The possibility to travel around much of the world is slowly coming back, and it’s time to look at how we can get more out of travel photography. Sure, there’s no shortage of tips on the internet, but, unless you’re just starting out, many of the most common tips will seem pretty banal to most of you. I’m sure you’ve heard things like wake up early, know your camera, research your location, or bring a tripod. But I don’t think you need to hear any of those again! So, here are seven unusual photography tips that will help you grow as a travel photographer.
1 ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE NAIVE
This tip applies to people photography in particular. Do you sometimes overthink whether you should approach a person for a photo? I do.
“Will they get uncomfortable and reject me? Will they ask for money? Maybe they’ll get angry.” All these questions naturally pop up in our minds before approaching a person for a photo.
The fact is, things rarely work out exactly how we imagine. Our own thoughts can over-whelm us. Overthinking usually leads us to not take any action.
I’ve dealt with this by regularly getting myself into an a naive, almost childlike state of mind. My default thought process is that if I’ll project a positive, curious attitude and
