How to Hire a Vacation Photographer While Traveling
Some families find matching sweaters, a nice autumn day and a wooded setting for their annual family portraits. But not you. You go to your happy place—literally—to get snapped for a one-of-a-kind,...
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The Preferred Camera for Most Travelers Is…….
Special memories doesn’t warrant special gear, it may seem. Or, perhaps, technology has caught up so much most devices are finally good enough. In a poll of over 550 readers, Map Happy found 42% of...
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Review: Should Flytographer Be Your Travel Photographer?
Sometimes selfie sticks are great. Sometimes its also great to pay a human to be a selfie stick. I can get a great photo of someone else. But they can’t take a great one of me. Or a great photo of us...
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Capturing Photography’s Golden Hour
There’s a reason why sunrise and sunset photography is so popular. For the uninitiated, the golden hour is the crucial period right before sunrise or sunset where light is often softer and redder than...
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How To Travel with a Film Camera (Instax Owners Should Read This!)
It may be retro, it may be kitsch, or it may simply be a personal preference, but traveling with film does present its own challenges. Because the last thing you want is to damage that expensive film....
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The Travel Photographer of the Year Award Photos Are Stunning
In our minds, a good travel photo captures the place, the people and not just a random stranger walking down a lonely, deserted, oversaturated road. (Those shots are lovely, however, not realistic.)...
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How To Take Killer Food Photos In a Dark Restaurant
If you eat at a three-star Michelin star restaurant, and didn't take pics, did it really happen? (The answer is yes, yes it did, and I'm sure the gut is there to prove it.) But that's not the point....
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What To Do With Travel Photos on Your Phone or Hard Drive
Now that we’ve all had a good …seven months… to organize them,1 let’s figure out what to do with them, shall we? There has been a lot of time to ponder, reset, and indulge in hobbies that aren't, well,...
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Five Genius Ways For Stepping Up That Mobile Photography
There’s one thing I’ve noticed: The more pictures I take, the better they get. Sure, this is partially because I’ve upgraded iPhones, trading in my ‘antique’ iPhone 5S for an iPhone 8 Plus. This...
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How To Craft the Perfect Travel Photo Essay (from the Pros)
A picture is worth a thousand words, so imagine what a series of images can convey. Photographic storytelling—or what we know as photo essays—can say so much about a subject. It might be the visual...
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How To Easily Remove Tourists from Photos (Using Google Pixel)
Here’s our guide to removing tourists with a Google Pixel in literally seconds. Google’s latest line of Pixels, starting with the 6 series and upwards, includes a photo tool called Magic Eraser that...
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How To Minimize Window Reflection in a Photo
There’s always spectacular cloud formations going on. The main caveat: the picture has to be taken through an airplane window. It has to look like you were outside! None of this light glare business....
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The Crucial Elements of Capturing a Great Photo
It's time to amp up the Facebook envy some. But that's only achieved by knowing what elements come together to make an awesome vacation photo. Capturing these moments well isn't just about sharing...
View ArticleSkip the Flash for Better Vacation Photos
No flash. If it’s anything I’ve learned from hanging out with professional photographers, that’s the main thing I’ve picked up. This post assumes you know nothing about photography basics. Lighting is...
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The SnapandGo Selfie Stick Is Expensive, Priceless Fun
Come on, it's time to stop hating. You know you want to! If you can’t fight them then join them, right? That's why it was time to go hard or go home and to take matters into our own hands, er, stick....
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