Vacation...what pops into your mind when you hear that word? A lot of people automatically envision "the place". And wherever that might be, it also means taking pictures when you're there. Whether your vacation place is "New York City" or "miles from nowhere", you have mental images of what you hope to see during your stay. This means that you also want to use top quality digital photography in order to remember it forever.
So, how do you make "killer" landscape shots on vacation? There are hundreds of answers to that question, but we'll give you our top five recommendations for world class digital photography work.
Here is what we mean: you head to a harbor in Maine and you are blown away by the colors of the boats and the lobster pot markers. You believe that the "normal" way to photograph this scene would be to take an elevated view and catch a few portraits of the general setting. The reality is that you should just fill the frame with the portion of the scene that you like - while that could be the iconic full harbor shot, it might also be the weather worn hands of a fisherman untying knots in a net;
Just consider that if you focus on sunset or sunrise, you are going to be able to document some of the most amazing colors, scenes, and images you could ever imagine, but the light that comes from these hours of the day can really enhance your landscape shots too. You can get that beautiful rosy glow in portraits or standard landscape shots, and these make for really memorable images.
When on vacation and doing some digital photography, use the tips above and you should find that you make killer images.
When taking full length portraits the camera should be on the same level as your subjects belly button. This will give the subject the correct proportion. If you photograph from too high it will shorten the legs and lengthen the torso. If you photograph from too low it will shrink their torso and lengthen the legs.