The travel photography book : step-by-step techniques to capture breathtaking travel photos like the pros

Learn how to take professional-quality photographs when you travel, using the same tricks today’s top photographers use! If you’ve ever dreamed of making such incredible travel photos that when your friends and family see them they say, “Wait a minute, this is your photo!? You took this?” then you’re holding the right book. Scott Kelby, award-winning travel photographer and author of the best-selling digital photography book in history, shares all his secrets and time-tested techniques as he discusses everything from his go-to essential travel gear, to camera settings, to how to research before your trip, to the travel photography techniques that will help you capture truly captivating images on your trip. Among many other topics, you’ll learn: • What makes a great travel photo (including what to shoot and what to skip). • Which lenses and accessories will get you the best results (including when to use them and why). • How to post-process your images in Lightroom or Photoshop to get incredible results. • Tips for getting great portraits of the locals and even how to get them to pose for your shots. • When it makes more sense to use your cell phone’s camera instead. • Travel photo recipes that show you the ingredients for creating specific types of travel shots. • How to compose your travel images, how to keep your gear safe when traveling, and a ton of killer tips to help you create better travel images, and make your entire trip that much more fun. It’s all here—Scott doesn’t hold anything back in this groundbreaking book that will help you take the type of travel images you’ve always dreamed of. There’s never been a travel photography book like it! TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Doing the Research Before Your Trip Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Travel Photo? It... Chapter 3: Gear and Settings Chapter 4: Travel Photography Accessories Chapter 5: Capturing Images of People Chapter 6: Composition Chapter 7: Other Cool Stuff to Shoot Chapter 8: When to Shoot with Your Phone Instead Chapter 9: What to Shoot Chapter 10: Sharing Images from Your Trip Chapter 11: Travel Photography Tips & Tricks Chapter 12: Editing Your Images Chapter 13: Photo Recipes to Help You Get the Shot Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Contents Chapter 01: Doing the Research Before Your Trip My First Stop? 500px.com Next, Head to Pinterest Make a Shot List Make Your Own Pinterest Board Find a Fixer Try Google Earth The Hidden Power of the Concierge Hire a Photo Guide Location Scouting Make Local Connections on Social Follow Local Instagram Accounts Access Might Be an Issue Search Stock Photo Sites for Ideas Buy an eBook Photo Guide Keep an Eye Out for Special Events Watch Movies to Find Locations The Ol’ Postcard Rack Trick Hire a Driver for the Day Keeping Your Gear Safe Flying with Your Gear Chapter 02: What Makes a Great Travel Photo? It ... ...Is Shot in Beautiful Light ...Can Have Charm and Romance ...Has Interesting Composition ...Tells a Story ...Can Have Color as the Main Subject ...Can Be Very Simple ...Shows Something Unique ...Can Have Interesting or Dramatic Light ...Has Effective Post-Processing ...Shows an Interesting Place ...Makes the Viewer Want to Go There ...Has Motion or Action ...Is Sharp ...Has Limited Distractions ...Has a Straight Horizon Line ...Has Color That Looks About Right ...Includes the Human Element ...Can Combine More Than One of These Chapter 03: Gear & Settings Which Camera Mode to Shoot In Getting Sharp Hand-Held Shots Insurance Against Blurry Shots Which F-Stop to Use Getting Your Color Right How to Check Your Sharpness Which Type of Lens to Use When to Take Two Lenses Picking the Right Focus Mode Turn Off Your Flash! An Easy Way to Brighten/Darken Your Photo Should You Shoot in RAW or JPEG? Chapter 04: Travel Photography Accessories Traveling Light Wins the Day! Backing Up Your Images While You Travel If You Absolutely Need to Take More “Stuff” You Might Want a Photo Vest Bring Spare Batteries Memory Cards (and How to Organize Them) My Go-To Camera Strap for Travel A Travel Tripod Or Take a Platypod Instead of a Tripod Using a Tripod? You’re Gonna Need a Ballhead Some Kind of Cable Release Shooting with an App Instead Why You Might Want a Polarizer An ND Filter for Taking Long Exposures The PhotoPills App You’re Gonna Need a Cleaning Cloth Chapter 05: Capturing Images of People Getting People to Pose for You Have Your Guide Ask Them for You The Art of Taking Candid Portraits Keep an Eye Out for Dramatic Light Another Tip for Getting People Portraits Shooting with Window Light Choosing Your Background for Portraits Where to Focus for People Shots Paying Locals to Pose Shooting in Direct Sun More Flattering Portraits Portrait Composition Essentials They Don’t Always Have to Be Smiling Shoot and Move On Camera Settings for Outdoor Portraits Camera Settings for Indoor Portraits Chapter 06: Composition Don’t Forget to Shoot Details Getting the Most from Your Wide-Angle Lens Capturing the Moment vs. Composition Shooting Skyscrapers Where to Put the Horizon Line Shooting Level Matters You Don’t Have to Show the Scene as It Is Leading Lines (and How to Use Them) Changing Your Perspective Working the Scene Avoid Junk around Your Edges Simplify the Scene Odd Numbers Work Best The Power of Negative Space Shooting Patterns Using Frames in Your Composition Symmetry: Why We Love It The Rule of Thirds Chapter 07: Other Cool Stuff to Shoot Shooting a Time Lapse Shooting Long Exposures Shooting Panoramas Shooting High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images Shooting HDR Panos Shooting the Milky Way Shooting at Night Shooting Reflections A Twist on the Standard Vacation Photo Showing Movement Fine Art Style Give Yourself a Magazine Assignment Chapter 08: When to Shoot with Your Phone Instead Time Lapses Made Simple Shooting Panoramas Is So Much Easier Super-Wide-Angle Shots Shooting Video Easy In-Camera HDR When You Need Fully Silent Shooting Taking a Still While Shooting Video Shooting Straight Down on Food Shooting Where Cameras Aren’t Allowed Slow-Motion Video You Need to Edit and Post On-the-Go You Don’t Have a Fast Enough Lens Sharing Photos with Your Group