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Travel Photography for Beginners
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LEFT: A
candid photo, like this picture from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, has
more appeal than an artificial pose.
(Olympus
XA II pocket rangefinder camera, 35mm fixed lens, Kodachrome 64 film.) |
by Durant Imboden
Travel
photographers come in three varieties:
- Professionals, who burden themselves with heavy, expensive equipment and travel
because it's part of the job.
- Serious amateurs, for whom every trip is a cornucopia of photo
opportunities.
- The rest of us, who travel by choice and take pictures out of habit or
family obligation.
This article is for travelers who fall into the third category--those who
carry cameras but refuse to let photography become the guiding purpose of their
trips.
On the following pages, I'll try to answer the most common questions that I
hear from beginning (and, in some cases, reluctant) travel photographers. My
goal isn't to turn you into a staff photographer for The National Geographic,
but to help you make sensible decisions about what equipment and film to take
along on your next European trip. I'll also point you to Web sites and
newsgroups that provide in-depth information for travel photographers and camera
buyers.
To get started, click the links in the navigation table below or use the
"next page" links at the bottom of the page.
Next Page >
35
mm and APS formats > Page 1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
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