on the move
Make sure you don’t miss a shot with our top tips for the traveling shutterbug.
Camera: Canon PowerShot A75 Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 0.3 seconds Lighting: natural Photographer: Brittany Hopkins
1 avoid crowds Pinpoint a
2 capture destinations
3 get in on the action
time to photograph a landmark
at night Turn o; your flash
Capture memories in motion, like
when it’s not crowded with
and steady your camera. If you’re
waterskiing or riding on a theme
tourists. If that’s not possible,
traveling with a tripod, you can
park attraction, by turning your
stand on a bench or curb so
easily hold the camera still for
camera to the Action or Sports
you can elevate your camera
a long exposure. If you don’t
mode. If your point-and-shoot
above the heads of other visitors.
have a tripod, look for a steady
doesn’t have an action setting,
Backing away from the landmark
surface to brace the camera (and
use the flash in bright daylight to
also can help reduce the impact
yourself) against.
force the camera to use a faster
of people in the photo—and it
shutter speed. Digital SLR users,
can make it easier to fit the whole
switch your ISO to 400, 800,
attraction in the frame.
or higher, and use a fast shutter
speed, such as 1/400 or 1/500.
Looking to take several action
shots in succession? Switch
the camera to Burst or Action
Sequence mode.
