Travel photos are some of the most important things you get out of going on a trip these days, especially if you’re trying to increase your following on social media. Travel photographers and influencers spend a lot of time on their trips taking photos, and one look at their feed tells us that it really does pay off.
If you want your feed to look as interesting as your life and the places you visit, you might need to place more importance on travel photography and maybe even plan more of your days around it. Simple steps like keeping daylight hours in mind and taking advantage of a golden hour can really improve your travel photos, but keep reading for more great tips.
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The Human Element
A lot of photos are better when you have a person in them. Even if it isn’t a selfie or a portrait, it helps make your photos look better for your followers. You can even check selfie photos on an influencer’s Instagram account and compare their performance to the faceless photos on the same profile.
In fact, a lot of research has made it clear that posts and photos with faces in them do way better on Instagram than posts without faces do, which is just another thing that makes it smarter for you to have people in your photographs than not.
Heavy Equipment Isn’t Always the Best
A lot of people love the high-quality photos you can take with a digital camera and tripod, but as smartphones advance, mobile photography is catching on. This is because a lot of the latest models capture photos that rival photos taken from professional photography equipment when it comes to quality.
With features like HDR and portrait mode to help, and with some education about what features can come in handy in certain situations and which ones are better left untouched, you can really become a pro at mobile photography.
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By using your phone as your primary photography tool, you lessen the time it would take for you to set up a shot, you can now take photos from more angles than you can risk with a huge camera, and it becomes easier to take spontaneous photos and shots.
Plan Your Days Around the Sun
There’s nothing better for photography than soft, natural light. If you want to take stunning shots and look your best during your travels, wake up early to catch the sun. This is vital advice especially if you’re planning to visit a natural or scenic location – get there right when the sun does, and then go crazy!
Do Your Research
If you’re traveling to a popular tourist destination (and even if it’s not a popular one), make sure you do your research beforehand.
You can join private Facebook groups for travellers and ask them for advice, or go to the subreddit for the city you’re going to and ask the locals for advice. On the other hand, you can look up blogs by other photographers and even get some photo inspiration from Instagram. Just look up the location and Instagram will show you all the photos posted on the app that are taken there.
Travel photography is important enough that you might need to make it a big part of most of your plans. Set time apart in your itinerary for photo ops, and go to some scenic locations just to take photos if you feel like you need to!