7 Unusual Travel Photography Tips (From an actual travel photographer)
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Most travel photography tips touch on more or less the same stuff. Here are what I consider 7 unusual travel photography tips. They come from my own experiences and you've probably not heard them before.
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I had a few free days while I was in Georgia and wanted to create something different. I drove to the fascinating region of Tkshaltubo - an area full of abandoned sanatoriums. The place is pretty weird and eerie - perfect for making this kind of video. So, here it is - a video about travel photography tips that I’d consider fairly unusual. They aren’t something you commonly hear.
The tips come from years of my own experiences. I always try to create photos that are different from the masses of images out there. I’d say that the knowledge I’ve accumulated has definitely helped. And, I think that these tips will help you too.
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Do you have any travel photography tips that aren’t usual, or that you haven’t seen anyone talk about? I’d love to hear them. I’m sure that the others watching this video would too!
Also - how am I doing with these videos? I still consider this a learning stage (as far as UA-cam videos go). I’ve been active on the channel for a bit over a year, but haven’t made many videos. So, I’m looking to learn more, especially about what you - the audience thinks.
You are doing fabulously! I am hanging on every word, every picture and agree with you 100%. Traveling alone might be another good tip. Being an elderly woman, I travel with groups and although I have visited many of the same countries you have visited, I feel as if I have missed out. Even if I did have your same idea of photographing what I call "communist buildings" I did not have the opportunity or as you say, I passed it up because when I did see something, "it wasn't perfect". Thanks for making these videos. Oh, if only I could start over!
@@rosemarysheel5104 Yes. Traveling alone is a MUST in many cases. Though if you're at a festival or a place where there are many people anyway - it isn't a big deal. But for anything intimate, works well, or, I find it great with my wife and daughter too. Having a little child with me definitely breaks the ice.
And... hey about missing out. It's not too late. Those buildings are still there. Though even in Georgia, some of those places I filmed at are getting fenced off, even the sanatoriums are getting renovated to be converted into hotels.
Thanks very much. Good to hear that. Always looking to improve and experiment.
You are doing great! Your videos are packed with gems!! Talking about frequency, I guess once a month is about right as I prefer the quality over quantity. Also, I can see the improvement on the camera angle when you filming yourself; it keeps getting better and better in my opinion. Furthermore, as always, you are doing a good job to incorporate the sound effects when you show us the photographs.
I'm really liking the videos! The content is much more useful then most other photography channels, and I like that I don't have to wade through a ton of "fluff" videos, if that makes sense, everything is informative, interesting, and flows well.
You should have your own tv shows on photography to be honest. Very articulate, informative and insightful. Thank you for uploading, I enjoyed them so much.
Haha! UA-cam is probably gonna get bigger than TV ever was, I guess it already is for some people. Who knows what can happen in the future. Thanks a lot! 🙂
I watch so many of videos but you deserve a serious and inspiring viewing. You talk photography more and gears less. You must be earning less money but more authority and authenticity. You have a excellent language and intellect.
Great and indeed unusual Travel Photography Tipps:
#1 Allow Yourself To Be Naive [ 1:27 ]
#2 The Main Event is often Not The Main Thing Photographically [ 4:07 ]
#3 There Won't Be A Next Time [ 6:19 ]
#4 When The Weather Is Bad Run For Your Camera [ 8:52 ]
#5 Embrace The Ugliness [ 10:23 ]
#6 Be Skeptical About Local Advice [ 12:25 ]
#7 Aim To Have The Action On Your Doorstep [ 14:19 ]
Thank you very much for sharing, Mitchell. Once again, smart and nifty advice combined with your very special way of presenting and therefore underlying your insights. So its easy not only to learn from everything you say but also "train the eye". Thats another plus I like to emphasise :-)
34k subs? this is most underrated photography channel! At least this way we can have a better interaction with you, but I hope it'll get bigger
Thank you! I hope so too. Haha. Though I have no idea how it all works. Some vids got almost 500k views. Others that I was more excited to release - less. It's all a big experiment for me at this stage.
@@john_young 😂😂🤣🤣 I don't even know how to reply to that! I have faith though!🙂 I started making more vids because two of my videos did REALLY well with almost no subscribers, so... I am sure there is a way. Also, I do really like a couple of channels, not fully photography, but interesting stuff.
