Nicole Sanchez
Patty Sandler has a new lisiting in Kula located on 15 Mono Dr. The view is wonderful from this location. There will be more information to come about this listing.
Wedding Tip:
If you have a few days here on Maui before the ceremony, remember the tropical sun. Sunbathe with care because, well, think about a vicious sunburn on the day… And you may want to be careful of tan lines that will show.
There are a lot of great bridal resources out there and it only makes sense to use them. If you see a cake, a bouquet, a hair style or anything else that you like, clip it and bring it with you so you can have it reproduced.
It’s a lot easier to work from visuals than from verbal descriptions!
Travel photography tips – before you leave
Before you even set foot in your new destination there is something you need to have done – familiarised yourself with your camera.
Picture the scene . . . there you are poking your camera out of the train window trying to get a shot of the water buffalo as you whiz past. But it’s blurry. So you hunt through your menus trying to find the sports mode that you know has a fast shutter speed to freeze movement.
And you hunt for it . . . and keep hunting . . . .and finally, there it is! Sports mode! You poke your camera back out of the train window and take a picture of . . . a housing block! What happened to the water buffalo? You whizzed past them ages ago while you were fiddling with your camera.
Ok, so that’s an extreme example. But it gets the point across. Before you set out on your trip get to know your camera. It will help to avoid missed photos, and also, by choosing the right settings, it might improve your photos too. A couple of travel photography familiarisation tips for you:
Travel Photography Tips – What To Take
Digital cameras come with a multitude of accessories; the camera, the memory card, the battery, the charger, the lead, the case, lenses (if it’s a digital SLR) . . . phew!
When you are planning your trip away there are a couple of camera related things to put on your checklist.
Of course, if your digital camera uses standard AA batteries (uncommon these days), you don’t have to worry about this bit!
Travel Photography Tips – Memory Cards
When it comes to memory cards, all is not as it may seem. Memory cards continue to grow in both size and speed. So what should you be packing?
Concerning size, first you need to find out how many photos you can fit onto a card.
The next decision is personal choice – how many photos do you think you will take? Remembering that with digital travel photography you will probably take more photos than with traditional travel photography.
Once you have a rough idea, you will know how much memory you should take on your trip.
As a final travel photography tip concerning memory cards – if you are going to be buying some new cards for your trip it’s a good idea to buy a few smaller capacity memory cards, rather than just one big one.
For example, instead of buying one 4GB card, buy four 1GB cards instead.
The reason is that if you lose your camera, or your card, all your photos will be lost. If you have more than one card, at least some photos can be salvaged.
Somewhere lurking on your hard drive I’m sure there are at least a few travel photos that you could post on this site and share with the world?
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Travel Photography Tips – Batteries
Most modern digital cameras come with their own individual batteries. Unfortunately, they cannot be easily replaced in the way that standard AA batteries can be.
If your trip is short, and you know that one fully charged battery will be OK for your trip, you have nothing to worry about.
However, if you are going for longer than a battery will last you have three choices – keep a close eye on your battery usage, take the charger (and adaptor plugs if needed) with you, or buy more batteries for your camera.
Here’s a few things you can do to get the most out of a fully charged battery:
Looking at this another way – imagine you are holding a film camera rather than a digital camera, and you will be able to eek out every last photo you battery is willing to take.
Would I do all this? No way! I’d pack my charger and adaptor plugs and snap away! One of the joys of digital photography is being able to see what you are taking a photo of, and then passing around your photos for others to see.
If your trip is short, or you can be sure you can charge your camera’s battery every night, then one battery should suffice. If however you think you will be away from electricity for a while, then consider taking spare batteries.
Because the batteries are specific to camera manufacturers you will have to either buy spares from a camera shop, or online. Better bargains can be had online, but you will need to plan this in advance to make sure they are delivered in time.
Photography tips –editing the photos with software
Tip 1:
Want black and white photos? A top digital photography tip – don’t do it in-camera! Do it afterwards using image editing software. Your computer will do a far better job than your camera.
Tip 2:
When editing your photographs a good tip is to make sure you don’t to overdo it. Your software may be able to turn your photo of Aunt Mavis into a close relation of Mickey Mouse; but it’s doubtful that Aunt Mavis will appreciate your efforts!
Tip 3:
Often digital photos lack colour saturation. Here’s a digital photography tip that will instantly improve them – increase the contrast, not the saturation control. You might be surprised at the difference it makes!