Ten Things to know for travel photography

Travel photography has always been a very popular subject of photography, what do we need to pay attention to travel photography? The following are some suggestions for your reference.

Part one: About shooting　

1. Prepare for two possible alternatives, according to change in the itinerary

This point is the basic knowledge of tourism (free), the changeable weather, plans are often can't keep up with changes, the number of days and we travel to linger, generally is about three to ten days. So we need to have a second string to his bow when preparing trip, that is, the plan is at the same time more travel options, if there was any unexpected or bad weather conditions, we also can change the schedule immediately, will not be a waste of the day. In addition in some seasonal themes, such as: red leaves, cherry blossoms, the flowering, is not expected to get 100% of the first in the journey before you go on the Internet query good local flowering condition again to travel, even to prepare multiple spots as a backup, query blossom again after arrived at the local situation, may need to make changes, make sure can be photographed that day want to picture.

2. Don't miss travel details

In addition to the landscape, have you ever pay attention to other travel details? For example, a busy market, people's busy streets, small store selling all kinds of specialty, is played by children in the park... And so on. Than any of the tourist attractions of the old buildings, the city's mansion, amazing sunrise and sunset, and so on "big scene", these travel details are not negligible. The purpose of the travel is not just for the sake of attractions, but to see the world culture, local customs and practices. So we remember don't forget to take "the big scene" for other details, but these travel details more worthy of our record.

3. Pay attention to the Magic of Hours

Magic to pump the sky before the sun goes down, the colourful cloud after sunset afterglow, these views in general, the first position is no place under the sun, because the sun is shining, it descends on location, the sky is still bright, but away from the sun in the sky will be dimmed, first began to change color temperature, and the sky from blue to white gradient, until the sun near the horizon, the sky near the sun is going to be a color changes in temperature. If you plan to shoot Magic hours, it is recommended that you need a pre-arranged location, departure time, photographic equipment, are ready, certain time to start filming. Location, will suggest some place of the geographical position is higher, like the mountains, the observation deck of the tower, because high position so as to avoid tall buildings, can be taken without blocking the sky.

Part two: About Equipment

1. Armed or travel light.

If you are not afraid of heavy, and side companion is photography or you are alone, believe can fully armed, but since choosing armed to the teeth, the journey will give priority to in order to shoot, could lose tourism significance. Is the advice lightly, DSLR/no against a mirror or a small camera lens two is enough, both light and do not break the fun of tourism.

2. Bring enough memory card and battery

Advice when filming, please try to shoot RAW file, or if you will regret "Fried", the same tourist destination, after all, you may not go to in a short time. Due to a RAW file photo is probably at least 30 MB in size, so bring at least 2-3 memory card! (Depending on the travel days to decide) in order to prevent one thousand, suggests that you try to bring have backup function mobile hard disk, or for Notebook laptop computer for backup photos.

In addition, please remember to bring 2-3 SLR camera battery for a rainy day, and if your camera is not the camera or portable camera, with at least four batteries!!!! Because there was no SLR camera power consumption, more than two hundred pictures from a battery is probably will have run out of power. Finally also please bring at least two camera battery charger, because in the day of filming tend to run out of at least two batteries, so we can sleep in the hotel before the two batteries are charging together.

3. Do not miss all kinds of filters.

UV filter in the digital age, its biggest effect is not in addition to ultraviolet light, but to protect the lens to prevent scratching, but a lot of people think that UV mirror lens is only used for protection, "rough", buy cheap, but quality of ragged UV mirror may reduce photo imaging, so a good quality UV filters is quite important also. Polarizer (CPL) - when travel there are two main things we need to use CPL. First, we want to make photos of saturation higher use, for example: let the blue sky more blue, more green leaves. Second, is to eliminate reflections, such as eliminating the surface reflective, eliminate reflections on the viewing glass, and so on. By using a polarizer would reduce small amounts of light entering the lens, so when shooting exposure need to improve a bit, if you get minus lens, use CPL also could be longer exposure time, can yet be regarded as a compromise. Minus lens (ND) - as the name suggests to reduce the effect of light is light, in the travel have a chance of some need longer exposure time photos, for example: the night view, water, or in the daytime when using a long exposure to the crowds to remove, this picture will be clean.

4. Using foot frame according to the situation

In the case of insufficient light or at night, of course, it is best to use the horse, because you can try to use the lowest ISO, clap a pure picture. But we cannot take when travelling in heavy tripod, might be the baggage weight problem, and also may be not permission to use the foot frame. So according to the film to consider with or without feet!!!! (Anyway, not afraid of heavy, so will take tripod)

5. Do not use a lens cap?

In tourism, it is recommended that you don't have to put the lens cap on the lens cover, for a long time with a UV filter to protect the lens, would obviate "don't shoot lens cap on fashion, when shooting again want to take the lens cap" troubles, and lens cover is fairly easy to get lost in the travel.

6. Aerial should pay attention to

Now very popular aerial, there are some aerial photography enthusiast in tourism will also bring the machine to take landscape, but please pay attention to the location before shooting aerial is allowed to use the machine, hot outside swimming places such as Japan, mainland China and Taiwan, have control of the aerial machine and regulations. Such as Japan in July last year to have passed the "aviation law amendment, asked to aerial machine by train must be trained in the use of aerial machine, just can apply for to use, and other prohibited aerial machine in the prime minister's official residence, the palace, congress and flying over the plant, offenders will be fined.

7. The choice of camera bag

As for the camera bag, depending on how much you will carry equipment! If it is used two lens, it is recommended to use ordinary knapsack plus with interval of the tank. One more than two mirror can choose some formal camera bag, most of these camera backpack zipper design is convenient with open backpack in the lens. Why have suggested we use a backpack? Because travel need to carry a camera bag for a long time, if the side back of the camera bag is back more hard, because the stress is not average, so the recommended backpack.

In addition, if you are a vital due to the total weight of all the equipment could be more than several kilograms 10 kg, even in a ride the plane will not be able to carry on, you can use the camera to protect box to load your equipment, suggest to buy a Pelican protection case, because it is the quality of the many brand protection box of the best on the market, constantly collision when send the warehouse will not damaged equipment, pay attention to inside must use sponge interval, such a shock effect will be the best.