TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS · 2018. 7. 13. · travel photos! avoid bringing cotton clothing. it...
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WHY TRAVEL? Traveling the world is engrained in culture as “the thing to do”. But we never question: WHY TRAVEL? TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS LIFESTYLE GUIDE SERIES: WHERE TO GO, FOR HOW LONG? ASK YOURSELF WHY AS AN INDIVIDUAL WANT TO TRAVEL AND SHOULD YOU? YOU Spend less money by avoiding expensive destinations. You will be able to extend time for traveling. = To open your mind to new experiences, people, cultures? A form of self-discovery by distancing yourself from the comforts of home/familiar people? Give yourself a break to relax or to disconnect from work? REASONS TO TRAVEL... MINIMALIST: WHAT TO PACK HOW TO TAKE BETTER TRAVEL PHOTOS ! AVOID BRINGING COTTON CLOTHING. IT EASILY RETAINS A LOT OF MOISTURE. TRY MERINO WOOL INSTEAD. IT DRIES QUICKLY, IS ODOR RESISTANT AND IS A STRONG/LONGLASTING FABRIC. Use dynamic compositions in your photography. TRY THESE COMPOSITIONS: TRAVEL AND IMPROVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY TO INVEST IN YOURSELF TO TRAVEL AND LEARN EXPERIENCE AN ERIC KIM WORKSHOP 1. DON’T TRAVEL FOR THE SAKE OF TRAVELING... HAVE A GOAL FOR YOUR TRAVELS 2. THE PERSON YOU ARE MATTERS MORE THAN THE PLACES YOU GO 3. TRAVELING WILL NOT BRING YOU HAPPINESS 4. TRAVEL LIKE HOW YOU LIVE, LIVE LIKE HOW YOU TRAVEL 5. THE EXPERIENCES YOU MAKE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PICTURES YOU TAKE VISUALIZED AND DRAWN BY ANNETTE KIM AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS [email protected] HAPTIC INDUSTRIES.COM LEARN MORE LESSONS FROM ERIC: FINAL THOUGHTS & TIPS Low angle perspectives High perspectives Diagonal compositions You can buy non-essentials when you reach your destination if needed. Leave heavy photography equipment at home. All you need to bring is one camera and one lens. Pack light to conserve your physical and mental energy. Everything you truly need can fit into one backpack. Travel close to home if you do not have the money/opportunity to go overseas. Neighboring City Closest Mountains Within Yourself YOUR CITY NEXT CITY Book an Airbnb instead of a western styled hotel. This way you will immerse yourself on the local lifestyle/culture. Travel to fewer places to get to know the places better. OR Spend a longer time in the places you go to fully experience the area. Don’t be suckered by the exotic. Avoid the tourist traps. WELCOME TOURISTS Imagine being a local in the area. You will avoid photographing the cliche or the same pictures that other travelers would take. 2 Photograph the local people in their natural environment. Busy cross walks TRY THESE PLACES: 3 Restaurants/coffee shops Subway/public transportation Grocey stores 4 CHECK OUT UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT: ERICKIMPHOTOGRAPHY.COM/BLOG Meet like minded peers who also share a passion for photography. WHY ATTEND AN ERIC KIM WORKSHOP: Have a passionate, patient, and engaging instructor. Push yourself out of your comfort zone for a new perspective on photography and life. To build your confidence and to conquer your fears. The experience and lessons learned will stay with you for life. Travel to an interesting city. Escape from reality/boredom? Show off to your family/peers? Reach “enlightenment”? Travel for the sake of traveling AKA “just to see things”? OR IS IT... Take a moment to reflect if traveling will solve your life problems If you said yes to the reasons above
Transcript of TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS · 2018. 7. 13. · travel photos! avoid bringing cotton clothing. it...
WHY TRAVEL?
Traveling the world is engrainedin culture as “the thing to do”.
But we never question:WHY TRAVEL?
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSLIFESTYLE GUIDE SERIES:
WHERE TO GO,FOR HOW LONG?
ASK YOURSELF WHY
AS AN INDIVIDUAL WANTTO TRAVEL AND
SHOULD YOU?
YOU
Spend less money by avoidingexpensive destinations. You will
be able to extend time for traveling.
=
To open your mind to newexperiences, people, cultures?
A form of self-discovery bydistancing yourself from thecomforts of home/familiar people?
Give yourself a break to relaxor to disconnect from work?
REASONS TO TRAVEL...
MINIMALIST:WHAT TO PACK
HOW TO TAKE BETTERTRAVEL PHOTOS
!AVOID BRINGING COTTON CLOTHING.IT EASILY RETAINS A LOT OF MOISTURE.
TRY MERINO WOOL INSTEAD. IT DRIESQUICKLY, IS ODOR RESISTANT AND IS
A STRONG/LONGLASTING FABRIC.
Use dynamic compositionsin your photography.
TRY THESE COMPOSITIONS:
TRAVEL AND IMPROVEYOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
TO INVEST IN YOURSELF TOTRAVEL AND LEARN
EXPERIENCE AN ERIC KIM WORKSHOP
1. DON’T TRAVEL FORTHE SAKE OF TRAVELING...
HAVE A GOAL FOR YOUR TRAVELS
2. THE PERSON YOU ARE MATTERSMORE THAN THE PLACES YOU GO
3. TRAVELING WILL NOTBRING YOU HAPPINESS
4. TRAVEL LIKE HOW YOU LIVE,LIVE LIKE HOW YOU TRAVEL
5. THE EXPERIENCES YOU MAKEARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THE PICTURES YOU TAKE
VISUALIZED AND DRAWN BY
ANNETTE KIM
AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS
HAPTIC INDUSTRIES.COMLEARN MORE
LESSONS FROM ERIC:FINAL THOUGHTS & TIPS
Low angle perspectives
High perspectives
Diagonal compositions
You can buynon-essentials
when you reachyour destination
if needed.
Leave heavyphotographyequipment at
home. All youneed to bringis one cameraand one lens.
Pack light toconserve yourphysical andmental energy.
Everything youtruly need canfit into onebackpack.
Travel close to home if you donot have the money/opportunity
to go overseas.
NeighboringCity
ClosestMountains
WithinYourself
YOUR CITY
NEXT CITY
Book an Airbnb instead of awestern styled hotel. This wayyou will immerse yourself on
the local lifestyle/culture.
Travel to fewer places to getto know the places better.
ORSpend a longer time in the
places you go to fullyexperience the area.
Don’t be suckered bythe exotic. Avoid thetourist traps.
WELCOMETOURISTS
Imagine being a local in the area.You will avoid photographing thecliche or the same pictures that
other travelers would take.
2
Photograph the local peoplein their natural environment.
Busy cross walks
TRY THESE PLACES:
3
Restaurants/coffee shops
Subway/public transportation
Grocey stores
4
CHECK OUT UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT:ERICKIMPHOTOGRAPHY.COM/BLOG
Meet like minded peers whoalso share a passion forphotography.
WHY ATTEND ANERIC KIM WORKSHOP:
Have a passionate, patient,and engaging instructor.
Push yourself out of yourcomfort zone for a newperspective on photographyand life.
To build your confidence andto conquer your fears.
The experience and lessonslearned will stay with you for life.
Travel to an interesting city.
OR IS IT TO...
Escape from reality/boredom?
Show off to your family/peers?
Reach “enlightenment”?
Travel for the sake of travelingAKA “just to see things”?
OR IS IT...
Take a moment to reflectif traveling will solveyour life problems
If you said yes tothe reasons above
