Aside from the thrills of seeing unique cities and indulging in new cultures, one of the perks of traveling is the travel pictures you’ll take to show your friends or to add to your aesthetic feed on the gram. But how can you take insta-worthy pictures of the breathtaking ancient buildings, rustic cobbled stone alleys or colourful local houses?
THE PERFECT KIT
Despite phones’ cameras getting more sophisticated today (I love shooting on my small, compact iphone 6s), a real camera obviously offer more features and allow you to take even better pictures. This is especially the case when you’re shooting in low light or less favourable lighting conditions. I have previously always preferred my phone as a camera seemed heavy and difficult to operate. But apparently, not anymore! Here’s the compact, light and completely easy to use for beginners mirrorless camera, the Lumix DC-GH5S.
This camera is not heavy nor gigantic like the camera I used to have. It fits to my small travel backpack, and I definitely do not need to carry around another camera bag. Another important factor to me is the battery life. With my iphone, I would need to carry around two powerbanks for the entire day, whereas this camera’s battery could last even longer than an entire day.
Using the automatic mode, you could easily take pictures with great colors, which is why this will definitely suit camera rookies (like me!). Aside from its amazing 10.28 Megapixels, the Lumix DC-GH5S also takes videos in the astonishing 4K Quality. This allows you to take great travel videos which will wow your friends and relatives.
EDITING THE PICTURES
Yes, your pictures turn out great, but you might want to have the similar tone to every picture for your instagram. This is the popular “one-colour/tone” feed nowadays. But, of course, you shouldn’t worry anymore, because Lightroom got your back!
Lightroom (free for mobile) is an editing application, which mostly rely on the use of “presets”. By having a preset, you could apply the same editing effects to all your picture, thus creating the same “style” for every single one of them. I have been using them for my feed as well, and so have many instagram travel bloggers.
You could, of course, create your own presets. However, you could also buy “presets” created by people who are quite expert in the field already. Some of the stunning travel bloggers’ presets could be quite pricey, so for those who are not sure about the purchase, I would recommend firstly checking out etsy. In fact, my favourite preset-pack right now is from etsy, and for only 9,5 Euros you can get it here. I find the pack suitable not only for my travel pictures, but also for my ootd pictures. It’s currently my go-to!
Tell me if you have your own hack in creating the perfect travel pictures!
X, Jesica
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These pictures look great!
Brianna | https://briannamarielifestyle.com
Thank you Brianna!! :)x
I didn’t realize lightroom was free on mobile! Nor did I realize that I could buy presets on Etsy! These were great tips, thank you. I also want to check out the camera. I have a bulky DSLR but I don’t use it a lot because it’s so bulky and a pain to carry around.