portrait Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:40:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg portrait Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 Travel Photography – Taking People Photos + Cultural Portraits https://www.thewanderinglens.com/travel-photography-taking-people-photos-cultural-portraits/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/travel-photography-taking-people-photos-cultural-portraits/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:00:54 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=5931 Taking Photos of People Whilst Travelling Capturing an image that depicts the way of life, local traditions and beautiful features of people is both challenging and rewarding. Travel photography can lead to unexpected friendships and moments of cultural immersion, you’ll find most times it will be portrait photography that creates these opportunities. Photographing portraits of people in various cultural situations is a big part of travel photography. It can also be a daunting prospect to approach someone you don’t know and ask to take their photo…or do you zoom from a distance and get your creep on? I’ve put together some tips on taking portraits whilst travelling, especially in culturally sensitive destinations. Below you’ll find ways that I approach people for photos when travelling and some examples of images created along with the stories that go with them. Approaching People A smile goes a long way. Sometimes it will make or break a photo and I’m not talking about the subject. Smiling at the people you want to photograph will quickly put them at ease in your presence. Try not to approach with a camera in front of your face in full tourist mode, take the time to meet people,...

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