Shooting Travel Photos Like a Pro

Join Scott in Santorini and learn how to take your travel photography to the next level! In this class Scott shares his best advice for what gear to bring, ideal camera settings, and how to bring home professional level photos while still enjoying your vacation. Scott leverages his vast travel experience to teach you the most important things to know before you go and while you’re on your trip, so that you get photos you are proud of, keep things simple, and put the focus on enjoying your photography in whatever location your travels take you.

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Scott Kelby

Release Date: 2024-07-25

Lessons

Travel Camera Gear

Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses the camera gear he uses when he travels.

Duration: 3 mins 58 seconds

Camera Settings

Scott shares his approach to camera settings when on vacation for travel photos.

Duration: 4 mins 8 seconds

Get the Classic Shots

When you travel to well known places you want to think of your audience and photograph the classic shots along with whatever other creative shots your heart desires.

Duration: 3 mins 59 seconds

Get Up Early

Scott shares a hot tip for shooting in great light.

Duration: 2 mins 46 seconds

Photographing In Low Light

Scott shares his best tips for photographing in low light.

Duration: 8 mins 57 seconds

Creating a Sense of Timelessness

Travel photos are a great opportunity to look for and create timeless photographs.

Duration: 3 mins 13 seconds

Create a Shot List

Do yourself a favor and do some research before your trip and create yourself a shot list.

Duration: 11 mins 44 seconds

Include One Person

For some of your photos you should consider adding the human element by including a person in the scene.

Duration: 1 mins 54 seconds

Simplify the Scene

One of the best ways to strengthen the impact of your photos is to simplify the scene.

Duration: 2 mins 41 seconds

Hire a Model

If you want to take your travel photos to the next level you might consider hiring a professional model on your travels.

Duration: 5 mins 25 seconds

Two Photo Panorama

Consider this technique for capturing panos on your next trip.

Duration: 2 mins 48 seconds

Food Photography

Don’t forget to photograph the amazing food you experience on your trip.

Duration: 4 mins 33 seconds

Show Motion

Scott wraps up the class with one last tip for your toolkit to take on your next amazing adventure.

Duration: 3 mins 8 seconds