{"id":17194,"date":"2013-10-03T16:51:01","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T16:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/essential-tips-and-tricks-for-road-trip-photography"},"modified":"2020-08-20T01:45:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T08:45:30","slug":"essential-tips-and-tricks-for-road-trip-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/essential-tips-and-tricks-for-road-trip-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Tips and Tricks for Road Trip Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">Hitting the open road with an old car, a camera and some great friends is one of the true joys in life, especially in a place like the USA, where you can drive for days and see a million different things along the way. But whether you&#8217;re driving around Europe in a campervan, Asia on a motorcycle or Australia in a beat-up old convertible, there are some tips and tricks that will help you to document your trip-of-a-lifetime in an amazing way.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn19.picsart.com\/94566936418.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Equipment_What_to_Take_and_What_to_Leave\">Equipment: What to Take and What to Leave<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">The most difficult part of travel photography is always packing. Every photographer has a little too much equipment, but how do you know what you&rsquo;ll need and what you can leave behind? When it comes to road trips, less is always more, but there&rsquo;s usually room in the back of your vehicle for something a little special.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn19.picsart.com\/93203164502.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">If you&rsquo;re planning on walking a lot, take your smallest&nbsp;camera; if you&rsquo;ll be mostly driving, take the best camera you have. Take one macro lens and one good kit lens such as an 18-70mm, and always have your camera phone with you. You probably won&rsquo;t need your flash, but take as many fully-charged batteries as you can fit into your bag, and then take 4 more. Take your charger and all the memory cards you have. Keep them somewhere safe and in a Ziploc bag so they don&rsquo;t get wet. Throw your tripod in the trunk. But most of all, don&rsquo;t forget to bring a sense of humor, a yearning for adventure, a readiness to expect the unexpected, and a good friend!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn19.picsart.com\/98116191300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn17.picsart.com\/73787665362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Capturing_Good_Images_on_the_Move\">Capturing Good Images on the Move<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The key to a successful road trip is knowing when to stop, including when to turn back. If you pass through a ghost town too quickly, don&rsquo;t be afraid to turn the car around and revisit the experience; you may not ever see such a thing again! But what about when you can&rsquo;t stop?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn16.picsart.com\/61089139505.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn18.picsart.com\/88384842345.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn16.picsart.com\/65887184289.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">A wide lens will help you in taking photos on the move. If you&rsquo;re the passenger in a car and you want to take some road trip photography images, a few photo shooting tricks will help you out. Use your widest lens on the widest aperture, then set your shutter speed to fast. On a sunny day this will be fine; on a cloudy day you may need to set the ISO high. These tricks should enable you to capture sharp images even when you&rsquo;re moving, so you can always be on the go!<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Research_vs_Going_with_the_Flow\">Research vs. Going with the Flow<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span id=\"\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">While road trip photography is all about getting in your car or van (or even on your bike) and simply going where the open road takes you, there&rsquo;s a good argument for a little planning. A good balance of planning and spontaneity will ensure that your travel photography is nothing short of stunning.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.picsart.com\/2013\/10\/49635657561.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">Do some research on the Internet to&nbsp;see what the most popular spots along your route are &ndash; and investigate more local sites for hidden gems! Most importantly, don&rsquo;t forget to ask people along your way for local recommendations. Make friends, take photos of your new friends and get the best road trip photography that you can get!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hp1986.picsart.com\/i\/96793025798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn13.picsart.com\/36098441114.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hp1986.picsart.com\/i\/99934916224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn19.picsart.com\/94052542929.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A road trip can be a once in a lifetime experience, so why not share your experiences with the PicsArt community to inspire others? Don&rsquo;t forget to tag your images with <a href=\"http:\/\/picsart.com\/search?tag=roadtrip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#roadtrip<\/a> so that everyone can see your road trip photography!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn17.picsart.com\/71154905526.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn16.picsart.com\/60447152559.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn16.picsart.com\/65627011640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn12.picsart.com\/24704797852.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Hitting the open road with an old car, a camera and some great friends is one of the true joys in life, especially in a place like the USA, where you can drive for days and see a million different things along the way. But whether you&#8217;re driving around Europe in a campervan, Asia on a motorcycle or Australia in a beat-up old convertible, there are some tips and tricks that will help you to document your trip-of-a-lifetime in an amazing way.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","faq_show":false,"faq_enable_schema":false,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_enable_schema":false,"how_to_is_upload":false,"faq_title":"","how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"","how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"","how_to_image_alt":"","how_to_display_image":0,"faq_items":[],"how_to_steps":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","entry"],"acf":{"faq_show":false,"faq_title":"Frequently asked questions","faq_enable_schema":true,"faq_items":null,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"default","how_to_steps":null,"how_to_enable_schema":true,"how_to_is_upload":true,"how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/create\/editor","how_to_display_image":null,"how_to_image_alt":"","footer_banner_name":"Start your design in Picsart","footer_banner_link_":"\/","footer_banner_button_text_":"Get Started"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Essential Tips and Tricks for Road Trip Photography - Picsart Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/essential-tips-and-tricks-for-road-trip-photography\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Essential Tips and Tricks for Road Trip Photography - Picsart Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hitting the open road with an old car, a camera and some great friends is one of the true joys in life, especially in a place like the USA, where you can drive for days and see a million different things along the way. 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