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Capturing
The Moments
We all love to capture our travels to remind us of the good times, and to share with family and friends.To help you get the best out of your travel photography, we’ll be sharing tips with you in every issue.
If you don’t have enough memory cards, you may need to download your images. If you have a laptop in hand, that’s great. If not you may need to find an internet café to upload your pictures to your online accounts like Flickr, or Facebook.
Let us start at the beginning.
Buying equipment abroad is not a good idea in most countries. Although in some countries like Singapore there’s no duty to pay. You should, however be aware about the validity of warranties when you get back home.
Thankfully, X-ray machines and metal detectors have no effect on digital media, so you can travel confidently with cameras and memory cards.
Carry your photography equipment with you. Don’t check it in.
If your main camera is a digital SLR, you may want to bring along a compact digital camera as back-up.
How much memory to bring? Well, it depends on your shooting habits. But remember you may never get to capture that moment again so take two or three times what you think you’ll use.
If your main goal is to have fun, and enjoy yourself, keep your camera equipment to the bare essentials. Bring a lens that’s versatile. It’ll save you the hassle of changing lens. The less you have, the less you have to worry about.
Batteries are often impossible to find when traveling, or they’re ridiculously expensive. The best is to bring rechargeable batteries, and your charger, or you’ll need to pack lots of extra batteries.
Until the next issue, we suggest you get to know your camera well. Play with it at home.Experiment. Read up. And if possible take some courses. It’ll only make capturing that memory easier.
You may want to have your equipment insured. Check with your travel insurance agent to find the best coverage.
Happy clicking!
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