Photography while traveling

>>1156820
If you legitimately take picture of things to remember your experiences and not just selfies with a selfie stick, yes.

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>>1156820
Yep I'm quite an avid photographer, not the selfie kind but the travel photography one. For me it's about trying to capture a country in photos, I always make a selection of like 5 photos per country which I hold in a portfolio.

The biggest disadvantage is bringing my DSLR with multiple lenses all the time. It's quite the weight. Also I sometimes decide on days on which I leave my camera in the hostel/hotel because you tend to go into a mode that you look at everything in "this is nice but the lighting is not well" instead of just enjoying the experience/views.

Pic related shows one of those instances where I walked half an hour at Bromo because I saw a nice opportunity, whilst I actually ignored climbing the crater.

When I first started travelling I took pics every chance I got. Found that they meant very little to me when I returned home. Usually couldn't even place where there were taken or why.
Oh look. Random church or statue of someone who I don't know the significance. Or some trees and a coastline. Hmm I remember these guys from the hostal. Don't remember their names though.
Now I take almost no pics, but the ones I do take are very special to me.

>>1156820
Yes. I travel with a dslr and 2 lenses (usually don't bring my tripod on long trips). It's heavy like the guy above me wrote and sometimes when I go trekking or hiking I only take 1 lens with me.

I'm thinking of selling my gear this year or at the start of next year and buying something like a Sony A6000 along with a wide lens and a zoom lens to cover everything. Then I could also buy a travel tripod to take with me.

>Is it worthwhile?
As a solo traveler I say it is. If you have nothing to do just work on photos.

I think the big downside is that sometimes you think about photos so much that you don't end up appreciating the place you go to. These days I always make sure that after taking a few photos I sit around and enjoy the view for at least a few minutes.

>>1156820
Brought my DSLR to all my Asian holidays so far. Never regretted it. I'm travelling mostly solo and it gives you something to do and remember (as the downside of travelling solo is you cannot relate to it with anyone back home). Brought two lenses for the last trips and even brought a monopod (which I never used). My dad bought a Sony A7, which is way smaller and fullframe but with bad battery life, I'm planning to change my Canon 600d for a sony a7 as well.

Also, if you're hiking or whatever, I highly recommend a capture clip (by Peak Design) so you can easily hang your camera on a backpack strap of belt.

>>1156820
I always snap a lot of pictures. Usually bring my Nikon D5200 as well as my Sony RX100 as a pocket cam for when I don't want to lug the Nikon around. I try to get some nice features and perspectives etc.

But actual photography where you might use a tripod and fiddle with different exposures and ISO's and what not is something I rarely take the time for when I'm say on a hike or exploring a city.

Sure I might try some longer-exposure on say a waterfall or a stream, but I don't give it a lot of go's until I get it just right.

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yeah I take pics, I'm not amazing but I find that you explore more if you're going o there to take pics rather than just to look around, and sometimes I stumble across a picture I haven't seen in a while and it triggers some good memories.

>pic related, first pic I took in Thailand.

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>>1156828
That's a really nice picture. I'm envious of photographers that have the skill to recognize a potential good photo and then actually take the time and patience to set up a shot, plus whatever the hell you do to make pictures really pop with color and contrast. I have a starter dslr and I bring it with me when out and about, but it's heavy and apparently I suck at composition and don't really know how to use the camera so sometimes I think "what's the point?" and leave it in my room.

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>>1156857
While there is certainly a possibility that people may be "less intuitive" at compositions, there are also certain rules of beauty that you can apply and which you can build upon further. Furthermore you have to look into what can make a picture special?

In your picture for instance, the brick wall in the front draws away too much attention and it causes dissonance in the picture. The thing that seems to stand out in the picture are the different colors of the buildings. Take advantage of those things make a picture of just the houses trying to capture as much different colors as possible. Play around in Photoshop Express (I recommend it to starters since it's really easy to work with instead of going for Lightroom), play around with the light, contrast and vibrance.

Start playing with the different settings of your camera, see which work best in which circumstances. I always recommend people to play around with the focus as well, it can really bring magic to a picture. Pic related.

As for lighting, there are certain rules as well. A good tip (and sometimes a must) are polarisation/UV lensfilters, since they'll automatically up the vibrance of your pictures.

