Travel Photography: Photographer's Guide to Prague

Take a photographic tour of one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe! Join Scott Kelby and Larry Becker as they walk you through all of the locations a travel photographer would want to visit in the photogenic city of Prague. Scott shares his recommendations for the gear to bring, how to plan ahead for the photo locations you’ll want to include, and then gives you the inside scoop for how to create the best photographs of each of these iconic locations. Scott even prepared a PDF of all his top locations you can download and take with you!

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Scott Kelby

Release Date: 2022-07-13

Lessons

Introduction and Gear

Larry and Scott introduce the class and jump into a discussion of the gear Scott recommends when traveling light.

Duration: 6 mins 50 seconds

Planning and Research

It pays to plan ahead and do your research before you go.

Duration: 6 mins 27 seconds

Castle Stairs

The next location is a cool set of stairs worthy of your time.

Duration: 6 mins 20 seconds

Best Castle Sunset

Here’s a tip for the best place to photograph the castle during sunset.

Duration: 5 mins 47 seconds

Vertba Garden

The Vertba Garden is a beautiful garden with a great view.

Duration: 4 mins 38 seconds

Petrin Hill

For a great night shot head to Petrin Hill.

Duration: 9 mins 35 seconds

Strahov Monastery Library

An absolutely beautiful library for stunning interior shots.

Duration: 5 mins 41 seconds

Prague Tram (Streetcar)

This is a one shot that’s charming and worth the wait.

Duration: 3 mins 53 seconds

The Charles Bridge

A classic Prague location best photographed at dawn.

Duration: 6 mins 30 seconds

T-Anker Rooftop Bar

Located on top of a department store, this rooftop bar has a stunning view of the city.

Duration: 4 mins 57 seconds

Municipal House

Take the guided tour of the largest concert hall in Prague.

Duration: 5 mins 26 seconds

Spanish Synagogue

Located in the Jewish section of Prague you will find the Spanish Synagogue.

Duration: 5 mins 51 seconds

Jerusalem Synagogue

A very pretty synagogue with a tour to capture this beautiful interior.

Duration: 4 mins 31 seconds

National (Narodni) Museum

Give yourself plenty of time to wait for a break in the crowds to photograph this stunning interior.

Duration: 5 mins 17 seconds

Riverbanks Shots

There are two great shooting locations along the riverbank.

Duration: 5 mins 17 seconds

Lightbulb Spiral Staircase

A very cool and unique spiral staircase that looks like a lightbulb when you look up.

Duration: 3 mins 15 seconds

Old Station Building

A very cool art deco looking old train terminal.

Duration: 3 mins 4 seconds

Old Town Tower Elevator

One of the highest views in Prague, the elevator shaft is worth taking the trip.

Duration: 2 mins 54 seconds

Top of Old Town Tower

After you’ve photographed the elevator shaft, take the ride up to the top for the view.

Duration: 1 mins 54 seconds

Hotel U Prince Rooftop Bar

Plan to get a meal or a drink while you take in the view and photograph from the rooftop bar.

Duration: 4 mins 21 seconds

Dancing House

Also known as Fred and Ginger, an amazing building that looks like a couple dancing.

Duration: 3 mins 7 seconds

Rudolfinum Concert Hall

The concert hall presents a fantastic exterior shot to take at sunset.

Duration: 10 mins 6 seconds