Do you want to improve your travel photography? Here are 5 easy tips that will help you improve your travel photography.

2. TRAVEL
PHOTOGRAPHY

3. 5 easy tips to improve your travel
photography
■ 1. Use interesting composition
■ One of the most important and easiest ways to improve your travel photography is
by taking your time and thinking about your composition. Taking a well-composed
photograph will make your image look much more interesting and powerful. A few
things to think about includes:
• Using Leading lines – Leading lines draw a viewers eye into the picture. For this
technique frame with your subject in the background and use a foreground element
that starts in the foreground and leads to the background.
• Framing your subject – You can use trees, architectural features and other
elements to frame your image. This is especially helpful when you have boring skies
as it will then become less noticeable.
• Using Reflections – By using reflections you will create a well-composed and
beautiful image. These types of images do very well on Instagram as it makes the
image a lot more balanced.
• Making use of foreground elements and creating depth – This step involves
making use of everything in your scene. You may use rocks, flowers, grass and
other objects in the foreground with the main part of your image in the distant.
• Using the rule of thirds – Which involves splitting an image into 9 squares and
then composing so that interesting elements are on the intersections.

5. 2. Take pictures during the best light
■ Most photographers love to take photographs in the
Golden Hour. This is around sunrise, sunset and the blue
hour, and taking pictures during this time can create
images with wonderful colors.
■ I always use timeanddate.com to find out when sunrise
and sunset is, and when taking pictures at this time,
make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get to the
location. If possible it’s also worth scouting out locations
in advance, as you’ll be able to spend more time making
sure your equipment and settings are all ready, as
opposed to wandering around trying to find the perfect
spot.

7. 3.Take photos at night using a tripod
■ One of the best ways to take beautiful pictures of destinations is by taking
photographs at night. Many cities light up their buildings and landmarks, and as
a result, they look fantastic in pictures.
■ When taking pictures at night you should use a good quality travel tripod, low
ISO and long exposure whenever possible. This will allow you to create the
highest quality image. By taking pictures at night you may also:
• Capture light trails from vehicles going past
• Make water appear flat and smooth
• Create interesting skies (when taken during the blue hour just before it gets too
dark)
• Potentially capture stars in your pictures
• Blur out people in the photo
• Add a wow element to your image

8. 4. Research locations before you travel
■ Before you go on your trip research good locations for
taking photographs, such as reading blog posts on good
viewpoints, looking at images from photographers
on Instagram, reading books and looking on Google
Maps for potential locations. By doing your research in
advance it’ll help ensure you don’t miss any key photo
spots.

9. 5. Edit your photographs with
Lightroom
■ Lightroom is one of the most powerful and easy to use
photo editing applications out there. The software is
designed in an intuitive way and packed with great
features, allowing you to quickly edit your pictures in
minimal time. You can also create or buy Lightroom
presets which can speed up your editing time and also
create consistency between your photographs.
Lightroom is available for both desktop computers and as
an app for your smartphone, although I prefer using the
computer version.

10. How to Start Being a
Digital Nomad
Reduce and Eliminate Expenses
Decide on a Location
Set Goals and Create a Plan

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12. Make a Plan
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Set a destination
and/or travel theme
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Set travel dates,
mode of travel,
and find
accommodations
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Find local
attractions, food
venues, and
activities

13. THANK YOU
Founder of CLICKSHUTTER
SNEHA CHOWDHARY