Travel Photography: Gear & Workflow

Shooting on the road, whether it's on vacation or on assignment, introduces a variety of considerations for photographers of all levels. How do you store the shots, back them up, edit and enhance images in the field, and then merge those images with your master library at home? In this course, Ben Long addresses these topics and more from the perspective of several field-shooting scenarios, including city vacationing and backcountry hiking.

The course takes a look at the hardware and software issues behind field shooting: assessing storage and backup needs, evaluating GPS geotagging options, surveying power and charging issues, and more. After discussing each of the components, Ben shows how they fit together in different field setups, ranging from an extravagant laptop-based system to a no-computer setup that backs up photos to a compact digital wallet device. The course also spotlights some workflow strategies to consider when you get home, from transferring photos to merging them with a larger photo library.

Learning objectives
Selecting the right gear, from cameras to bags
Bringing the right battery and storage equipment
Packing your camera bag
Getting to the destination with heavy equipment
Unpacking and setting up the gear
Geotagging photos on location
Downloading manuals for convenient access in the field
Wrapping up a shoot
Unpacking and transferring images to an editing workstation