Welcome to The Accidental Photographer, tips and fun ideas from my The Accidental Photographer for the Camera Bag guide and workshop which can help you take great photos when you are traveling, or out and about anywhere.
I’m Marsha Black, author of The Accidental Photographer. During my travels, which is often with tours or travel groups, people kept asking me how I could take good photos so quickly when we were constantly on the go.
Since I was answering the same questions and sharing tips people found easy to learn and use, I decided to gather the best of them into The Accidental Photographer.
It’s a book full of tips written for people who carry a point-and-shoot camera or a smartphone but don’t have a clue about how to get good photographs out of it.
Understanding a few basic concepts and learning to “see” and use them when taking your photos makes all the difference. This photograph of the Mt. Denali in Alaska is a good example.
My husband and I were on a trip to Alaska. During this trip, I knew that I wanted to not only photograph Mt. Denali, but to see if I could capture the early morning light and its reflection on the water.
Seeing and using two simple concepts–light and lines, capturing the early morning light and Mt. Denali’s reflection in the water along with the angle and contrasting darkness of the hillside–is what made this photo unique and a show-stopper.
Even if you feel like you are a klutz with a camera, you, too, can learn these tips quickly and easily so you can enjoy your photos as much as I do.
Check out The Accidental Photographer which is available at my VisualTravelsPhotos Etsy store.