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The Travel Photo Essay

by Mark Edward Harris

September 2017

Beginner

274 pages

7h 54m

English

Routledge

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What Is a Travel Photo Essay?Developing the IdeaFreelance Pitching
Establishing ShotsPortraitureEnvironmental PortraitsTraditional PortraitsOpen ShadeClassic Cropping PointsDetail ShotsThe Closing Shot

Composition: Big Picture ThinkingRule of ThirdsNatural FramesSilhouettesCroppingTime of DayShooting Contre JourNight ExposuresTime-LapseThe Extra ElementAstral ProjectionExposure CompensationShake, Blur, or Out of Focus?Proper Tripod UseLonger Lens, More ShakeLowlight Without a Tripod
Be Ready to Hit the Ground RunningThe Equipment ChecklistKnow Your Camera: Full-frame and Cropped Sensor DSLRs and Mirrorless CamerasJpeg Versus RawThe Exposure TriangleTaking Control of Your Depth of FieldShutter SpeedMotor DriveFilters for the Digital WorldLenses: Wide Angle, Normal, Telephoto, MacroWide AnglesNormal LensesTelephotosMacrosLow Light: High ISOs Versus FlashTransporting Your Equipment: Camera Bags and Backpacks
To Flash or Not to Flash, That is the Good QuestionFill FlashLight ModifiersGetting Creative with Artificial LightingUnderstanding Kelvin Color Temperatures: Why Proper Color Balance MattersMixed Light Sources and Color TemperatureMore PowerSpeedlights: Ultraportable Flash UnitsMonolightsSeparate Power Packs and Strobe HeadsContinuous Lighting for Hybrid VideoA Final Word on Artificial Lighting
Felice BeatoEdward CurtisW. Gene SmithGordon ParksMary Ellen MarkSebastiao SalgadoDavid Alan HarveyCristina Garcia RoderoA Final Thought
The Shot ListArizona Road TripLos AngelesLos Angeles (Personal Project)Cheyenne, WyomingSwitzerlandBrazil (Personal Project)VietnamThe Two KoreasIranPortraits of VietnamThe Way of the Japanese BathAlaska’s Call of the WildNorth Korea: Inside the Hermit Kingdom
Portrait PhotographyWildlife PhotographyLandscape PhotographyFood PhotographyAutomotive PhotographyFashion and Beauty PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyStreet PhotographySports PhotographyUnderwater PhotographyTabletop PhotographyArchitectural and Interior PhotographyAerial PhotographyMusic Photography
The Marriage of the Pen and the CameraGiving a Story Context and Instilling a Sense of HistoryThe Magazine/Newspaper Travel Section PitchInspiration
Camera SetupEvery Bit MattersColor SpacePicture StyleMonitor CalibrationImporting and ProcessingConverting to Black and WhiteKeywordingPhotoshopFile Naming Protocols for Travel ImageryStorage: Your Personal ArchiveOutsourcing StoragePrintingDigital Darkroom InspirationsFurther Reading
Travel Photography Business ToolsGetting Assignments: Pitching Travel Story IdeasAdvertising PhotographyStock PhotographyPresentation: Paginating a Travel Photo Essay in Book FormExhibiting Your Work: Themed ShowsDeparting Thoughts on Our Journey

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CHAPTER 4 Getting Technical

The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. The last thing I want to do is to get up after three flights – a total of 24 hours of travel. Maybe it’s the second to last thing. The last thing I want to do is miss a great photo opportunity. The rising sun won’t wait for me. Professional photographers have an obligation to not be lazy. We get award-winning shots by hitting the shutter button, not the snooze button.

BE READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING

I deal with jet lag by not dwelling on it and not giving into it. Wherever I am, that’s the only time that exists (except when I need to make a call to another part of the globe). Being a professional travel photographer often means hitting the ground running. When it comes ...