At the end of the day, I'd rather have thinking, intelligent audience watching. It's rewarding to get thoughtful comments and it seems that there are quite a few of those on my channel. I'm even shocked at how little trolling there is. Haha.
I don't really know about the intricacies of youtube (best time to post, proper tagging etc.) but I guess the most important thing is relatively frequent, consistent videos. Mitchell obviously puts a lot of work in his videos and you can't crank something like that out every few days.
But I also think that in the end quality wins. When you put out good quality content you will get a healthy, non-inflated subscriber base that enables various monetization options (selling prints, courses/tutorials, calendars, coaching, crowd funding for specific projects, etc. pp.).
I totally agree with this comment. Mitchell is the real deal all right and I hope he doesn't get discouraged by the fact that so many people are into style over substance. Having said that, I prefer this style of presentation because I'm an adult looking for substance rather than a kid looking for "entertainment".
@@mitchellkphotos And now you have 60K subs :)
Thank you Mitchell, your videos are always excellently produced and inspiring. my confession, I watched this video twice for your tips. Like your advice to everyone, be genuine and respectful to the people being photographed.
Haha. Great. Thank you for this nice comment.
it's unusual to HAVE to watch tips video and not just listen. These examples are just too good to miss 😍
Haha. Yeh. I definitely wanted to make videos which are actually use the visual medium to its' potential. Thank you.
@@mitchellkphotos yeah, can't stop watching, everyone is like a mini documentary with added insight 😍👍
You just became one of my favorite photographers ever! Amazing work!
Haha. Thanks.
This is so unique! Unlike any other content about photography on UA-cam these days. Thank you for your great work, it's so informative and inspiring. All the best! Take care!
Thanks for watching and it's nice to hear that. 🙂
You’re the real deal, not some tourist/influencer with concierge service... a real travel photographer!
Haha. Thank you. 🙂
You're a great storyteller! And the use of sound effects and music add so much to the mood.
Thanks 🙂
A great photographer, a great teacher and a great personality. You're golden! Subscribed.
Hands down this has been the most helpful channel I have come across.
Thank you!
This video nailed me to my chair for the whole length. Certainly the most useful tips I learnt so far on this topic from youtube videos.
How come this guy is not on Nat Geo or Discovery???!!! This channel is amazing, finally a not so preppy UA-camr with their IG filters and cute posses. Thank you so much @mitchellkphotos for this breath of fresh air !!!!
AWESOME video. Totally out of the box, and GREAT tips, which we all need... We all get stuck in a mindset, we need to step out of our photography mode and be human... LOL I LOVE photographing old abandon buildings and vehicles.
Your videos are so captivating and interesting. I’ve learnt a lot watching your videos. I discovered your channel by accident and watched 4 of your videos in a row which was over an hour. I don’t usually watch you tube for that long lol.
Haha. Thanks for your time and glad you got something out of them. :)
I just can't express how well put together these videos are with the wealth of photographic information they contain. I agree with a previous post, you should have a TV spot where you teach these lessons and can showcase your style of work and the work itself, well done Michell, I love these videos and look forward to watching them all one by one.
I can honestly say I believe these videos are the best when it comes to photography, please keep them coming and keep up the good work!!!
Thank you for the hard work you put into sharing this information with us!!!
#6 is good - very few locals are photographers! Tip #8: Travel alone. You can take pictures when and where you want, and are more likely not only to talk to your travel companion, but to other people. (Next best: Have a travel companion who is as much into photography as you are. This way you can inspire each others.)
Yes, I'd say alone is always better, or everyone has to be on the same page. For what I do, more than one photographer is generally a disaster. People look into one camera, then the other. Just gets frustrating.
Great video as usual ... you really stand out from other photographers 🙌🏾
Thank you.
It's always a pleasure to learn from you Mitchell. Love your stories, your art and your approach to photography. Definitely waiting for more from you!
Thanks very much. There WILL be more. 🙂
Really love the detail you've put into this one. The audio is top notch as well. Thanks for the inspiration
Thank you
I recommend changing your sleep schedule for the kind of photography you're after or event you're trying to capture. If you want to catch sunrises or early morning activites, try to adjust your schedule to wake up early. If you want to do astro-photography, train yourself to stay up late or take an afternoon nap. That way you're at your best when you need to be.
