travel photography
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W&DPSTRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
JOHN CROSS
WHAT IS TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
• Travel photography is a subcategory of photography involving the documentation of an area's landscape, people, cultures, customs and history.
• The aim is to produce images that express the feeling of a time and place, to portray a land, its people, or a culture in its natural state, and has no geographical limitations.
Where to go?
• 193 countries in the world• 58 dependencies
What to take?
What to take?
What to take?• Don’t get hung up about equipment. The best
photographs are taken on the camera you have with you, rather than the one you have left at home.
ResearchInternet/Travel Guides/ National Geographic /postcards
Research
Internet/Travel Guides/National Geographic/postcards
ResearchInternet/Travel Guides/National Geographic/postcards
What to photograph?
• People• Landscapes• Street life• Wildlife• Architecture• Abstract
What to photograph - People
• Adults • Children!• Candid or Posed?• Should you pay for your
photograph?
What to photograph - People
• Adults • Children!• Candid or Posed?• Should you pay for your
photograph?
What to photograph - Landscapes
• Countryside• Cityscapes• The ‘Golden Hour’
What to photograph – Street life
• Food vendors• Markets• Temples• Graffitti
What to photograph – Wildlife
• Birds• Mammals• Insects• Flora• Fungi• ETC.
What to photograph – Architecture
• Offices • Temples• Churches• Monasteries• Houses
What to photograph – Abstract
• Doors• Windows• Arches• Architectural fittings
Where to go?• 193 countries in the world• 58 dependenciesIf travel is something you enjoy then you might consider the following as a lifetime goal?
“ To keep the number of countries you visit the same as or greater than your age in years”
Happy travelling, John Cross