Travel Photography Research
Continuing the theme of the previous post, before you travel somewhere completely new, it’s a good idea to do some research into what there is to photograph, and the best times of day to take these pictures. You may also need to find out what the best vantage point is, so when you get back home you can look at the photographs you took and get excited all over again.
Here is one where timing, vantage point and lighting all had to come together at just the right time. I had a window of about 5 minutes to get this shot:
This next photograph I took in Florence and before I arrived I really wanted a shot like this, but couldn’t find a location to quite get it from. As it turned out, the reception area of the hotel I stayed at had just the right vantage point!
So, in some cases, you can research and have an idea of what you want, but the opportunity may turn out to be unplanned!
For my current trip, I’ve looked at some landscapes that I’m after, and what is the best time of day to get there. For one of them it’s sunset, which may prove a bit of a challenge, but I’ll aim for it.
Once I’m back I’ll post some images and we’ll see if the planning was worth it…