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The Old Waiting In Ambush Trick

The Old Waiting In Ambush Trick

Resident iman, Yadz, IranFujifilm X-T3, XF8-16mmF2.8 R LM WR, f4.5 @ 1/1900 second, ISO 160 So, you’ve accepted you’re a chicken when it comes to taking people photos. You’re good at some things, but walking up to people and asking to take their photo is not one of them – what’s the solution? As travel photographers, including a local personality within the frame helps set the scene and tell the story. People are important compositional elements for a travel portfolio, so somehow we need to...

Do You Have A Project?

Do You Have A Project?

I'm currently working on a little project with Tony Hewitt. I won't say anything more just at the moment, except that it will be an exhibition. And although we haven't finalised what we're going to exhibit, I have an idea that I want to try. This has become my current project. In the photo here, you can see the ideas on my pin board down at the studio. It's only a 1000 pixel file, so you're not going to see much except they are aerials. What I like about the project is the enthusiasm it...

Wildlife Lenses Are Perfect For Travel Portraiture

Wildlife Lenses Are Perfect For Travel Portraiture

Cotton worker on the road to Bukhara, UzbekistanFujifilm X-H2, Fujinon XF150-600mm f5.6-8 R LM OIS WR, f8 @ 1/170 second, ISO 125 Wildlife photographers all have a long telephoto lens in their camera bag to capture distant subjects, so why not take the same approach with people? This is a useful technique for travel photographers if you’re not great at walking up to people and asking permission. By using a 600mm lens, you can avoid all contact if you wish and you’re certainly distant enough to run...