Travel Photography: Capturing the Essence of a City
Join Scott Kelby as he shows you how to capture the essence of the locations you visit when you travel. Though this is set in Venice, this is not a class on photographing Venice as the tools and techniques you’ll learn can be applied to any city that you visit. Scott shares his big picture perspective on how his travel photography has evolved, the gear and camera settings he uses, tips for scouting locations before you go and after you arrive, tips for shooting exteriors and interiors of buildings, how to photograph people, and so much more. The ultimate goal is being able to tell a story with your photographs that captures the timelessness of the city, and makes your audience go “wow, I want to go there!”
Release Date: 2018-07-26
Lessons
The Big Picture
Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 6 mins 31 seconds
Think Like You Are On Assignment
Create your shot list by thinking about all the little iconic things that relate to the location you are visiting.
Duration: 5 mins 25 seconds
Gear Talk
Scott makes some recommendations for the gear you’ll want to bring with you.
Duration: 8 mins 21 seconds
Camera Settings
Here are the basic camera settings you’ll want to consider.
Duration: 6 mins 5 seconds
Location Scouting
You’ll want to scout the location before you even go, but you’ll also do some once you arrive.
Duration: 2 mins 49 seconds
Architectural Exteriors
It can be hard to get clean shots of exteriors, so try to get in tight and focus on the important details.
Duration: 5 mins 18 seconds
Avoiding Tourists in Your Photos
Having patience can be the secret to capturing a tourist free photo.
Duration: 5 mins 11 seconds
Vantage Point is Key
When doing your location scouting find places to shoot from that include those iconic photos.
Duration: 3 mins 8 seconds
Shooting Interiors
Shutter speed becomes super important when shooting inside of buildings. You’ll want some camera support or a high ISO.
Duration: 5 mins 10 seconds
Changing Your Perspective
Get really low or really high to show a very different perspective than what people are used to seeing.
Duration: 3 mins 15 seconds
Photographing People
Scott shares some tips for photographing people while you travel.
Duration: 7 mins 50 seconds
The Hero Shot
This is that one amazing photo that starts the story and establishes the location.
Duration: 6 mins 19 seconds