It's good to scout a place out using dark sky maps (if you want to do astro-photography), google earth, photo pills, blogs, or whatever tools you have so to get the most out of your time at a location.
You are an amazing story teller and photographer. Thank you for allowing me to feel like I am standing there with you.
Wow! Just discovered your channel. This was excellent and inspiring. Another thought or “tip” that came up and was inspired by your comment about staying naive: Now I want to go back and look at some images in my archives that I took in Central America, Nepal, the Arctic, and Russia, and even at home, years ago. Some trips were on film and may be worth digitizing, some were taken with an early DSLR and may not have high resolution, but worth reviving. I was definitely naive back then - and I might have taken chances I wouldn’t take today. Another thing about revisiting your work is that the world changes - like your man with the car on the road, no longer the same today, years later. You may have captured a lost landscape because of development, or conversely a restored location, or a culture may have changed. When I look back, I’m finding I have a different perspective. I look forward to viewing your other videos, thank you!
Absolutely. Great points. World is changing all the time. In a few years seemingly normal things you captured become rare historical records!
favourite channel atm along with pbs spacetime, keep it up. has that nat geo appeal but more practical. and id rather 3 good videos a year than 300 unremarkable ones
Great to hear that. Thanks very much. 🙂
keep doing what u r doing Mitchell, ur videos are different, not gear centric, minimalistic but efficient, i like it, very inspiring.
Thank you!
Love your art. The creative force is strong with you! Thanks for sharing your passion for photography. The "ugly" photos in the former Soviet block really make one take a closer look and ask questions. What happened to the people? What did they do there? Your approach makes me want to get out their in the action right next door.
That's the idea! Good to hear! 🙂
Waiting to see a silver play button from this channel......
Haha. Thank you. 🙂
Amazing advice, this deserves so much more recognition.Thank you. I'm in my second year of photography and bout to go on my first trip strictly for photos. So glad I watched this
I'm just here to say... I'm a videographer, not a photographer... but the extra mile that you go while editing these videos put your video over most (if all of) travel photography videos. Sound effects that go with EVERY picture, some sound effects, the examples while describing the tips, etc... just... remarkable. Thanks a lot for sharing and keep the good work.
Thanks very much for that. Really nice that some people notice it and appreciate it. 🙂 I just try to make them feel a bit more alive with the sound.
great stuff..really helpful...thank you for your amazing work...
I cannot believe how great your videos are! So much value and beauty in these locations.
Love your channel. The content and quality is excellent. Great insights and tips that I am integrating into my work. Looking forward to taking your Behind the Scenes course.
Thank you very much. I appreciate the kind words. More experiments coming soon. 🙂
This was soooo goood, Mitchell. Thanks for creating this one.
such amazing tips. I've been into photography for 5 years on and off. I love photography and want to make more photos but this time I hope it has more story in it. thank you very much sir for such informative videos.
that is probably the best video about photography I have ever seen!
Wow. That is a big compliment. Thank you.
And great video by the way, glad to see your channel growing!
Great stuff, thoroughly enjoyable and very helpful.
Great video... again!!! Great photo tips very well explained with your wonderful photographs of all those places.... waiting for the next!!
The video ended way too early - I wanted more! Excellent tips. Thank you. I hope you can add some more in the near future. Also, I want to say that your photography is amazing!
Thanks very much. There will be more vids coming up. I want to keep them around 15 mins. I think that most people don't have more time than that. 🙂
Incredibly unique and useful tips!
Thank you very much. 🙂
Absolute gold! Thank you so much.
I follow a lot of photography channels. You are so real and so informative. By far must favorite!
To your first point, my father and I went travelling across the US every year in his pickup truck in search of our ancestors graves. This took us to eastern Kentucky, in particular Hazard and surrounding areas. This is a very impoverished part of the United States, and many residents arm themselves with rifles and defend their territories and grounds at all costs. More than once we were told to stay on the paved roads, because once you got off the paved roads, the rules for residents living around the area was to shoot first and ask questions later. Being naive, as you pointed out, we ventured down into the hollows and into the woods. We were met with skepticism and hesitancy by those we encountered, but our last name was known around the area as some of the first setters shared it. We told those we met that we were researching our family roots and documenting those we met along the way. This led to some amazing photos, both inside and outside of their homes. This shots would never have been possible without our naive attitude that we had nothing to worry about!
