Five tips for taking great holiday photos

Taking photographs is a great way of helping us to remember our holidays, and for the majority of us, our camera is an essential item on our summer holiday as the sun cream.

If you want to improve your holiday snaps then read on, as our five tips for taking great holiday photos may help you in your quest to produce a David Bailey-esque summer holiday album.

1. Use the flash outdoors

Many people solely associate a flash with dimly lit areas and indoor shooting. A flash however should not be confined to ‘light-starved’ settings, and even in bright sunlight, a flash can even out contrasts and fill in the shadows, creating a more ‘masterful’ photograph.

2. Don’t use the flash indoors

Whilst it can be advantageous to use your flash outdoors, it can be equally as beneficial to not use the flash indoors, particularly in well-lit hotel rooms and apartments on holiday where there is plenty of natural daylight. If you are shooting a subject indoors, make sure you are between the subject and the main source of light, namely a door or a window, as including a door or window in the composition will throw off your exposure meter.

3. Capture reflections

From the moon reflecting on the sea to the sunset casting a hazy pink hue on the horizon, your summer holiday is likely to be full of reflections. Keep your eye out for interesting splashes of colour, as capturing reflections often makes great photos.

4. Get up close

Photos that comprise of a subject that dominates the photograph and is impossible to miss often make great photos. If your baby’s face is covered in ice-cream or your partner is snoring away on the beach, remember to get up close, as these pictures are often the best.

5. Shoot first ask questions later

The beauty about digital photography is that, unlike film photography, you can take as many pictures as you want. Take advantage of this ‘infinite’ component of modern digital photography by snapping away as much as you want. The more photographs you have of your holiday, the more it will keep the memory alive.