Travel Photography Book  Make Travel Photos That You
Can Sell
Make Better Travel Photos Page Seven
A slot canyon is a marvelous creation of nature that provides great photo opportunities.
Mid day is the best time to photograph in a slot canyon because at noon the sun will be overhead and will come
through a slot in the ground to light up the walls in interesting and contrasting ways.
A tripod is a good tool to have in this low light situation and a GND will help balance the extremes of exposure...
Slot canyons have been done by some of the best and by looking at the photos done by the pros you can get an
inkling how you might approach the situation.
 

One way to improve your travel photos of slot canyons or any other subject is to look at a lot of other people's
photos.   You can look at thousands of top-notch photos of slot canyons in just a few minutes by looking at stock
photos on the web.
This   Book covers all you need to know to get your
photos published.
Make Travel Photos That You Can Sell
GND Positioning
You can rotate the GND left, right, or
bottom, depending where the bright area
occurs in your frame. In the slot canyon
the bright area will most usually be at the
top.
The
book How To sell Your Digital
Travel Photos  
explains in detail how to
use the GND  in many situations to
balance exposure in the camera rather
than attempting balancing in the
computer, which usually results in an
unpublishable photo.
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These approximately 3.25 x 4.65 inch
sheets can also be hand-held in front of
the lens for quick variety and you can
rotate them to tone done any area of the
frame, not just the sky.
Check samples of the stock agency or portals on the web.  Pay particular attention to the theme or message
and the style and quality of the photographs.
Check:  the  dozens of
stock sites on the web.  Go to their category, enter slot canyon and look at the work of
others. You don't need to copy, just get an idea of how to begin, what you like, what you do not.  You can do this
before any photo vacation; find the place where you will vacation and look at the iconic photos: better than
looking at postcards.
Before you go on your slot canyon trip, look  at lots of slot canyon photos and try to find a unique approach to this
fascinating subject.
The graduated neutral density filter
described above can balance the
exposure and create a publishable photo
with no areas of extreme darkness or
excessive highlights in the photo.
  • Photo Samples
  • Balancing Exposure
  • GND Positioning
This book will take the mystery out of making
publishable photos and finding the editors who
will Buy the Rights to Publish Your Photos
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  • Part One: How to Make
    Marketable Photos

  • Part Two: How to Find
    and Approach the Photo
    Editors
Great Tips illustrated with Great Pics, October 20, 2010    ( Amazon Review)

I found this book to be engaging and full of great tips and instructions. The black and
white travel photos inside are a joy to look at. I would like to see another book of his with
just the photos, printed larger and on glossy stock.

The book is divided into two sections: How to take good travel pictures, and then, How to
sell them. ....

This is the sort of handbook that you will want to buy, read and then save to refer back to
again and again.
It found a permanent home on my bookshelf, September 3, 2010

This book covers all aspects of selling photographs. Drawing from his own
experience as a travel writer and photographer, the author has created a
real resource for anyone who wants to have their images published. He
gives sound advice as to how to be productive creatively and walks you
through the necessary steps to getting your images to market. I highly
recommend this book to anyone who is serious about selling their
photographs.
Must Have, September 27, 2010

I highly recommend this book. Easy to read and understand. Even
if you are not trying to sell your photographs this book is a must
have. This book covers all the fundamental information that you
have to know on aperture settings, filters, composition, etc. which
will get you the photographs you will be proud of and want to sell.
Revised 2011, Updated
Revised 2011, Updated