Join Us
Article Written By Brian Tomaine

Tips for Taking Better Photos of Adventure Trips

Tips for Taking Better Photos of Adventure Trips


This section is about taking better photos of your adventure trips.

WheWhether you’re like me and are still lugging around a Digital SLR or taking all your photos with your phone, these tips will help you get great shots of your vacation adventures. 

Focus!

…and I don’t mean the lens, that’s obvious. Every photographer knows that there are three elements that make up a great photograph. A picture should have a subject, a theme and it should focus attention… but you probably don’t want to think about all that just to get a few snapshots, so remember the last one – focus attention.

How, you ask? One technique is to fill the frame with your subject. If you’re in Rome and want to take a picture of the Colosseum, don’t do it from a half-a-mile away. Although you may be able to see the Eternal City’s most famous structure perfectly well from that distance, it doesn’t translate into a good photo. Get closer. Eliminate distractions. Fill the frame. Focus attention.

Get ready for your closeup!

Tips for Taking Better Photos of Adventure Trips

Want a great pic of your family or significant other in front of a famous monument or some other fabulous background you stumbled upon? Fill the frame with the background object then have the people close enough to the camera that you can recognize them. Too many great photos have been ruined because the people in it were too far away and appeared very small in the shot.

Don’t fixate!

After you set up your shot but before you press the button, look all around the frame for anything you might not want in the final picture. It’s easy to just fixate on your subject and miss what’s going on around it. And watch out for photobombers!

See also  What is, Direct Maintenance of children in Italy?

Filter this! If you’re using an SLR, get a polarizing filter. There are probably thousands of different filters you can use but a polarizer is a must-have for improving the quality of your pictures.

A polarizing filter cuts through haze, and makes water and the sky appear bluer. A deep blue sky or a blown out one can make or break a photo. After you attach it to your lens, while you’re framing your shot, you twist this filter around to raise or lower the intensity of its effect.

I Don’t Know’s on third!

Wait, then Who’s on first? Right! Anyway, if you want to take a picture of a grand vista, a mountain range or a sunset over the ocean, always remember the Rule of Thirds. What this rule says is, depending on what you’re trying to capture, one third of your photo should be land (or water) and two thirds should be sky, or vice versa.

Let’s say you’re trying to take a picture of a beautiful sunset over the ocean, in this case, the sky is the subject so make 2/3 of the photo sky and 1/3 water. Or, you might decide that it would look better the other way around and only want to show 1/3 sky and 2/3 water – that’s okay too, it’s up to your artistic judgement.

The thing to avoid here is splitting the scene down the middle. Search the web for “sunset pictures” or “mountain range pictures” and you’ll see what I mean. Now that you know the Rule of Thirds, you’ll never look at picture the same way again!

See also  Want to Live in Italy? and What are the Best Places to Live

Go long!

Many cell phone cameras, and even digital SLR’s have a panorama feature, if you haven’t tried it out yet, give it a shot (pun intended). Whether you’re out exploring the countryside or hanging out in the big city, these big, long photographs are fun to look at on a PC when you get back home.

One size fits all!  Well, in the world of photography, not really but for you folks who are bringing the SLR along, try to bring just one, versatile lens instead of lugging two or more around.  Personally I have a 55-300mm zoom that I like.  55mm is the “normal” lens for an SLR so it’s not exactly wide angle but it gets the job done and the fact that it zooms in to 300mm helps me to bring those far away objects in close.

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about these tips, if you can put just one of them to use the next time the opportunity arises, you’re on your way to taking better photographs forever.


OR SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER

    Contact AnyExpat Here

    Leave a Comment

    Some More Articles You May Like Reading

    We are Showing these articles on basis of the above article that you just read :)

    Why Choose Genelabs This December?

    As an expat living in Athens, finding reliable medical services that meet your specific needs can be a challenge. At Genelabs, we are here to

    December 2, 2024 No Comments

    Considering moving abroad?

