Travel photography: What should I keep in mind

Just got off a recent out of town trip and decided it would be a good idea to share the things you need to do, prepare for your travel assignment or vacation.

What to prepare when traveling?

1. You need a good travel bag for your camera gear. Putting everything in order will help you in these situations
when you need to find your equipment or accessories quickly. Good stuff
and travel bags also protect your equipment from the elements.

2. Scout the place before traveling. Most travel destinations have been photographed before, or someone may have been there in the past. Look for guides, warnings or anything online to give you a glimpse of what to expect. When you look at photos of others, you get a window to see where you are going so you can begin to imagine how to take your signature photo of the place.

3. Put the right gear. Why not bring a macro lens if you don't use it? It will only make your bag heavy and difficult to transport long distances. Bring only what you need.

4. Bring a good tripod or monopod to the images that need the extra stability, such as Night pictures or low light levels.

5. Wear comfortable clothing that will keep you warm and dry while shooting. Wear comfortable shoes that you can use to walk long distances. Some people prefer to bring Photographers Vest, which is a handy idea knowing that you have so many spaces to place your accessories.

6. Bring only the accessories you need. Graduated filters, polarizers, heating filters bring only what is needed. Special filters such as expodisc or white balance cards cannot be used in outdoor situations for travel photography.

7. Bring an extra set of batteries, water, rubber or candy, a clean cloth for lenses. You will never know when your next store or break will come if you shoot travel. It's best to keep stock of the things you need while you wait. Water to quench the thirst, gum or sweets so you don't starve and a clean cloth or towel to keep you and your lenses dry.

8. I psyche myself up by listening to music that makes me want to shoot. You can do this or maybe see some of your favorite photos or maybe read books about the destination you are going to.

10. There is security in number. Find out who else is going to your destination, whether it is a fiesta, festival or some event, there will always be other photographers there.

11. Have emergency numbers ready. Not that anything will happen to you, but it would be good to have some numbers available. If you are female travel blog abroad, keep your embassy numbers. If you are traveling to a province or nearby city, it would be good to keep the number of relatives living nearby, or perhaps the number of hotel that you live in.

12. One of the important things to consider when traveling in this digital age is that you need to consider your recording capacity and your memory storage solutions. The size of your files and how often you shoot leaves you with more and more memory cards. There are digital wallets available in the market, but I still prefer to download them to my laptop or burn them to CD for multiple backups.

13. Like any other shoot, this is something you should enjoy and make the most of. Don't let it push you, go with the flow and do what you do best. Take good photos!