Digital Travel Photography
Help and Tips

#26: Test a New Camera Before a Trip
Don't buy a new digital camera a day before a big trip - you won't have time to learn its features.
 
#27: Look for Different Angles
Take travel photos at unique angles to avoid the 'postcard photo' syndrome.
 
#28: The Ground May be Worth Photographing
Look everywhere for photo opportunities when traveling, even on the ground.
 
#29: Grab Fliers and Brochures
Help remember your travel photo subjects months or years after your visit.
 
#30: Be Considerate When in a Group
When traveling with others, remember that not everyone wants to wait as you take digital photos.
 
#31: Where You Stay and How You Travel
Digital photos of your hotel room and mode of transportation can help tell a story.
 
#32: Be Careful with Ozone and Pollution
Help make sure your health is not at risk when going outside taking digital photos.
 
#33: Be Careful Where You Shoot
Just as times have changed, so must digital photographers in where they can shoot pictures
 
#34: Know Accessory Prices In Case Emergencies Happen on a Trip
If you don't know the standard prices of digital camera accessories, it's easier to be cheated if you need something in an emergency when traveling.
 
#35: Be Careful With Others Offering to Take Your Picture
Don't let someone run away with your digital camera.
 
#36: Ultraviolet Filter and Beaches or Desert
Two reasons why you should attach an ultraviolet lens filter to your digital camera before traveling to a beach or desert.
 
#37: Politeness and Charm Work Wonders
Good manners can greatly assist your travel photography escapades.
 
#38: Mountain Climbing and Photography Tips
Two tips you should heed when mountain climbing and snapping digital photos.
 
#39: Down a Spiral Staircase
Shoot digital photos from above a spiral staircase for an interesting effect.
 
#40: Taking Photos at Aquariums
Several tips you can use at aquariums to avoid blurry, out-of focus, underexposed digital photos.
 
#41: Act as a Visitor to your Own Town
Find digital photo opportunities in your own town that you may never have known existed.
 
#42: It May Take Two Trips
You may need two trips to take great digital photos of a particular city or area.
 
#43: Hurricane Warning? Leave Now!
Digital photography can wait if a hurricane warning is issued.
 
#44: Call Ahead Before Visiting a Lighthouse
Planning to climb a lighthouse to take great digital photos? Call ahead and ensure it is open.
 

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