You Want to Take a Selfie Much Bigger Monitor for Sharing Shooting Really Close Up Chapter 09: What to Shoot Shoot: Old People and Kids Shoot: Color as Your Subject Shoot: What the Locals Are Wearing Shoot: Cityscapes from Up High Shoot: Outdoor Cafes Shoot: Cathedrals, Palaces, and Theaters Shoot: Small Details to Help Tell Your Story Shoot: The Food! Shoot: Interesting Architecture Shoot: At Blue Hour Shoot: Subway Stations Shoot: With a Foreground Object Shoot: Where You Stayed Shoot: Markets Skip: Animals Skip: Fountains with Frozen Water Skip: Messy Shots Skip: People Doing Everyday Things Skip: Instagram Clichés Skip: Other People’s Art Skip: Shots Filled with Tourists Skip: Things under Construction/Renovation Chapter 10: Sharing Images from Your Trip Adobe Spark Page: Best Way to Share Online Getting Big, Beautiful Prints from a Photo Lab Printing a Photo Book Sharing on Instagram Sharing on Facebook Group Sharing with Download Privileges Create a Portfolio of Your Travel Work Take a Portable Hand-Held Printer Sharing on the Big Screen Sharing an HD Slide Show Complete with Music Chapter 11: Travel Photography Tips & Tricks Safety Tip: Blacking Out Your Camera’s Name What to Do When It’s Been Shot to Death Tourist-Free Shots, #1 Let Photoshop Remove Tourists for You Yet Another Tip for Tourist-Free Shots Getting Rid of Tourists, Method #4 Get Down Low with a Wide-Angle Lens F/22 Starburst Effect An Ideal Way to Photograph a City Hire a Model Why You Need to Shoot the Classic Shots Putting Your Camera’s GPS to Work What to Shoot in Bad Weather Getting a Sharp Shot Under Bad Conditions Consider Emergency Evacuation Insurance Safety Tip: Get Gear Insurance This Might Save You If You Lose Your Camera Shoot the Sign While You’re Still There Invest in Travel, Not in More Gear Where to Shoot in Paris, Venice, London, or Chapter 12: Editing Your Images The “Standard Stuff” Getting a Better Starting Place Doing an “Auto” Correction Getting Your Color Right Nailing Your Exposure Dealing with Backlit Photos Fixing Clipped Highlight Problems Fixing Sunny, Washed-Out Photos Five Ways to Add Contrast to Your Images Enhancing Detail Sky Replacement Better Skies Using the Linear Gradient If Your Sky Gradient Covers Something Another Bluer Sky Method: The Color Mixer Better Skies: Technique #3 (Select Sky) Better Skies without Messing Up the Clouds Making Your Colors More Vibrant Making Your Light More Interesting Darkening or Brightening Individual Areas Adding a “Look” to Your Image Converting to Black and White Fixing Lens Problems Darkening the Outside Edges Sharpening Your Image Stitching Panos Together Creating an HDR Image Chapter 13: Photo Recipes to Help You Get the Shot The Recipe for Getting This Type of Shot Learn how to take professional-quality photographs when you travel, using the same tricks today's top photographers use! Whether you're on a dedicated photo trip or a family vacation, you want to come home with a collection of great photos to show your friends, share online, and even make a large print for your home. Capturing great travel photographs can be tricky...but not if you know the secrets that Scott Kelby is here to share with you! Here's how Scott describes this book's brilliant premise: “If you and I were out shooting, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, with the background out of focus?,' I wouldn't stand there and give you a photography lecture. In real life, I'd just say, 'Put on your zoom lens, set your f-stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' That's what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend--without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak.” This isn't a book of theory--full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. This is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With 200 of the most closely guarded “tricks of the trade” for travel photographers, this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking travel photos every time. Each page covers a single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you're tired of taking shots that look “okay,” and if you're tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, “Why don't my shots look like that?” then this is the book for you. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Research Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Travel Photo? Chapter 3: Photographing People Chapter 4: Gear and Settings Chapter 5 Travel Photography Accessories Chapter 5: Composition Chapter 6: Other Cool Stuff to Shoot Chapter 7: When to Use Your Phone Instead Chapter 8: What to Shoot (and What to Skip) Chapter 9: Sharing Your Trip Chapter 10: Travel Tips & Tricks Chapter 11: Post-Processing Tips Chapter 12: Travel Photo Recipes "Learn how to take professional-quality photographs when you travel, using the same tricks today's top photographers use! Whether you're on a dedicated photo trip or a family vacation, you want to come home with a collection of great photos to show your friends, share online, and even make a large print for your home. Capturing great travel photographs can be tricky ... but not if you know the secrets that Scott Kelby is here to share with you! Here's how Scott describes this book's brilliant premise: 'If you and I were out shooting, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, with the background out of focus?,' I wouldn't stand there and give you a photography lecture. In real life, I'd just say, 'Put on your zoom lens, set your f-stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' That's what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend- without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak.' This isn't a book of theory- full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. This is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With 200 of the most closely guarded 'tricks of the trade' for travel photographers, this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking travel photos every time. Each page covers a single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you're tired of taking shots that look 'okay,' and if you're tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, 'Why don't my shots look like that?' then this is the book for you." -- Description provided by publisher