Ultimate Travel Photography Resource
Posted on June 3, 2009 by Patrick Evans - Marketing Communications Coordinator
Last week, photographer and World Traveler Intern finalist Jessie Barber helped us out with a few travel photography tips designed to make you the next Bruce Dale.
After surveying Jessie and some of our STA Travel experts at our STA Travel stores, we came up with a list of the best travel photography resources available on the Internet. Take a look at our list and add your favorites in the comments below.
Best Sites for Inspiration
National Geographic – The standard bearer for travel photography with a ton of great images to give you the spark of inspiration you need.
Flickr Travel Photography Group – Over 34,000 members contribute some of the best travel photographs you will ever see from all over the world.
Bella Luce – Sometimes the perfect photo is right in your own backyard.
NYTimes.com – Check out the multimedia section of the Travel page and even the general news photos. Great photography can happen anywhere.
Best Sites for Uploading Photos
A Top Photo Spot: Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland
Flickr – Probably the most popular photo sharing site with a lot of great groups.
Picasa – This photo sharing site also has an easy-to-use photo editor.
PhotoBucket – Makes it really easy to share photos across e-mail, MySpace, Facebok and Blogger.
Adobe Photoshop Express – The online – free – version of Photoshop also offers 2GB of storage space for your photos.
Best Free Programs to Edit and View Photos
GIMP – The open source equivalent of Adobe Photoshop is both powerful and free.
BlueMarine – If you like Adobe Lightroom, but don’t want to spring for your own copy, check out this open source alternative.
Picnik – A simple, online photo editor.
Adobe Photoshop Express - The free online relative of Adobe Photoshop is easy to use and offers a few nice features.
Best Sites for Camera Reviews
Digital Photography School – Get reviews on cameras, camera accessories and even computer hardware to work on your photos.
CNet – The popular electronics review Web site has a special section for digital camera reviews with photos and often video reviews.
DPReview – Reviews of an insane amount of digital cameras and lenses.
Digital Camara Info – Reviews on this Web site include sample photos to let you judge the performance yourself.
Best Sites to Make Money from Your Photos
Photosecrets – Check out a free guide on how to sell your photos.
Shutterstock – Get $0.25 per download of your photos.
iStockPhoto – Photographers earn 20 percent royalty on all of their photos downloaded.
BigStockPhoto – Get $0.50 to $3 per photo downloaded, depending on the size.
Best Sites for Tips and Tools
PhotoLinks – A giant list of photography tutorials.
CambridgeInColour – If you can’t find the tutorial you need at PhotoLinks, you can probably find it on this Web site.
Smashing Magazine – A great site for tips on photography, editing and Web design. Take your photos and build an online home for them.
Photo.Net – If you need some advice or have questions about photography, this is one of the largest communities of photographers on the Web.
Best Sites for Photography Trends and News
Canon Rumors – If you are partial to Canon, this is the place to hear all the latest news and rumors on your favorite cameras.
Nikonians – If you are more of a Nikon fan, this Web site has the latest news and information for you.
Photo District News – The most up-to-date information on photography trends, news and gear.
Photocritic – Some great photography tips and hints.
Giant’s Causeway Photo Credit: Qole Pejorian on Flickr
Photographer Photo Credit: Ctwirler12 on Flickr
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Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/ is a great travel photography website. He takes some amazing photographs and posts a new one each and every day. It’s a blog that I look at for inspiration as a photographer and an aspiring traveler.
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Really not sure how you can post travel tips from some one who has very little experience traveling. No offense to Jessie, but in her video for the STA intern she states her lack of travel as a reason that you should chose her for the program. Also, no Customs agent is ever going to check for a certificate of registration so it is on no use to try and get one. And real smart experienced travelers knowif you do buy something over seas you forward the boxes home via the postal service and just carry your ill gotten goodies on your person and smile right past customs.
Flying with fish http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/ is a great source of information about travel and flying with camera gear.
And lastly the two most important pieces of kit one can carry when engaging in travel photography are several one liter zip lock bags and several large trash bags. Nothing worse than finding yourself at Giants Causeway at sunset wanting to take stunning photos and having the ocean breeze blow salt water spray all over your large DSLR. A ziplock bag slipped over the camera can save your camera and help you bring home the photos.
Art…
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Thanks for the tips, Art. I will make sure to check out Flying With Fish.
This is AWESOME!! Can’t wait to start checking out these links. Thanks Jessie & Patrick!