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Alfonso's Photo Tours & blog about travel photography tips and tricks and the best locations to photograph in Madrid, Barcelona, Tokyo, Osaka, Manila, Sydney, Melbourne and many more places to explore.
1. Uncover The Best Photography Locations
2. Elevate Your Travel Photography Skills
3. Discover The Psychology Behind Photography
Tourism in Japan is growing, and fast. According to JNTO, the estimated number of international travelers to Japan in March 2018 was about 2.6 million (+18.2% from the previous year), making it the biggest March ever.
Once again in a series of articles for my frequently visited cities, I have compiled a list of locations for first time photographers to Madrid. The list is open to interpretation and I encourage you to go off the beaten path.
If you are into photo walks and travelling light, then this list will be useful on your next travels. London is a massive city so its worth putting aside at least five full days to have a good look around.
Bombo is a two-hour drive south of Sydney. The best way to access Bombo Quarry is from Darian Avenue. From your car it's a 15-minute walk to various part of the quarry with numerous vantage points depending on the time of day and the tide.
Disclaimer: Shooting drunk might lead to out of focus photos and is hazardous to your health & safety. Here are 5 tips to get the best Firework Shots!
I am not an early bird but living in Sydney, Australia on the east coast leaves me no choice but to get up early once in a while for a dawn to sunrise shoot.
For the last 10 years I have been regularly visiting this remote and pristine island state. Tasmania is about a 1.5 hour flight from Sydney to the city of Launceston. The diverse choice of landscapes and close proximity by car make this a unique and accessible environment still largely untouched.
Two categories of texture are Rough and smooth. Within these categories there are a plethora of other textures to describe what may or may not be reality. There in lies the artistry of controlling texture.
Born and raised in Manila till I was 15 years old. It’s a bit of a homecoming each year I come back to the Philippines on one of my photo tours. A fresh look at an old country. Where there is absolute chaos, calm can be found. It’s all about perception and attitude being here in the tropical heat.
If you have never been to Copenhagen in Denmark, I highly recommend going in summer. All the locals are out enjoying the sun and heat. This 3 hour photo walk is only an introduction to the most common places you must visit. Bicycles are also a great alternative to walking if you wish to cover more area quickly.
Mastering smartphone photography involves understanding the capabilities of your smartphone's camera and learning techniques to capture high-quality photos. Here are some tips to help you improve your smartphone photography skills:
This article is for first time visitors to Sydney, Australia. The city and its beaches are riddled with picturesque spots so it will be difficult not to find a unique location. I will include the general areas around the beautiful harbour.
In 45 minutes (Video) I run through my basic workflow in Lightroom. I will show you how fast and easy an edit can be and how uncomplicated archiving your library and exporting your files for print or web use.
What is Focus Stacking?
When you layer photos in Photoshop together at different focus planes to produce one image that is all in focus from the nearest subject to infinity.