Hi everyone! Rodolfo here!
Since I'm applying to this year's Connect Live (former Summit), I would like to link this post to it, since I have been trying to post it for a while.
I'm an active photographer and I contribute to Maps mostly on images -actually I'm about to hit 30 million views on my Google Guide images!- and I would like to share my experiences and tips regarding taking the best shots:
1. On first place: Golden Hour. I think this is the tip I give more to my friends, since it is really the most beautiful time to take a picture, in my opinion. The buildings, places, objects and faces are much more artistic when the sun touches its before sunsetting. Example: https://www.instagram.com/p/BY0rWrelCeS/?taken-by=backpackerthunder
2. Another great tip that works for me is putting the objects on a side (not at middle). I know Maps promoted this tip, but it has been working for me since many years now and the promotion on Maps made me realize I can share my tips so maybe someone can benefit from them. My example: https://www.instagram.com/p/BYI9fjFFtei/?taken-by=backpackerthunder
3. Sometimes we have an amazing element in front of us, but since it is big, we can shot it all on one image. 2 way to solve it: a) Build the image like building a 360 image: google and other apps allow us to create a 360 image based on many smaller images, so that can help us create the scene and then show it on 2d. I did this on one of my posts: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDnU_24S4Mh/?taken-by=backpackerthunder; b) Buy a cheap and efficient lens for smartphone and take the picture with a big angle, it helps a lot sometimes. This was taken with a small lens: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZOFkLLlR23/?taken-by=backpackerthunder
4. Lines. Doesn't matter how or where, but play with them. Lines are amazing and they create a great composition for images and also to give perspective. My example: https://www.instagram.com/p/BFQ_abVy4GL/?taken-by=backpackerthunder
5. B&W. Black and white images are some of my favorite surprises and this is because when I'm editing my images, sometimes I spend a lot of time editing until it has the right exposure, lightning, color and everything, but then I change it to black and white and that's the one! Sometimes the simplicity of the colors reveal the composition of the image and it is all you need. My example: https://www.instagram.com/p/BG6eJ-iS4Dv/?taken-by=backpackerthunder
Thanks for reading, and as you noticed, I have a travel blog where I like to share my images and experiences.
You are all invited to visit: http://backpackerthunder.com/
Best,
R.
2022
