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Want to take some Nat-Geo worthy snaps on your next trip? Take a look at these top tips, guaranteed to improve your travel shots!
- Get up early. Sunrise is an awesome time, take the time to capture it in your location. An early start also gives you a better chance for capturing well-known landmarks without the masses.
- Stay out late. Long exposures of city lights, or of the stars at night sweeping by. Staying up late might also reveal a more decadent side to your destination!
- Use a tripod. It’ll give you time to set up your shot, and wait for the ideal light, or opportunity to take a remarkable shot.
- Shoot from the hip. A unique perspective, and a fun way to get some candid shots.
- Plan an itinerary. Don’t kick yourself for missing a photo opportunity, make a comprehensive list of locations you’d like to shoot.
- Let yourself get lost. Some of the best photos come from adventure. See where your journey takes you, there could be untold surprises in store.
- Recap the rules of composition. The rule of thirds in particular, it is a fast-track way to get a well-balanced shot.
- Try out some unusual framing. Break the composition rules and you may well get a dream shot that no-one else discovered.
- Learn to use your manual settings. Adjusting the shutter speed and light levels yourself can lead to a signature style that no one else can steal.
- Let yourself free with auto. Even the most basic of cameras nowadays are capable of awesome imagery – let your equipment do the hard work.
- Backup your image library. The last thing you want is to lose your pictures – keep them backed up!
- Make sure your equipment is covered with travel insurance. You also won’t want to lose your camera. Make sure that any equipment you take on your travels is covered on your insurance policy.