>>1156820
I bring a DSLR and an extra lens if I'm going somewhere really photogenic, or somewhere I'm not likely to return anytime soon; I like taking pictures and although I'm only an OK photographer I have captured a number of good shots. I'm particularly pleased with some wildlife pictures I took on safari in Kenya and Tanzania, several of which I have large prints of in my home.

But it's an extra bag of heavy, bulky, fragile, expensive equipment. So I don't always bring it with me. For memory's sake/sharing with friends I am content with phone snapshots most of the time.

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>>1156820
>Do any of you bother taking photos while you are on your travels?

I have heard of that, yeah.

>Is it worthwhile?
Whether doing something is worthwhile to you is not something I can answer. I revisit my travel pcs all the time and enjoy them. If you would not do that, probably not worth taking them.

>>1156822
>Stop liking what I don't like.

If somebody enjoys taking selfies, what's it to you? You don't get to decide what is worthwhile for somebody else.

Also, look at my picture of a fish!

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>>1156870
Portraits are easier for me, it's mostly landscapes where I struggle because I don't really know where to focus - I just want the entire picture to have "atmosphere" and convey a general mood, if that makes any sense. For example, I don't necessarily think this photo is a "bad" picture per se, but it doesn't really stand out, either. If I saw this online I wouldn't give it a second glance, whereas your volcano(?) pic is just very visually interesting.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that my pictures end up looking very generic. At the end of the day, when I look through my photos, I'm not impressed with the results.

I asked in /g\ with no response. Hopefully this is a good place to post. Want to know the best bang for buck go pro I can get. I am wanting to record a 32 mile bicycle music festival. Thanks in advance

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>>1156857
it's actually not that hard to make a picture pop, all you have to do is mess around with the contrast/saturation until it gets to your liking

pic related

>>1157042
this desu

>>1157463
over here m8
>>>/p/

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i got nothing like >>1156828 , I only use my cellphone and take pictures rearly, but got some nice one

>>1158288
Fantastic shot. I'm a sucker for capturing a person in a landscape just to show the scale of it.

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>>1158302

>>1158288
Where's that? Looks amazing.

>>1158288
>>1158314
>>1158330

Yeah. Something with the clouds here just make this place seem other-worldly.

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Yeah I take pics when I travel. Have lots more from different places but only going to upload if there's interest

(Andorra)

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Sometimes one will just end up feeling right in a way, I've got a couple but don't think they're good enough for a mini dump

honestly, for more people, i would not recommend it. if you're into photography, by all means, but otherwise you spend too much time taking/thinking about taking snapshits

>>1158716
I have a particularly shit memory so I enjoy looking at my 200+ picture albums later because it brings back all the fun (or not so fun) memories about how and when I took the photo.
So sometimes I just take photos to document a trip, like taking a picture of my wallet when I got fined by the local authorities.

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>>1158699
Just dump if you'd like I'd say. I'll throw in a few others as well.

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>>1158742
That's on Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca.

Pic related is the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin.

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>>1158743
Some rascals in Cefalu, Sicily.

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>>1158744
West Bank

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>>1158747
Jerusalem

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>>1158748
Altiplano, Bolivia

I only take photos if I am in the actual photo. That way it's a memory I can look back on. No point in taking a picture of let's say the Eiffel Tower when I can just go on Google and download a picture. Put yourself in all your photos.

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Monobrow gypsy scum in Coimbra, Portugal.

I made a point of snapping Romany whenever they popped up throughout Spain & Portugal but this dude took the cake in terms of greasiness.

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One of you ever met this guy in Hoi An? He's literally a local and tourist celebrity (he was also mentioned in the LP I found out afterwards ). Asked me to take a picture of him and then claimed money. Kek.

He might be dead now tho.

>>1158744
really loving this one

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>>1158713
Seems common to me that I take a bunch of pics on a trip, and there will be one or two that I really like. I don;t know if they are great pics, artistically, but the resonate with me when I remember the trip.

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>>1158963

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>>1158964

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>>1158966

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>>1158963
Maybe oughta say where these are, though some are obvious -- gumball machine in Kamakura

>>1158964
In a bridge over the Tiber, looking through a forest of cheapo camera tripods this guy was hawking.

>>1158966
UAE

>>1158967
Temple monkey in Cambodia.

This one is a street scene in Kuwait during the independence weekend general cutting loose.

