UK local hero Drew Gardners top 5 Travel Photography Tips

16/07/2013 Travel Photography Tips From Drew Gardner

Photographer Drew Gardner shares his five top travel tips for photographers.

1. Be Different

Going on holiday gives you the chance to try a different style and genre of photography. Instead of shooting the same old thing why not try and produce something different? Experiment with lesser known functions on your camera and give your usual photographic style a holiday.

2. Consider What Kit You Need

Its important that you dont pack kit you dont need and always consider the luggage limits airlines have in place. You need to pack appropriately and really think about what images youll be taking. For example, instead of taking a charger can you just pack 2 or 3 spare, fully-charged batteries instead? Its also important that you pack a memory card that has a large memory capacity as its easy to quickly fill up a small memory card when taking photos on holiday as theres so much to see and capture. Memory cards tend to be expensive in holiday destinations so you dont really want to be paying out extra money for an item you could have packed.

3. Blend In With The Crowd

Whether its to avoid becoming an obvious target for theft or to blend in with crowds to achieve better shots, its important that you dont shout: Im a tourist when out exploring. One way to conceal youre carrying photography gear is by using a smaller bag that doesnt stand out as a typical camera bag. One such bag is the DIVA Bag 15 Black STILE PLUS found in Manfrottos Stile+ range of camera bags.

4. At The Airport

When possible, dont put your camera gear in the planes hold. Some insurance companies wont like you doing it so either fit all the gear you need in your camera bag or on your person.

5. Take Your Photography To The Next Level

Even when on holiday an important tool for any photographer is their tripod. A good support will give you the chance to capture impressive night shots as well as the silky water shots you can only capture with slow shutter speeds and a tripod. A tripod thats designed to travel is the compact Befree tripod from Manfrotto. The compact, light and portable Befree is designed for the photographer on the move and can be fitted to your rucksack or carried on as hand luggage in its own case. Another option is to use a smaller support such as those available in Manfrottos Pocket series or the new PIXI mini tripod. These mini tripods fit all compact cameras with a standard tripod attachment screw and once installed youll almost forget its there.

For more information on Manfrottos new Befree travel tripod visit Befree.

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