In this blog post, I will share with you visual treats of aesthetic traveling pictures! Things to know and some example pictures to get you started! 🙂 These images are carefully handpicked by me to inspire the travel bug in you!
In today’s digital world, it’s important to know how to take aesthetic pictures when you’re traveling, so you can showcase them on your social media accounts like Instagram and Facebook.
In this blogpost, I will share tips and tricks on how to take aesthetic traveling pictures, and also share with you some example images so you can have a basic idea about them.
What are aesthetic traveling pictures?
Aesthetic means visually pleasing. When you look at aesthetic images it makes you feel something. Similarly aesthetic traveling pictures mean beautiful travel pictures which are artistic and make an emotional impact when you look at them.
For example, look at both of these pictures below. Which one looks more visually pleasing and makes more impact?
First one right? Because the first image has an interesting main character while in the second image, there is no one. Just plain lake and some mountains in the distance. So we can say image 1 is more aesthetically pleasing.
Hope you have some idea of what aesthetic traveling pictures are! 🙂
Use Pinterest to explore different ideas.
Pinterest is an amazing platform to explore various topics and find new ideas! You can use Pinterest to search for ideas on food recipes, photography, gardening, travel, fashion, home decor and so much more!
I have been using Pinterest for so many years. Here you can also save your ideas on the boards for later. You can find me on Pinterest by typing “Escape To Unknown.” 🙂
You can check out Pinterest here for more ideas on aesthetic traveling pictures – Pinterest.com
Explore Pinterest, and find some travel photos that others took that you like. Save them on your board. Once you collected some images, you can replicate the same photos with your camera/smartphone! 🙂
Your photography gear
You don’t need a super expensive DSLR camera with an expensive lens to capture aesthetic traveling pictures!
Nowadays most smartphones come with good camera quality which is more than enough if you know how to use them effectively.
Instead of an expensive camera invest in a good tripod. That will help you take good pictures. Some tripods also come with a handy Bluetooth clicker! So you don’t need anyone to take photos of you. And you can also set the 10-second timer on your phone camera and it will take care of the photo for you! 🙂
Select the proper background for your aesthetic traveling pictures
Now let’s talk about the background of your photos. Make sure your background provides contrast to your photos. (matches strongly)
For example, if you are wearing simple outfits then your background can have little more things to show. (See above night image) And if your outfit is more eye-catching then keep your background simple.
Poses for aesthetic traveling pictures
There are several types of poses you can try. I will give you some examples of them below,
- Action Pose: These are the pictures in which you are doing something. For example, painting, reading, playing guitar, etc. (Do not look at the camera during this pose!)
- The Look Pose: Try to look as natural as possible. Do not pretend to look away. (Try to look in any direction you prefer. Didn’t even notice the camera was there!)
- Back to the camera pose: No need to explain this one. Check out the above pic. Don’t stand straight but try to look natural.
- The Walking Pose: You can take a regular pic of you walking near the tourist place where you are. Here you can try to zoom out and also capture the surroundings.
Lighting for your pictures
Lighting is very important for photography. It’s the deciding factor for a good pic and a bad pic.
You don’t need expensive lighting devices for taking aesthetic traveling pictures. You can easily do it with the help of utilizing the golden hour time.
Golden Hour: It is the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset. During these times light is redder and softer which makes your shots amazing!
If you are traveling and want to take great pics time your photography during the golden hours if possible.
Aesthetic traveling picture ideas for you
As you can see in the above photos photographers use similar techniques to capture stunning images. (Golden hour, back pose, action pose, etc.)
If you want to explore similar aesthetic traveling pictures visit pexels.com.
Conclusion
Hope you find the article useful and learn how to take aesthetic traveling pictures by yourself. Do not get into the technical details and just have fun with your camera or smartphone. Take lots of photos and choose the best one to post! Do not get discouraged after taking 8-10 pics. Practice makes you perfect!
And don’t get too busy with taking pictures while you travel, enjoy your trip. And I’ll see you in my next blog post!
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