Thank you Mitchelle for these unusual tips. I'm a Travel and Documentary photographer from Nigeria and these tips couldn't have been more useful. Cheers.
Nigeria... My dream to visit it some day! So much culture. So much that the outside world knows nothing about. Great to have someone watching from this part of the world. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
@@mitchellkphotos Totally. A lot of beautiful culture here. You should visit some day. I'd be more than glad to serve as a local guide.
Your videos always give so much value!
Thanks 🙂
Thanks for this video, you offered much more than "7 unusual tips". You shared a whole philosophy, and a some practical ways to put this wisdom into action. This was a deep and very memorable video!
Congrats on another excellent video, Mitchell! The way you articulate your ideas with your own portfolio is just amazing, man. For those who are wondering about his photography course, just go for it: it is another level of content. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you very much. 🙂
I am so glad I found your channel! I am doing a travel photography week in my classes, and your videos are exactly what I had been looking for about being a traveling photographer.
Glad to be of use. 🙂
Love your channel and how real and honest you keep it. Liked this video. Got some useful tips.
Thanks. Nice to hear that.
Great stuff Mitchell. Rivetting advice and photographic examples. Love the videos. Just keep doing what you are doing.Very informative and inspiring.
Thanks for watching
Great video filled not only with excellent tips, but also with your passion for photography which is contagious! Thanks!
Great that it comes across! 🙂
These are such helpful tips! Absolutely loved all of them :)
The best channel about photography! Very inspiring with top quality, love your work! Thank you Mitchell!
Thank you for that! 🙂
Another great video Mitchell, certainly one to be remembered and practiced, many thanks.Rob.
Thanks! 🙂 Glad to hear that!
Great vlog and advices!!!
Yes! Glad I found your Channel.
Great content brother, Subscribed.
Cheers!
Great advices from a great photographer ! Love your photos. Thanks.
best photography tips I've heard so far
Thank you so much.
Great video and tips I just found this perfect channel. I'll follow:) You deserve more than that. Great job.
By far the best photography channel I've ever watched. Your videos are real tutorials. I really love your work.
Thanks very much. Really nice to hear the positive feedback for this vid.
I love your videos, I will be exploring travel photography for the first time in a long time again soon. Watching your videos have been very helpful. It almost feels like Im back at The Art Institute learning from my photography instructors, except I don't have leave the comforts of home or my location. Thank you for your channel.
Also I really love that you mentioned weather photography, all my friends and family never understood why I was always out in storms or "in their eyes" nasty weather, I loved the beauty that came through my lens during storms.
Great video, I loved the alternative perspective with ideas that can actually be useful. I can relate to the "next time" mentality. I tell myself that and there never ever is a "next time". Good stuff, keep up the great work!
Yeh... like I say, that's one of the hardest things - to "make" yourself take advantage when the opportunity is there. Thanks for watching. 🙂
Great ideas and advice again. Your images are so skilful and emotive, it's obvious that you have a lot of talent and can capture those important, fleeting, moments brilliantly. Also, I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see someone actually showing and talking about photography!
Nice video.
Great tipps and nice advices!
Thanks!
Another great, informative Video Mitchell, thank you! It's a joy to see a creative mind see photography possibilities from a different point of view, both physically and from a different mindset. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year to you too! Cecilia
Thanks. 🙂 Nice to hear that.
Hi Mitchell, lots of fabulous ideas, I've written notes and will put my creativity to the test. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences, much appreciated.
Your videos are truly unusual and there there are very few photographer out there ,who is generous enough to share their thoughts it this open manner. One thing ,I think is very important in this kind of photography ,is getting the access, access to people's personal space. If you could share your approach in this regards it would be great.
Love your videos, your work and the information you share, Mitchell. Best photography channel on youtube.
Have you considered opening a patreon account?
I HAVE considered it. But it just seems like too much work, if I want to make it worthwhile for those who support me. Thanks for your kind words.
I've learned more about travel photography from your course and these TY videos in the past month than I have over the past 12 years since I bought my first DSLR. Thanks for the excellent content and instruction mate. 👍
Ha. That's really awesome to hear!!! 🙂 Thanks!
