With spring well and truly here and people beginning to enjoy the great outdoors, we thought it time to discuss taking better pictures of your holidays.
As keen photographers, taking snaps of everywhere we go and everything we do comes naturally. Years of practice has given us the ability to take some good shorts too. It’s about time we shared what we have learned so you can benefit from some quality holiday photos too. After all, there’s no point enjoying a lovely holiday cottage if you have no reminders of your time there!
Brace yourself
Even the most steady hand will shake a little bit and there’s nothing like blur to ruin a nice photograph. Even if you’re using a camera with an image stabiliser, try to brace yourself against something to stabilise the shot. If there’s nothing to lean against, put your elbow into your hip, take a deep breath and shoot as soon as that breath is expelled.
Compose yourself
Composition is all about framing the image you’re looking at. Many amateur photographers will put the subject in the middle of the shot, but that’s not the only way. Putting the subject to one side if there is something else in the shot to add scale, interest, colour or depth can completely transform the image.
Close up
Getting in as close as you can while still maintaining composition will add some drama to the image. Whether you’re shooting a person, place or object, having it large and unmissable can make all the difference.
More is better
One of the benefits of digital photography is that you can shoot as many images as you like at no extra cost. You can then select the one that looks best and discard the others. Therefore, if a shot is important, take as many images as you can in that moment. You will be surprised at the differences between them!
Be quick
Life is full of those moments that just last a second so it’s important to be prepared. Experienced photographers will always have potential shots in the back of their mind and will be prepared for them as they arise. With most of us having camera phones, there really is no excuse not to have a camera ready for when that moment arises. Just think ahead and consider whether what’s coming up will be worthy of a photograph or not.
Those are just a few quick tips for taking better holiday photographs. We want you to have the best time possible while staying in one of our holiday cottages and remember the experience forever. Good holiday shots will help with that!