How to Photograph a Vacation
You don’t have to overdo it to capture the right narrative for your adventure
So, you’re going on vacation. You don’t need to let the desire to document it get in the way of enjoying it — the key is in having a shooting strategy that ensures the story gets told while not overdoing it with a camera up to your face all the time. I’ve been the family photographer on many many trips and I think I have a fine-tuned approach that can fit easily into any adventure you’re going on.
Packing and Using
You know the plaguing questions — you’re trying to figure out which camera to bring, which lens, or lenses. How many SD cards, batteries, filters, etc. You’ve got more equipment than you can possibly take with you, so how to decide on paring down?
My recommendation — this isn’t going to be easy — one camera, one lens. Yes, it’s a compromise but it almost always yields you better results for a multitude of reasons. The biggest one is that it won’t sit in a camera bag, that destroyer of quick opportunistic shooting — with apologies to all those great manufacturers of camera bags, backpacks and inserts…
