Tips For Destination Photography

Minimalist Travel

It can be tempting for a photographer to bring all of their gear with them on a trip to another country when they are doing destination snapshots. However, sometimes there are a few problems that arise with this. First of all, bringing all that gear may end up costing more at the airport, depending on how much there is, as well as the possibility that all of that expensive equipment might be lost. Also, while traveling at the destination, it will be difficult to carry around anything more than a bag of gear for a shoot and will begin to be too heavy to tolerate after a full day of shooting. Not to mention, there is always the possibility that with all of that equipment together in bags or transportation that something might be stolen or damaged along the way. Therefore, a suggested practice is to select a camera, a variety of two or three high-quality lenses, enough memory cards, and power to keep the camera going all day; a sun lens is often suggested too, especially in areas with large light exposure, such as Arizona or Hawaii.

Traveling with a limited amount of equipment is not something that everyone wishes to partake in while away on travel, however, there are very few professionals, if any, that will disagree with this upcoming paramount tip.