Comments on: Thoughts on Travel Photography

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:29:58 +0000

Great tips! Totally agree with all of those. Natural light is the best! Anywho, I was wondering if you take your DSLR out to take your photos at lunch, etc? I just got a Canon Digital Rebel XS and love it, but am afraid to take it into restaurants. I feel like I can get away with pulling out my tiny point & shoot Nikon CoolPix much more easily than the huge DSLR.

Oh, and I don’t get why restaurants/businesses don’t like people taking photos of their stuff either. I guess they’re worried you’re trying to take their ideas or something? I’m pretty sure if Bon Appetit was doing it, they’d be thrilled. Ah well…seems like the best places usually let you go ahead with a smile.

Diana

By: Emily Snapper

Emily Snapper — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:17:03 +0000

One of the things that stands out most to me on a trip abroad is the food and I think photos of the food are a perfect way to capture the essence if your trip in a less ‘picture post card’ obvious way. I run http://www.foodsnappers.com – born out of my love for food and photos. Love these pics by the way!

By: Annina

Annina — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:58:37 +0000

Hey!

Just read your entry. I know this so well.. Whenever I’m travelling I’m taking a lot of food pictures. I love to sit in a coffee in Rome and photographe those specialities! Thank you also very much for the tips! Have a great day

Annina

By: foodphotoblog.com

foodphotoblog.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:29:00 +0000

I like travel photography because the location dictates the shot,Imperfections and all. Opposed to setting everything up in a studio and making the shot “perfect”.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:23:06 +0000

Hi! I came upon your blog from a google search of all things, for bounces! haha. I LOVE what you’ve got here, its such a great resource. I’ll be back often. =)

By: Diane Schuller

Diane Schuller — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:26:36 +0000

Great post and I agree with all that you’ve said and suggested. I also like to get shots of the locals, doing what the locals do. Thanks for the post!

By: jackie

jackie — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:29:57 +0000

When I used to travel through the states for business on a monthly basis, which is much more than I do (thankfully), I found that it was really easy to get caught up trying to see this, get there, meet so-and-so here, etc. and thus miss many of the details that made whatever town or city I was in unique. I often got the best photos from sitting still, and really looking at what was going on around me.

This way I could choose light that I liked, and a funky part of town, or a woman hanging her wash that caught the light, or a server setting up a table in a cafe, and felt like I was able to capture the culture and the true essence of that place.

By: jen

jen — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:30:15 +0000

Love your photos of Bend… looks like you had a great visit and ate well! If you pass through again you might be interested to join in one of our local blogger get-togethers or a “tweet-up”.

I like to capture a little local color, and personality in my travel photos. One of my favorite photos from a trip to Mexico is from the mercado, of a friendly shop keeper smiling at me over stacks of fresh produce.

By: Rivka

Rivka — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:22:31 +0000

Lovely post! All of what you said is so, so true — especially the bit about morning and evening light. There’s nothing better than those late afternoon shadows. In terms of places that tend to produce my best shots: open-air markets and the like. They inevitably attract a smattering of locals from different walks of life, and best of all, they’re all in a rush to do their shopping, so their most authentically native sides really shine!