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Sightseeing 101: How to Take the Best Photos on Vacation

By Autumn Lockwood

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Sightseeing can be fun any time of the year, but summertime is a particularly popular time to go see the sights and capture memories that are worthy of preserving with the beautiful picture frames. Nearly any vacation involves sightseeing. Whether you are planning an overseas adventure or just taking a trip locally, you will find that there are as many creative and unique ways to capture the true essence of your destination. The tips that follow will help you to capture special memories that will last a lifetime:

• Take snapshots of signs. Taking photos of signs will assist you in remembering where you went and they also make for a fabulous intro in your photo slide show, photo album, or scrapbook project.

• Monkey see, monkey do. Pay attention to what everyone else is taking pictures of, and follow their lead. That tourist next to you may have just found the perfect shot of the view in front of you. Check out what other folks are doing to find some inspiration.

• Take foot shots. If you find interesting things on the ground, like a sign, a landmark seal, or even a drain cover that is particularly interesting or inscribed in some way, get your feet in the shot. This will be a fun shot that helps you to recall standing there at that moment.

• Taking a surreal shot of the group you are traveling with by getting ahead of them and shooting back.

• Pose with statues and look for reflective surfaces that you can capture your image in. You can have a lot of fun taking photos while sightseeing, and the more humorous the shot, the more memorable it will be. For example, strike the same pose as the statue, or give it a huge hug and a "kiss".

• Capture details with your photos. It is the small details that often make for those one-of-a-kind pictures that you want to display in picture frames on the corner of your desk. Take close-ups and zoom in on those tiny things that you may not notice otherwise. Photograph the little extra things that tell your vacation or sightseeing story, like menus, maps, and lesser known landmarks.

• Go for non-traditional angles. For instance, shoot a building from a straight up angle, or shoot the view looking down from an old lighthouse. Framing a landmark in a unique way within the shot can help your picture of the Eiffel Tower stand out from the billions of others that have been taken of it over the decades.

• Don't let your photographer's duties keep you from getting in some photos, too. You need to give others a chance to snap a lot of pictures of you and your group together. You can also invest in a tripod and a lever cord so that you can take pictures of yourself while sightseeing without asking anyone else to do it for you.

• Go prepared. When sightseeing, be sure that you know your camera and equipment, and that you have read and understand the owner's manual and all of the camera's features. You should also bring additional batteries and an extra memory card or two along so that you can get lots of shots and then sort them all out once you are back home.

• Once home, select picture frames that have the same flavor as your sightseeing expedition. For instance, choose a seashell or bamboo frame for shots of your beach vacation.

The tips above will turn the amateur photographer into an old pro in no time!

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