| Making the Most of the Outdoors: Travel Photography Tips |
From "Photography"
episode DPT-103 |
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DIY Photography host Rick Sammon gives suggestions for taking great travel photographs: - Pack light -- on clothes, that is. You'll want to have all your cameras, lenses, batteries, film and filters, so you won't have a lot of room for clothes.
- Go to a library or a bookstore or use the internet to research your destination. You'll want to know ahead of time, for example, whether the people in a foreign country expect a small remuneration for allowing themselves to be photographed.
- Become familiar and comfortable with your equipment ahead of time. If you're planning a safari, go to the zoo and practice with various lenses and filters.
- Take advantage of early-morning and late-afternoon light: during those periods the light is often at its most dramatic.
- Make sure your equipment includes a polarizing filter and a flash.
- Know your equipment well so you can shoot on the spur of the moment.
- Add extra drama to your shots with reflectors.
- Don't forget to include yourself in some of the shots of the trip.
- Tell the whole story. Experiment with an assortment of lenses to make sure you get the most from a scene.
- Store your film in plastic bags and ask for hand inspections when your belongings go through x-ray machines. Take more film than you think you'll need.
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Includes tutorials and mini-lessons on creating better pictures, digital cameras and more. Measurements are given in the metric system.
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Kodak Information
Tips, techniques, tutorials and information on cameras and film.
To e-mail Kodak, click here.
To access Kodak's contact information, click here.
www.kodak.com
Kodak
Website: www.kodak.com
Rick Sammon
1 Fox Rd.
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
E-mail: RickSammon@aol.com
Web site: www.ricksammon.com
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