All travelers love to travel - to see, feel, experience and also capture what they see. So travel photography becomes pretty much part of the travel experience be it a DSLR user who is an amateur/pro or a point and shoot user wanting to take back home memories.
The most important part of photography is [ whether we like it or not ] the equipment. Travel photography needs depend on what kind of travel you do, if you love to go to sanctuaries and national parks dont travel without a telephoto lens. Though it adds to your luggage and weight there is no point in trying to capture a bird in the morning light with a 18-55 lens. And a telephoto will also help you get some close up shots of all those monuments and architecture details, or even the close up on faces. Telephoto lenses also give you a shallow depth of field and thus will help in bringing many of your subjects into proportion.
The next must have lens is commonly used 18-55 lens - these are good for pretty much everything you want to capture on your trip, from people to trains, to mountain top views. It not heavy and is less cumbersome. You could also take a 50mm lens along, its not heavy and could give you some great shots of people and happenings. It gives a very ethereal quality to all photographs.
The next you need to think of is you battery back up and storage. DSLRs come with a charger for their batteries, DO NOT forget to pack this [ should be first on your list ] without this all efforts are in vain. Then for the point and shoot users get a good quality rechargeable batteries, carry atleast one extra pair [ fresh unused ones] and a good quality charger for them. I would also suggest you to carry a multiple pin plug point . This is my personal MUST HAVE. This way you wont be worried what all to put to charge and fight for your turn to charge your phone, I-pod and camera Battery. This is important because most hotels and budget rooms provide only one Plug point. This is also good because in case the wiring is not good at your room or on your train, or waiting room, this will take the brunt.
Next is your camera bag, there are many options in the market the best thing to do is carry a not so conspicuous bag and keep your lens, may be your video camera and other accessories in it and then a sling kind of bag for your main DSLR. This helps you to take out your camera fast as soon as you see a subject of interest. Also lets you keep the other accessories from catching the public eye [ thieves and shy people who dont like to be photographed ] ...
The next is your storage, carry more than one memory card instead of one large sized memory card carry two to three smaller ones, that way you have no tension of a damaged card that will make you lose all your photographs, or losing it. You can also back up your photographs by downloading them and sending it to yourself via mail, or uploading it as you go onto Picasa.
All this said the most important is to go with a clear head and a never ending enthusiasm to capture the best shots and to try something new every time and move away from your safety zone.
The other things you must carry are a soft cloth to wipe the lens in case it gets dirty and an absolute must carry is a lens blower. Most places have dust and it can prove fatal to your camera and lens.
Parinitha Konanur
The most important part of photography is [ whether we like it or not ] the equipment. Travel photography needs depend on what kind of travel you do, if you love to go to sanctuaries and national parks dont travel without a telephoto lens. Though it adds to your luggage and weight there is no point in trying to capture a bird in the morning light with a 18-55 lens. And a telephoto will also help you get some close up shots of all those monuments and architecture details, or even the close up on faces. Telephoto lenses also give you a shallow depth of field and thus will help in bringing many of your subjects into proportion.
The next must have lens is commonly used 18-55 lens - these are good for pretty much everything you want to capture on your trip, from people to trains, to mountain top views. It not heavy and is less cumbersome. You could also take a 50mm lens along, its not heavy and could give you some great shots of people and happenings. It gives a very ethereal quality to all photographs.
The next you need to think of is you battery back up and storage. DSLRs come with a charger for their batteries, DO NOT forget to pack this [ should be first on your list ] without this all efforts are in vain. Then for the point and shoot users get a good quality rechargeable batteries, carry atleast one extra pair [ fresh unused ones] and a good quality charger for them. I would also suggest you to carry a multiple pin plug point . This is my personal MUST HAVE. This way you wont be worried what all to put to charge and fight for your turn to charge your phone, I-pod and camera Battery. This is important because most hotels and budget rooms provide only one Plug point. This is also good because in case the wiring is not good at your room or on your train, or waiting room, this will take the brunt.
Next is your camera bag, there are many options in the market the best thing to do is carry a not so conspicuous bag and keep your lens, may be your video camera and other accessories in it and then a sling kind of bag for your main DSLR. This helps you to take out your camera fast as soon as you see a subject of interest. Also lets you keep the other accessories from catching the public eye [ thieves and shy people who dont like to be photographed ] ...
The next is your storage, carry more than one memory card instead of one large sized memory card carry two to three smaller ones, that way you have no tension of a damaged card that will make you lose all your photographs, or losing it. You can also back up your photographs by downloading them and sending it to yourself via mail, or uploading it as you go onto Picasa.
All this said the most important is to go with a clear head and a never ending enthusiasm to capture the best shots and to try something new every time and move away from your safety zone.
The other things you must carry are a soft cloth to wipe the lens in case it gets dirty and an absolute must carry is a lens blower. Most places have dust and it can prove fatal to your camera and lens.
Parinitha Konanur
aah that helps ...
ReplyDeleteThat is a smart list, thank you, makes life easy !!!
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