Digital SLR Photography - UK (2019-10)

   



TRAVEL PL AN:Yo u’re visitinga locationwith

theaimofphotographinga typeofwildlife ora

specific regionoflandscapes.

KITTREQUIRED:Onecamera,ultra-widezoom

and 80 - 200 mmtelezoom,a carbon-fibretripod

with backpack and two 3 2GB memory cards.





TRAVELPL AN:Yo u’remostlikelytravellingto

photographculturallandmarks,portraitsand

landscapeswithincloseproximitytoeachother,

soyouneeda varietyofkit.Onceyoureachyour

destination,you’llmakedailyphotoexcursions.

KITTREQUIRED:Onecamera;anultraor

wide-angle zoom;a 50mmf/1.8orfasterlens;

70-300mmtelezoom;traveltripod;polarising

filterwithpossiblyoneortwootherNDorND

gradfilters;a smallbackpack,butperhaps a roller

casetoo;anduptofour 3 2GB cards.



TRAVELPL AN:You’remostlikelytravelling

abroadtoimmerseyourselfin a culturefor

portraitsandfestivities,aswellassomelocal

landscapes;oryou’vea routeplannedtoenable

youtophotographvariouscitiesandlandscapes

acrossa coupleofregions;ortophotographa

varietyofwildlifeindigenoustooneregion.

KITTREQUIRED:Twocameras,perhapswitha

CSCaswell;anultrawide-angleandstandard

wide-anglezoomsuchasthe 2 4-7 0 mm

(full-frame)or18-55mm(APS-C);a 50mmf/1.8

orfasterlens;apremium 70 -3 00 mmtelezoom;

lightweighttraveltripod;filtersystem:polariser,

NDgrads;uptoeight32GBand64GBcards,a

laptopwithHDdrivetoback-up; sparebatteries;

anda heavy-dutycabin-friendlybackpackforall

your kitthat’s easy to haul whilst travelling.

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TRAVEL OUTFITS

PhotoMasterclass

MEMORYCARDS:It’simportant

topackmorememory

cardsthanyou'llneedso

you're notleftshort.It’s

temptingtooptforbig

capacitycardsbutthat’s not

always thesmartestapproach;ifyouusea

1 28GB cardforinstanceandit gets

corrupted,that’sa large chunkofimages

you’vepotentiallylost,sospreadtherisk.

We’dadvisea combinationof32GBand

64 GB cards,if yourcamerais veryhigh

resolution,or16GBand32GBcardsfor

moremodest-resolution models.Consider

howyou’rebackingupyourimagestooas

youshouldalwayshavetwoback-ups:if

usingthecamera’sdual-slotfeatureyou’ll

needtwiceasmanymemorycards and

bring an external hard driveforyour laptop.

BAG:A decentcabin-friendly
backpackwithgood
lumbarsupportand
comfortablestrapsthatcan
fityourdailykitin shouldbe
deemedessential,evenif
pairedwitha rollercasetostoreextra
equipmentbackat thehotel.Packa padded
andsturdyshoulderbagforCSCoutfitsorif
you’re planningtouseminimalkitforcovert
culturalcandidssoyoucanbeselective
aboutthe gearyoutake out.Whateveryour
bagchoice,easyaccess,protectionfrom
theelementsandpaddingforyourkitshould
bepriority, alongwithyourcomfort.Ifyou're
out beforedawnandbackaftersunset,you
don’twanttobehaulinganuncomfortable
andimpracticalbagaroundasthat’s a
sure-fireway of crampingyour creativity.

DON’TTGETTCOLDFEET

Dressproperlyfortheconditionsto

maximiseyourtimeonlocationand

avoid having to return homeearly.

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