Learn common mistakes photographers make and how to fix them.

2. 7 Deadly Sins of
Travel Photography
That Degenerate a Travel Photo
into a Travel Snapshot

3. Making Destinations
Desirable
• Many of us make a
living out of our
travel stories
• Those who don’t,
hope to
• It is for us to ensure
the objective is
forcefully delivered
– a 1000 words at a
time

4. The 7 Deadly Sins
of Travel
Photography• What are these?
• How they adversely
affect a photograph
• Pro tips to avoid
these sins

5. Sin of Exposure (< = > ≤ ≥)
Deadly Sin #1

6. Of Exposure
• Correct exposure vs. under/over exposure
• Deliberate use of under/over exposure

20. The ‘How To’ of
Exposure
• Use metering scale
– normally found at
the bottom of the
viewfinder
• Keep an eye on the
histogram (keep
histogram switched
on in ‘review’ mode)

21. Sin of Multiplicity (Of Subjects)
Deadly Sin #2

29. The ‘How To’ of
Avoiding Multiplicity
• Pause and consider
what is going to be
your subject
• And then, sacrifice
the rest to make
your subject the
hero

30. Sin of Dilution (Of Visual Power)
Deadly Sin #3

36. The ‘How To’ of
Avoiding Dilution
• Shoot multiple
shots
• Shallow Depth of
Field
• Ensuring non-
subjects are
focussing on the
subject
• Tight frame cutting
out extraneous
elements
• Post-Process

37. Sin of Division (Of Focus)
Deadly Sin #4

44. The ‘How To’ of
Avoiding Division
• Be mindful of other
elements
• Shoot bursts if
other elements
likely to affect
• Compose the
subject to make it
most prominent

45. Sin of Diffusion (Of Story)
Deadly Sin #5

54. The ‘How To’ of
Avoiding Diffusion
• Shoot multiple
shots
• Be experimentative.
Use techniques.
• Crop
• Be mindful of the
unfolding of story
and its various
characters

55. Sin of Greed (Of Unnecessary
Inclusions)
Deadly Sin #6

66. But Sometimes, Greed is
Good!
Not a Deadly Sin Anymore!

69. The ‘How To’ of Not
Falling Prey to
Greed• Be clear about your
subject
• Look for distractions,
especially around the
edges and corner
• Mercilessly exculde
them by forcefully
suppressing the urge
to include them!

70. Sin of Satisfaction (Of Easy
Satisfaction)
Deadly Sin #7

79. The ‘How To’ of Not
Being Easily
Satisfied• Be critical of the
frames you shoot
• Never pack up your
camera while out
shooting
• Keep trying
different POVs,
compositions, etc.
I call it – ‘Working
the Scene’