Tag: photography

Backpacking with a camera, do or don’t?

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Backpacking with a camera? Backpacking usually involves bringing as little as possible, so, how to combine that with carrying a camera? In this article you will find the perfect backpacking camera! - The Solivagant Soul

Traveling the world whith a backpack is one of the best ways to discover our globe. Roaming the world like this is amazing and the freedom of not carrying a trolley pays off in most situations. But there is an exception, when you love travel photography too. In this case, you will have the problem of weight and space and the usual question arises: Backpacking with a camera or without one? How much are you willing to carry I think this is the main question you must ask before deciding whether you will be carrying your camera. If you are…

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Solo photography, or how to get nice pictures on your own

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Solo photography, or how to get nice pictures on your own | The Solivagant Soul

I haven’t post anything about photography for a while (except for my starting series of photojournals), so I thought about doing a new round of tips. In this case, I focused on photography while traveling solo, or in short ” solo photography “. In my opinion, traveling solo and loving photography can present some challenges, here are some tips on how overcome them. Safety and solo photography One of my main concerns while traveling solo was how to take care of my belongings. Usually, four eyes are better than two, but it can also get you a little distracted. When…

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Panoramic photography, the wide angle of the poor

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Panoramic photography, the wide angle of the poor - The Solivagant Soul

As you already know, besides solo traveling, one of my other passions is photography. It is a lovely hobby specially when you travel a bit, but let’s be honest, it is not the cheapest one. Like I had said before, there is one lens that is the best one to capture landscapes: the wide-angle. It is capable of taking pictures where you can get plenty of components, the problem? It’s price. Here I will explain you a little bit about how to imitate the effect of this lens with a usual kit lens: by doing panoramic shots. So what’s a…

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The best lenses for travel photography

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The best lenses for travel photography - The Solivagant Soul

A few weeks back, I wrote a post about how to get better shots during your trips (part 1 and part 2). In that post, I explained about some of the basic rules for general photography and others more specific about travel shooting. In this post, even though it is a bit technical, I am telling you about what lenses are the best to travel with and why. I hope you enjoy it! First, some basic concepts: the focal distance Before saying which lens is better than which one, I must add a small introduction to the concept of focal…

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