>>1158963
I know what you mean (I'm the anon with the "framed" pictures). I always have three types that I instinctively feel like:

1. NATGEO picture
2. Not an eyecatcher but I like it for nostalgic reasons
3. Boring picture -> delete

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>>1159011
I need to perfect the "delete boring ones" part f the program...

>>1158749
>Altiplano, Bolivia
It reminds me of Death Valley, but only because of the lack of vegeation. The geology looks smoother.

>>1158813
>Monobrow gypsy scum
LOL

>>1158763
>I only take photos if I am in the actual photo.
I didn't use to be that way, but I'm trending that way. I lugged my SLR into Havasupai Canyon and barely used it. Most of my pictures from there were taken with my phone.

>>1158963
>Seems common to me that I take a bunch of pics on a trip, and there will be one or two that I really like.
>>1159011
Same.

>>1159096
>"delete boring ones"
It's interesting to me. What was it?

>>1158747

She just spotted a tasty tourist to add to her soup!

>>1159373
>It's interesting to me. What was it?
Focus fuck-up picture from, od all things, the TGI Friday's in Kuwait, looking across the water back toward the city.

>>1159600
>Focus fuck-up picture
If I had a dollar for every one of those I had...

Going Rock climbing/backpacking around SEA starting in December with a go pro. Will it cut it? Why do your pictures inspire me to get a camera now?

>>1160153
Almost at the bottom here so bump

>>1160153
Depends anon, I brought a GoPro once, but it just didn't do it for me desu. I can't even properly explain why, but mostly because I want to have control of my image. Walking around with your phone and go pro out all the time is just annoying tho.

>>1160153
I find GoPro much better for filming some kind of activity rather than just walking around. For rock climbing, I think it would work really well. For walking around the city, there's too much "sway" from your stride that it doesn't film nicely. Biking or driving through a city, on the other hand, turns out great.

Basically, if you're very activity-prone, a GoPro films really well. It has a lot of different accessories to adapt to all kinds of situations, e.g. waterproof cases and all kinds of mounts. If you're mostly walking around, however, there's no need to pay a premium for a GoPro when you can just use a normal camera on Video mode to stand in place and film your surroundings.

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I try taking pictures at every new place I visit. Mostly I do it for the sake of collection, and to show and tell my relatives about places i've been to.

How do you guys carry your camera around? Do you have in a bag, only taking it out when you see something? Or do you just carry it around your neck/shoulder? Are any of you paranoid about getting your shit nicked?

>>1160994
Carried mine in a fanny-pack/bum-bag for many years, everybody says "Oh, you'll get it stolen, people steal those all the time" but so far a small amount of situational awareness has seen me through.

>>1160994
I switch depending on the occasion. I have a camerabag for a body + 2 lenses which I either take with me by itself or put in a daypack. I put the rest of my lenses in a locker. I have no problems whatsoever walking around with my camera losely in my hand tho, I just twist the band around my wrist and hold it close to me whenever I'm in crowded places. I've never been robbed in 10 years of intense traveling. That includes so called "unsafe" countries. Mostly people just want you to take a picture of them.

>>1160896
Seems like it'll do it for me. It's 4k so I can take good photos although I won't be able to get any good lens for it which sucks

>>1156820

Does anyone here recommend a compact, mirrorless camera? Are they good for what you pay, or is /p/ an elitist circlejerk?

>>1161154
It's memed on /p/ but the a6000 is great. Had an a3000 before and an a7 now but the a6000 is much smaller and still has great performance based on my experience.

Where are some of the best places in the us to take pics?

>>1161154
I went from a Nikon D7000 to Fuji X-T1 and i'm loving every second of it.

For most people on a budget i'd recommend the Sony A6000 like >>1161196 mentioned. Great little camera and if you want to get more lenses the Sony mirrorless line has some good lenses for cheap.

>>1161154
>Does anyone here recommend a compact, mirrorless camera?
I got a Sony DSC P73 about 10-12 years ago and it took the best pictures of any point-and-shoot I ever owned. I dropped it on the battery door and it was done for. I recently replaced it via Amazon. Sometimes at night with a flash it has focus issues, but that's its only drawback.
>is /p/ an elitist circlejerk?
Yeah.

>>1161273
>Where are some of the best places in the us to take pics?
Almost any place west of Denver.