Taking Great Shots of Family Vacation Photos

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Travelling with your family allow you to make precious memories you will always remember in the long run. It is not only about spending money or filling off-days. It is about bonding with your little families and enjoying it at the best. Choosing destination is fun especially when your whole family are enthusiastic about the plan. You can choose the place based on the bucket list you and your family have made. Travelling with your little demons will be a great way to relieve some stress as well because there will always be moments that you cannot get from any other occasion. 

How to take album-worthy family vacation photos

Another interesting part of travelling with your little family is when you take various shots you will save later in the album or have them printed then hang them on the wall. However, it is not easy to take great photos of family vacation especially when it comes to your little kids. They are harder to handle and it is not easy to make them pose as you wish. Here are several tips for you to take album-worthy photos of your family vacation.

Taking Great Shots of Family Vacation Photos

Know your equipment

Before leaving for the vacation, make sure you know your equipment. You don’t have to buy expensive camera especially when you don’t really have much budget to spend. You can use the equipment you have at home, be it your camera phone, digital camera, or your old DSLR. What you have to do it get familiarized with them. Practice how you take a shot until you can do it effortlessly. Besides, smartphone today is already equipped with great camera with high resolution and variety of features to help you take beautiful shots. You just have to know what button or feature to use to take pictures like you want. 

Prepare the gears

Make sure that you prepare the gear perfectly and thoroughly especially if you will bring professional camera. You have to check the back-up memory card, battery, etc. It will be such a waste if your camera is running out of battery when you are taking pictures of your family during the vacation. Bring necessary accessories such as tripod, selfie sticks, etc. 

Find the golden hour

Find the golden hour to take the best pictures. The best time to take pictures is during the dusk. An hour or so before sunset is when the light is more golden. Hence, it makes everything glow. You can also take pictures around the first hours before sunrise. The light is soft and even, creating beautiful pictures. Lighting is tricky part in taking pictures. You can also try download an app with golden hour feature to help you take better pictures depending on the location of your vacation.

Don’t be afraid to be spontaneous

You don’t always have to tell your family to pose in a certain way or location. Be spontaneous and take pictures randomly. You can catch your family in their most natural habitat. Candid pictures are sometimes even more memorable and interesting to look because they are natural in showing the story behind. 

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