slow down, it is not only step, and the heart to slow down. Only in this way, you can see the unique beauty from the tumultuous world. Sometimes you when planning a trip, there only to see that the open flowers not to open, the green grass is not green. This is the gift of extreme weather. So, no matter how, comes out and keep a good mood, there will always be harvested.

Conclusion:

Good travel photography need the harmony combination of the software and hardware, hardware is the equipment which is the technical knowledge. The software, I personal understanding is state of mind. We got out for photography is not to show off. We just want to broaden our horizons and to record the world in our eyes. Use the camera to entertain our own life, and use the lens to see more beautiful world. But in the travel, the element is changeable, alone with photography factors, so stay a calm and good state of mind is the foundation of all. Cherish everyone and everything you have met in travel, use your camera to record it, after many years when you look at those picture, you will enjoy in retrospect of those stories and people.