\u201cTake a picture, it\u2019ll last longer!\u201d Oh how true this phrase is, especially when traveling. Photography is one of the best ways to document your travels (and makes a great compliment to travel journaling ). Not only do photographs help you remember what you saw and did during your fantastic voyage, they remind you of how you felt. Here are some tips for capturing images on your next trip:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 Get the right equipment:<\/strong> While a disposable camera may have worked fine for your junior high school trip to Washington, D.C., it\u2019s time to invest in a \u201cgrown-up\u201d camera.<\/p>\n There are a variety of excellent point and shoot digital cameras on the market for under $200.\u00a0 If you want to step it up and really hone your amateur photography skills, check out some of the great digital SLRs on the market (make sure to get the filter you\u2019ll need for shooting outdoors). Depending on what and where you will be photographing, you may want to consider picking up a portable tripod.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 Take a variety of photos:<\/strong> Photograph sights, monuments, people, textures, happenings, food\u2026anything you want to remember. Even the most everyday scene or occurrence can make an excellent photograph (and an excellent memory).<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 Take too many photos:<\/strong>\u00a0 If you\u2019re debating on whether or not to take yet another picture of the fresh vegetables at the open-air market in Aix-en-Provence, just do it. There are so many factors when it comes to photography (light, angle, perspective, etc.) that, especially when you\u2019re starting out as an amateur photographer, it\u2019s important to play around a lot and take lots of pictures. You never know which one will be \u201cthe one.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 Hand over the camera: <\/strong>Make sure that you hand off your camera to someone else a few times during your trip. Why? Because you need pictures of yourself while traveling as well. All too often, one person becomes \u201cthe photographer\u201d in a family or travel group and ends up having no pictures of him or herself taking in the sights. Don\u2019t let this be you!<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 Display them:<\/strong> When you get home, have your photos printed on photo paper and frame them or have them stretched on canvas (I\u2019ve had several of mine printed up at www.canvaspop.com and they look great) and hang them on your wall as constant reminders of your grand adventure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n