How To Take Better Travel Photos

Tiny features can often turn a good travel shot into a macro wonder. But the devil is not only in the detail, it’s in the lighting, too 

- David Taylor

The story of every trip is always the shot that got away. It’s never something big, either. More often than not it’s a tiny feature that catches your eye: the filigrees on a historical building or the finer details of a statue hiding in the dark recesses of a church or museum. But capturing them is another story entirely.

Close-ups, especially those shot in buildings with little light, require a flash to bring out their detail. But using a flash fired direct from a camera (front lighting) can be unflattering – the police don’t shoot mugshots this way for art’s sake, it’s for maximum detail. If total recall is your aim, then fine, but your image could be dull and flat.