From the course: The Traveling Photographer: The Basics
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Pro tip: Pray for bad weather
From the course: The Traveling Photographer: The Basics
Pro tip: Pray for bad weather
Pro tip, pray for bad weather. Look, I'm sorry to jinx your vacation and your traveling, but as a photographer, you want some bad weather. Bad weather yields interesting pictures especially for your evening stuff, early morning stuff. Nothing picks up color like water on a street. Nothing changes a skyline that everyone shot before like some really grody weather. So, plan for it, hope for it, pray for it. Have plastic bags for your camera, whatever it takes, a little raincoats. You want to be able to go out in bad weather and not worry about your camera. And certainly don't worry about you. Carry an umbrella, carry a raincoat, whatever it takes. But bad weather almost invariably leads, leads to better pictures than just typical good weather. Sometimes you can get an amazing sunset with, with just a beautiful day. But frankly, storms give you better sunsets, and storms themselves give you better pictures. Any time the weather gets bad the amateurs are like, we couldn't go out and take…
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Choosing your gear wisely11m 40s
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Pro tip: Lenses in and be aware1m 28s
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Research and planning strategies10m 13s
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Pro tip: Pray for bad weather1m 38s
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Travel logistics: What to carry, what to check6m 6s
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The physiology of travel4m 31s
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Cell phone options and essential apps5m 58s
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Washing clothes on the road5m 55s
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Circadian rhythm5m 21s
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Pro tip: Drop everything for amazing light1m 50s
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Balancing travel with travel photography3m 59s
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