    Since US election day I’ve had lots of questions from people on how to move abroad. Interestingly, some belief moving abroad entails literally just driving

    November 19, 2024 No Comments

    Terms

    • You agree to post 5x per day the link to the real estate group for your chosen country. This should always be done in response to threads where you can reasonably post the link. (As and when Webinars become available sharing them in place of linking to the group is preferred)
    • You agree to record each post (When payments become due, you will need to show that you posted 25x in previous week) and so should take a screenshot of each post as you go.
    • You agree to contact companies that join and post in the group, introducing our partners link https://anyexpat.com/partners in order for us to quickly find new partners
    • You agree to remove spam as you happen upon it.

    • After 36 months you have the right to renew at 0 cost and at 25%. This is conditional on the following

      When asked to present screenshots for deals, you are able to do so and miss no more than 9x deals through the entirety of the agreement. This means that the work required to grow the network is being done consistently.

    AnyExpat Will:

    Send you 25% of all revenue generated via the following sources:

    1. Facebook Groups
    2. BLOG articles (GOOGLE SEARCH). Partner companies agree to blog for us as part ot their deal
    1. COMPANY SIGN-UP FEES, These typically range from 300GBP to 1000gbp you will take 25% and be paid on the day that AnyExpat receives the sign-up fee (*affiliate sign ups are excluded.)
    2. Back End Fees Typically we earn 25% of companies’ gross fees, Companies report monthly the outcomes of all referrals You will earn 25% of the total fees sent to AnyExpat ltd for the entire country excluding clients generated by our affiliates. Payments may include
      • Commissions on Real Estate Sales
      • Mortgage Services
      • Legal Services Accounting
      • 4. Financial Advisory and Wealth Management services
    Make you a moderator in the groups for the selected country

    OUR AFFILIATE SYSTEM  This is a bonus if you happen to have your own audience. You will be automatically approved to our affiliate system allowing you to earn 25% on any fees generated from your own audience (i.e. your own Facebook Profile, Twitter or you own website etc)

    The agreement will run for 3 years from the day that you make the initial payment date

    After 36 months you have the right to renew and at 0 cost at 25%. This is conditional on the following

    When asked to present screenshots for deals, you are able to do so and miss no more than 9x deals through the entirety of the agreement. This means that the work required to grow the network is being done consistently.

    Close

    Selling Terms And Conditions

    OVERVIEW

    This website is operated by AnyExpat Ltd. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to AnyExpat Ltd. AnyExpat Ltd offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

    By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply  to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.

    Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.

    Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

    Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.

    SECTION 1 – ONLINE STORE TERMS

    By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

    You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

    You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.

    A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

    SECTION 2 – GENERAL CONDITIONS

    We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

    You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

    You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.

    The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

    SECTION 3 – ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION

    We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.

    This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.

    SECTION 4 – MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES

    Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.

    We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.

    We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

    A flat rate of 20% is due on all sales is retained by AnyExpat Ltd, this includes postage costs so price your items to consider this.

    SECTION 5 – PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (if applicable)

    Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy.

    We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor’s display of any color will be accurate.

    We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.

    We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

    SECTION 6 – ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION

    We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.

    You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

    For more detail, please review our Returns Policy.

    SECTION 7 – OPTIONAL TOOLS

    We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.

    You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.

    Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).

    We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.

    SECTION 8 – THIRD-PARTY LINKS

    Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties.

    Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.

    We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party’s policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.

    SECTION 9 – USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

    If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, ‘comments’), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.

    We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.

    You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.

    SECTION 10 – PERSONAL INFORMATION

    Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. To view our Privacy Policy.

    SECTION 11 – ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS

    Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).

    We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.

    SECTION 12 – PROHIBITED USES

    In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content:

    (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information;

    (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

    SECTION 13 – DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

    We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.

    We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.

    You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.

    You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.

    In no case shall AnyExpat Ltd, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility.

    Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

    SECTION 14 – INDEMNIFICATION

    You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless AnyExpat Ltd and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

    SECTION 15 – SEVERABILITY

    In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

    SECTION 16 – TERMINATION

    The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.

    These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.

    If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).

    SECTION 17 – ENTIRE AGREEMENT

    The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

    These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).

    Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.

    SECTION 18 – GOVERNING LAW

    These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, BFP, G21BP, United Kingdom.

    SECTION 19 – CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE

    You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page.

    We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.

    SECTION 20 – CONTACT INFORMATION

    Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at [email protected].

    I Don't Agree
    I Agree