Tips to improve your holiday photography!

1. Before you travel: Library.gif (8154 bytes)
Do some research - get a guide book from your local library or bookshop and find out more about your destination.

 

Travel.wmf (103352 bytes) 2. When you get there:
Check in souvenir shops for postcards.
You should find some of the best pictures available.
These will have been taken by professionals (or locals), who will have had much more time available than you to find the best shots.
Take note of any that you like and find out where they were taken.

 

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 3. Find your own angle
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montmarte_1.JPG (65968 bytes) You will no doubt visit the main tourist attractions during your holiday and want to take pictures of all the most famous sites.
It's well worth spending a few extra minutes looking around to find an unusual view, or angle that most people will never have noticed. 		eiffel_tower_1.JPG (57711 bytes)
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4. Take a series of pictures

This will allow you to look back at an event and remember it just as it happened. This example shows a fruit carver at work in Bali, however you can photograph anything that occurs over a period of time.
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5. Create a montage

It is not always possible to get everything you see in to a single picture, so why not create a montage. If you haven't got a tripod then try to find a viewpoint where you can change your viewpoint without being jostled by other tourists. Ensure that there is a considerable overlap between photos - this makes joining the pictures a lot easier.




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