Travel Photography: Events

Some people travel the world to watch certain sporting events or sport teams or contestants. But photographing sports events is not at all an easy task. First, you have to be close enough to what's going on. Second, you have to be able to stop the motion.

Position yourself where the most exciting action will take place, such as at the goal, or the finish line, or the end zone. On the other hand, you might also want a wider shot which includes identifying landmarks and a sense of place. Such as the Louvre during the Tour de France, or South Beach hotels during a sailing regatta.

Fill your shots with action when you can, including identifying backgrounds at other times.

If you time your vacation well enough, you could find yourself in your location during an exciting, colourful parade or ceremony. What an interesting, exciting addition to your travel photographs book!

Some events are very crowded, others are more local or regional and therefore much much less crowded. Find a good place to take the photographs from, when you can. That means either getting to the location early enough, or getting to a higher vantage point.

Other than action during the actual event itself, you can always shoot some interesting picture of crowd reactions, or of interested (or sometimes disinterested) children. And the colourful costumes and elaborate decorations and always eye-catching in your books.

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