Summer Holiday Pictures
When shooting holiday photos you need to consider the same things you do when shooting anywhere else: exposure, composition, lighting etc
Get Closer When you see a beautiful landscape, it's easy to think that you need the widest angle possible to capture this awesomeview. But the problem there is that, when you zoom out, distances get stretched and details in your image get smaller. The result can be an image with no discernible subject.
Rather than trying to capture everything, remember that sometimes less is more. Get in close, and capture just a sliver of that broad vista, or find an evocative detail in the scene, and shoot that. Some scenes are simply too big to fit in a photo, so go for the details, and enjoy the view while you're there.
Balance your Sunsets If you find yourself somewhere with a beautiful sunset, and you're itching to take someone's picture in front of it, remember that the sun is still very bright. This means you're shooting in a back-lit situation so you need to take the same steps that you would if you were shooting in front of a window. Use your camera's fill flash to illuminate your subject. The camera will expose for the background, so the result should be a nice, even exposure.
Be Selective Remember that presentation is everything. We've all been bored by other people's holiday pictures and now, with Facebook, we can bore each other with vacation pictures while we're still on vacation so consider this when you get ready to show your images to someone else. Two-dozen very good images, carefully chosen and thoughtfully sequenced, will pack much more impact than hundreds, no matter how good they are.
