The Travel Photo Essay by Mark Edward Harris -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Concept

What Is a Travel Photo Essay? Developing the Idea Freelance Pitching

2 Building Blocks of the Travel Photo Essay

Establishing Shots Portraiture Environmental Portraits Traditional Portraits Open Shade Classic Cropping Points Detail Shots The Closing Shot

3 Compositional Elements and Key Concepts to Master

Composition: Big Picture Thinking Rule of Thirds Natural Frames Silhouettes Cropping Time of Day Shooting Contre Jour Night Exposures Time-Lapse The Extra Element Astral Projection Exposure Compensation Shake, Blur, or Out of Focus? Proper Tripod Use Longer Lens, More Shake Lowlight Without a Tripod

4 Getting Technical

Be Ready to Hit the Ground Running The Equipment Checklist Know Your Camera: Full-frame and Cropped Sensor DSLRs and Mirrorless Cameras Jpeg Versus Raw The Exposure Triangle Taking Control of Your Depth of Field Shutter Speed Motor Drive Filters for the Digital World Lenses: Wide Angle, Normal, Telephoto, Macro Wide Angles Normal Lenses Telephotos Macros Low Light: High ISOs Versus Flash Transporting Your Equipment: Camera Bags and Backpacks

5 Lighting on Location

To Flash or Not to Flash, That is the Good Question Fill Flash Light Modifiers Getting Creative with Artificial Lighting Understanding Kelvin Color Temperatures: Why Proper Color Balance Matters Mixed Light Sources and Color Temperature More Power Speedlights: Ultraportable Flash Units Monolights Separate Power Packs and Strobe Heads Continuous Lighting for Hybrid Video A Final Word on Artificial Lighting

6 The Travel Photo Essay: A Brief History

Felice Beato Edward Curtis W. Gene Smith Gordon Parks Mary Ellen Mark Sebastiao Salgado David Alan Harvey Cristina Garcia Rodero A Final Thought

7 Case Studies

The Shot List Arizona Road Trip Los Angeles Los Angeles (Personal Project) Cheyenne, Wyoming Switzerland Brazil (Personal Project) Vietnam The Two Koreas Iran Portraits of Vietnam The Way of the Japanese Bath Alaska’s Call of the Wild North Korea: Inside the Hermit Kingdom

8 Wearing the Many Hats of the Travel Photographer

Portrait Photography Wildlife Photography Landscape Photography Food Photography Automotive Photography Fashion and Beauty Photography Documentary Photography Street Photography Sports Photography Underwater Photography Tabletop Photography Architectural and Interior Photography Aerial Photography Music Photography

9 The Written Word

The Marriage of the Pen and the Camera Giving a Story Context and Instilling a Sense of History The Magazine/Newspaper Travel Section Pitch Inspiration

Camera Setup Every Bit Matters Color Space Picture Style Monitor Calibration Importing and Processing Converting to Black and White Keywording Photoshop File Naming Protocols for Travel Imagery Storage: Your Personal Archive Outsourcing Storage Printing Digital Darkroom Inspirations Further Reading

11 The Travel Photography Market

Travel Photography Business Tools Getting Assignments: Pitching Travel Story Ideas Advertising Photography Stock Photography Presentation: Paginating a Travel Photo Essay in Book Form Exhibiting Your Work: Themed Shows Departing Thoughts on Our Journey

Index