Amazing video and quality! Keep up with the videos
I’m still stunned you don’t have more subscribers. Been watching since 2020.
Dude, SUBSCRIBED! Very interesting video, I love the way you communicate and how you provide concise examples of what you're talking about. It's also refreshing, as most photography channels here on UA-cam can be all so similar (upbeat, exaggeratedly happy, repeating stuff we've seen in 20 other videos), etc. As someone who has been backpacking in Europe non-stop for the last 13 months and who had NEVER held a camera before starting this trip I find your videos super interesting! Keep it up mate!
Amazing! 😃
Great video 👍 tip no 5 got straight to my heart. How true that people consider their surroundings boring and shameful .. it is indeed a challenge to bring something beautiful or compelling within such ugliness. Expanding your creativity .. truly said
Hey Mitchell, just found you, leaving this here to show my appreciation for putting up learning content that's beyond the beginner level. Thanks
Most inspiring and valuable video on travel photography I have ever seen . You deserve million subscribers.
Love from India.
Just inspiring!! Learned a lot from the video.
Thank you. Glad to hear that.
Love your work man!
I'm glad I watched this! Thank you for the advice and inspiration
Thanks for your time.
great video. I travel only in my spare time, but noticed very similar things. The most open minding tip is about ugliness. It is very stimulative! I love to wander around the different places in search of ugly locations. In very special way, they tell more about that area where you are then most 'have to go' places
Thank God I clicked this video! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, sir!
Great video. Agree on most of the points (just the accommodation I choose differently). Actually been in the same Ruine in Tskaltubo for my series beauty and the beast that shows both sides of city's.
One Tip I like to do is going to a random bus stop and take a random bus and hop of where I like it. Brings you to amazing places you would not have seen normally.
Nice shot of the Aqueduct in Segovia - wow, many decades since I was last there - good tips
First time I saw your video, I was really impressed! And then...I had subscribed 😀
Very informative video. Each of the 7 tips are so simple that we could have it implemented on the go.. only experience can make such complex thought summarised to simple points.. Great..
Subbed, really good. And I do not only like your photography but also your travel style. I have been scouting for abandoned buildings in Georgia as well and will also revisit because I am finding out now that there are a lot more of them.
Yeh. Some are not as accessible any more. Within three years things changed. There are fences and security where there was nothing before.
I agree with other subscribers.. your content is too underrated. I am glad someone finally makes a channel about photography and not another one with gear review. Keep up the good work. Also consider having a Patreon account so people can make donations
You're the second person today who mentioned Patreon, I'll look into it, but I doubt I'll have time to fulfil the rewards or whatever they have.
Thanks very much. 🙂
@@mitchellkphotos can't hurt to try :) thx for the quick response. Good luck on future ventures!
Best teacher on the planet!
And tip... I usually get lost. Its the most fun thing ever. 😊
Thanks. Haha. Yes about getting lost. Though it seems to happen to me all the time anyway. 😂
Superb video Mitchell! And I have been to Tskaltubo twice and running workshops there next year as well (Georgia I mean) - stunning hey?
Incredibly insightful! Subscribed :)
another excellent video with fantastic shots ;)
Thanks a lot. 🙂
This is awesome!
really great and thoughtful tips. love your channel.
Thank you! 🙂
Being sceptical about local advice is a great one! I've rarely been interested in the places that locals have taken me. The best payoff though is that spending time chatting with the locals about getting to places can lead to getting their picture. And that would be one other piece of advice. Use your question about places as a way to start a conversation that leads to you being able to take their picture.
Agreed. If the locals come with you - that's really worthwhile. Not so much for the place - more to connect with them.
Hello Mitchell. Thank you for the great tips! I could not agree more, especially on the #3-there may be no "next time". Sadly , I was able to take a few pictures of the WTC Twin Towers in New York...next year-they were gone...The world changed in a split moment...
This is a fantastic video. Thanks for making this.
Welcome. Glad you found it useful.
Very underrated channel. Deserves 1M subscribers. And a (tip include your travel vlog in short or like a timelapse video will be awesome)
Thank you for the unusual tips ! I am planing a road trip from Los Angeles to Chicago, along route 66 in July for vintage photography . Hopefully I would put some of your tips into practice; specially the ones regarding getting out of my comfort zone !