Tips For A Picture-Perfect Vacation
Keep the memories of your family holidays alive by capturing them through the lens of your camera. Make taking pictures a part of the family fun, and you'll enjoy the laughs and landscapes long after you've returned home. Here are tips.
1Share the spotlight. Make sure each family member is included in the photo fun. Buy a few disposable cameras or plan to share shooting time with existing equipment. When not behind the camera, family members can model for the shots, providing family flavor for each location.
2Go to school online. Before the shooting begins, visit a few Web sites for tips and inspiration. You'll learn the best ways to choose a subject, use light to your advantage, capture local flavor and tell a story with your images.
Contact: www.kodak.com (click on "tips")
3Go on safari. Ask about photography programs that might be available at your destination. For example, visitors at Yellowstone National Park can join other shutterbugs to capture the waterfalls, geysers, hot springs and mud pots by taking part in the daily, five-hour Picture Perfect Photo Safaris. Cost is $81 for adults; $40.50, 15 and younger. Includes a light breakfast and Yellow Bus transportation.
Contact: 307-344-7311; www. travelyellowstone.com/summer -tours-activities-2131_1352 .html#p.s.
4Focus on photography. For family members with an interest in photography, make it the center of your holiday planning. Workshops in every aspect of the craft are widely available, from long weekends to weeklong intensives.
Contact: 505-983-1400; www.santafeworkshops.com
5Save and share the memory. Consider posting the family photos on a photo-sharing site such as Flickr or Photobucket. Share stories with friends and other family members by posting updates on a free blog site such as Blogspot or Wordpress. Consider consolidating your stories and pictures in a hard-bound book created via an online photo processing site.
Contact: www.kodakgallery .com/PhotoBookOverview.jsp
Taken From DallasNews.com
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