With the introduction of digital technology in smartphones, our world with all its details and daily diaries with all its minutes, the “Instagram” application was able to be distinguished and became a global way of documenting the most important moments in the lives of its users who are approaching 500 million.
Among the most important of these moments are travel moments, where travelers compete to transmit the moment and the experience that they live in spreading it on social media sites, so that someone has taken professional photography in “Instagram” as an income source, and they succeeded in attracting thousands or even millions of followers.
The journalist at CNN and the active “Instagram” user Geethro Mullen collected more than 817 thousand for his account on the application and gave important advice to those wishing to take pictures while traveling, what is it?
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Everything looks more beautiful, or different, when seen from above. Search for viewing platforms, like tall restaurants, tower roofs, cable cars, etc. and take photos from there.
Learn from the locals
You will find beautiful places to shoot if you follow the accounts of local people from the area you want to photograph, and follow the active decorations on social media in the region. A local photographer once told me that this colorful drawer looks beautiful when photographing from above.
Shoot while using all kinds of transportation
Architecture and activity at train stations and airports provide opportunities for photography. Flights from China to Europe provide stunning pictures of mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, for example.
Don’t be afraid to get lost
The most amazing photos you will take when you accidentally discover an unknown area. In Thailand, Mullen said he walked offshore to find an attractive row of trees.
Don’t forget about accessories
Additional accessories, such as lenses with distinctive features and wide and close-up shooting angles, give the shots a special charm, and it is advised to vary the sizes of camera positions.
Use the correct applications
Instagram provides a wide variety of tools and filters to improve the quality of images. If you want more options, you can use applications like “Snapseed”, “Afterlight” and “VSCO Cam”.
Accept the bad weather
Rain causes many beautiful things in the photos, such as pools and reflections on them, colorful parasols, and raindrops on the windows. For best results, flip your phone over when photographing pools of water, so that the lens is as close to the ground as possible.
Plan ahead for sunrise and sunset shots
Plan where to take sunrise and sunset photos, and how to put the light at the beginning and end of the day. Applications like “Sun Seeker” can predict the path of the sun in the sky.
Look up
In seemingly crowded or narrow ocean, lift your head up and see. In cities, tops of skyscrapers or arranged facades can be depicted in geometric figures.
And it remains a tip from us and it is a advice that many travelers originally follow and it is to share your followers with the best and most delicious types of food in the country you are visiting. There is no doubt that each country is distinguished by unique and unique types of food. These photos, if you were able to take them in a beautiful way, will increase your experience on “Instagram”, and will definitely raise the appetite of your followers!
Also, find out 10 important tips when leaving home to travel.
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Shoot while using all kinds of transportation
Don’t be afraid to get lost
Plan ahead for sunrise and sunset shots
Accept the bad weather
Look up
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