Follow these 10 tips for great holiday photos
At PhotoBox we appreciate that part of the fun of any holiday is browsing through your photo prints. Why not get canvas prints of them? It’s a great way of prolonging the feel good factor, especially when your photos reflect what a brilliant time you had. So here’s our guide to capturing tremendous holiday photo prints.
Get up to date
Digital cameras have come on leaps and bounds in the last few years so if your camera is a little ancient it could be holding you back. How about treating yourself to a new one with tax free prices at the airport.
interminable energy
Pack a spare camera battery and your battery charger to ensure you’ve plenty of power whilst you’re away.
Take it to the max
Always take your photos at your camera’s maximum resolution setting, so whenever you take photos you really love you always have the option to turn them into big canvas prints or photo gifts galore.
Think before you click
Look at the overall balance of your photos. You don’t want to end up with endless photo prints of the same stretch of beach.
More memory
Memory cards are as cheap as chips these days so there’s no excuse for not having enough.
Get inspired
Take a look at local postcards to give you an idea of where you can find the most interesting photo opportunities. You don’t have to copy what they’ve done but it will certainly inspire your own photos.
Take plenty of pictures
Any photographer will tell you, to get great results it helps to take lots of photos, then when it comes to photo printing, or printing photo canvases you can take your pick.
Have a little patience
Once you find a great location try waiting for a bright blue sky, interesting cloud formation, or breathtaking sunset, believe me it will make all the difference to your photos.
Sense of scale
Consider what other areas of interest you can add to give your photos a sense of scale, such as your kids in the spotlight making sandcastles, or colourful boats along the shore.
Tell a story
When you’re out enjoying dinner try and remember to photograph your food before you tuck in! It is things like this that give your photos a real storytelling element.
