Travel Photography: Making Portraits of the Locals
Learn how to take better portraits of the locals when you are traveling! Join Scott Kelby and Rick Sammon as they teach you a progression of techniques that you can use to make your travel photos come alive by including people in the scenes you capture. Scott and Rick start the class with a discussion of their favorite gear, and then jump right into giving you the tools you need to come back home with photos you are proud of and really show the culture of the location you visited. In this class you’ll learn about approaches for candid (and semi-candid) portraits, photographing the vendors and staff you interact with, getting the locals to pose, paying locals, hiring models, and so much more! Watch this class and decide to take these few extra steps on your next travel adventure and you’re sure to see an immediate change in your photography!
Release Date: 2020-01-02
Lessons
Introduction and Gear
Join Scott and Rick as they introduce the class and go over their gear choices for travel.
Duration: 13 mins 8 seconds
Candid Portraits
These are portraits where the subject is not aware of the camera.
Duration: 17 mins 0 seconds
Semi Candid
Sometimes people will see you taking the photo and they decide to pose for you.
Duration: 12 mins 19 seconds
Vendors and Staff
Don’t forget to take photos of people you are already interacting and working with.
Duration: 4 mins 53 seconds
Getting Locals to Pose
Scott and Rick discuss a few techniques to get locals to pose for you.
Duration: 7 mins 41 seconds
Detail Shots
These are ideas to add your checklist of things to photograph to help tell the full story.
Duration: 5 mins 52 seconds
Paying Locals
The rules for paying locals for photos have changed, and you should be prepared to pay people you photograph.
Duration: 6 mins 30 seconds
Hiring Models
Another route to consider is to pay a professional model to pose for you.
Duration: 9 mins 35 seconds
Getting Better Results
Scott and Rick share some tips to help you get better results.
Duration: 7 mins 16 seconds
Photo Fixers
The secret weapon of professional travel photographers is hiring a photo fixer.
Duration: 19 mins 0 seconds
Shooting Tips
Here are some tips to help you get the shot!
Duration: 15 mins 16 seconds
Natural Light
Natural light is the most common lighting situation you’ll be shooting in.
Duration: 12 mins 33 seconds
Using Lighting
Scott and Rick wrap up the class with some tips for lighting on location.
Duration: 9 mins 49 seconds