Travel Photography
To many people the idea of being paid to take photographs of
exotic places is the ideal job. It may takes years of effort to
be paid by magazines such as the National Geographic, but are
there better ways to become a travel photographer. As most
people have more leisure time, more holiday time, and more
disposable income, the demand for travel photographs has
increased dramatically. Not only are they in demand for travel
brochures, but they also are used extensively in other
advertising copy. Images necessary for sale and publication
require rather more skill than those applied to standard holiday
snaps. "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new
landscapes but in having new eyes." Was a quote by the French
novelist Marcel Proust, and it appears to be of particular use
to the travel photographer. Investigate the possibilities of
becoming a contracted photographer at Lonely Planet Images.
Lonely Planet Images is a digital library of travel photography.
They have submission guidelines available for download at their
website. They are a subsidiary of what used to known as the
Lonely Planet Guide, and currently have 400 photographers on
contract. You can also increase your chances of breaking into
the very lucrative travel market, by entering competitions such
as the Travel photographer of the Year . There closing date for
submissions is September 5th 2005. A camera is merely a box,
that captures light, and in a studio, it is very easy to
manipulate light. The reality of location photography is that it
is generally expensive; you have the expenses of air tickets,
hotels and meals on top of normal expenses. At the end of the
day you are at the mercy of