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Tips For Travel Photography - How To Shoot In City Parks
Photographers: How To Shoot Outstanding Pictures in Public Parks 
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A Walk In The Park - Tips For Travel Photography
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Hi ,
I'd like to share some simple shooting techniques that can be used repeatedly, no matter what the subject.
Parks in virtually any country are ideal places to get beautiful photos and impressive candid portraits.
About These Pictures:
I took a summer trip to New York City. The #1 visitors' site in the city is Central Park. Not only is the park beautiful, it's also free.
All of these pictures were taken in just a two-hour walk-through.
Here are some of the key composition and visual editing techniques I use regularly:
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Integrate People Into Their Surroundings
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Contrast or Compare Visual "Ideas"
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Incorporate Visual Humor & Sight Gags Whenever You Can (People in their normal element are naturally entertaining.)
I hope you'll find these photographs and my observations useful for your travel photography.
Good shooting!
Dale
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Capture Images That Show the Feel & Flow of Daily Activities Within a Particular Park |
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- Scale: The top picture shows the bicyclists relative to both the park and the buildings of the surrounding city buildings.
- Rule of Thirds: The two children and the woman taking care of them are all in the center third. Lighting and composition frame the action.
- Story Telling: Each photo tells its own story of everyday activities in Central Park.
- The shot with the children has two different visual tales. First, the boy handing a flower to his grandmother or nanny. Second, the little sister with a big soccer ball.
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Take "Wide" Shots Knowing That You Can Find Strong Pictures-Within-A-Picture When You Edit Your Photos
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Snap Pictures of People
"Being Themselves"
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Actions & Reactions Make For Interesting Candids
What visual stories can you derive by looking closely at each of these pictures? What's happening? What are they thinking?
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Ask Interesting Looking People
to Pose For You
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These friendly young tourists were happy to pose for me. Their candid tells the story of their day in the Big Apple. Since they were backlit I popped up and used my camera's built-in flash.
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Don't Forget To Take Pictures of the Critters That Live in the Park
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You can get some really nice portraits of wildlife within city parks. Sometimes it seems like they even pose for me when I'm snapping their pictures. (Enlarge the photo to see the individual expressions on the pigeons.)
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Shoot Pictures of City Life & Graphically Strong Images Just Outside
the Park
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- The hot dog vendor's stand offered a splash of color with a typical New York story. (Can you see the seller in the window in the center?)
- The bus and car offered moment-in-time images that defined the time and place.
- The photo of my wife, Elaine, outside of Gracie Mansion took advantage of a photo op, provided with the compliments of the City of New York.
I always try to remember that one of the primary goals of travel photographs should be telling our own life story. So, make sure to include yourself and loved ones in your pictures.
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The Point In All This?
Photography should be fun. Take advantage of simple, repeatable techniques and you'll get better pictures. You'll also enjoy taking your travel photos even more.
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Dale Laboratories is here to give you creative imaging options, the easy way:
Any of our
free programs will allow you to print your
photographs to perfection.
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Please visit our Laboratory Store if you live locally.
Our friendly photo experts will help you get the best prints ever!
Best regards,
Dale
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