I have a dream, which is to travel all around world with my love one!
Of course i will bring along my camera to take down those moment as our memories.
Thus, this inspired me to have a idea, which is to take pre-wedding photo/couple photo(not selfie/wefie) at every place/country that we travelling, i wish to take it by myself (not possible to hire a professional photographer to follow me to travel around the world to take those photo )



Now i am looking a lot of pre wedding photo/couple photo to get the idea of how to take it and the solution is to bring Tripod and take the photo by myself.

Hi all the LOWYAT professional, any guidance/tips/suggestion/comment to my idea?
Thanks!

Frank

Not really sure what you are asking here
It is possible to take shots like these although they will probably not be as easy or as nice as those taken by another photographer

Most DSLR or mirrorless cameras come with WiFi capabilities nowadays, so it should be fairly easy for you to adjust your settings using your phone without having need to set-timer-and-run-back-and-forth: You will be able to focus more on the poses/lighting/background etc. instead
A mini tripod will be good to have since it is often difficult to find supports of the right height to put your camera

Otherwise just invest in a selfie stick, but then the resulting photos will look very similar to one another

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 20 2015, 11:08 AM

Thanks PF T.J!
Your suggestion is exactly what i planned! I dontlike to take selfie photo, i wish take those picture with nature poses with both hands free instead of holding camera or selfie stick

I just want to hear the feedback/suggestion from forum whether have any better idea to take good couple photo/pre-wedding photo by themselves instead of hire third person to take the photo. Especially travel photo. Eg: I wish to take couple photo/pre wedding photo in front of Paris Eiffel Tower, that is not possible to hire a photographer from Malaysia and go to Paris to do this (Costly), so i decide to done by myself ( of coz bring along great/awesome attire for pre-wedding photo like suit/dress), currently i think the only way is setup a tripod and using self timer/remote shutter.

Thanks in advance!

Frank

Rather than just taking photos, you should do a videolog as well.

I highly recommend caseynetistat YouTube channel. Simple equipments but really interesting videos !

Thanks LegendLee! OK! Will subscribe it and learning about how to record a good video! Thanks again for suggestion!..

Frank

I know what you mean man haha
I like to take these type of shots as well during my trips, cause sometimes I feel a bit embarrassed to ask people to take for us, and sometimes there are no people to ask at all

I used to shoot using self-timer and remote shutter; both are quite challenging.
With self timer you will sweat really easily since you need to run around, and your expression and poses will surely be affected. Remote shutter is slightly easier but you still need your partner to pose first to set up AF- still need to run around

Here's a shot I took using timer and continuous shooting since I only have one chance in this lifetime to get it right :-


These type of shots will likely be of the same style- landscape. More artistic shots (upclosed, tilted etc.) will require a lot more time and effort

Recent DSLR and mirrorless cameras allow you to adjust settings and AF using your smartphone- very convenient. The only trouble is that you need to find a place to hide your phone!
Face detection makes things alot easier too, worth trying out too

First of all, your photo is very nice! This is exactly what i desire for my photo but i hope to include more artistic shots too ! The only pity is i dont have a DSLR camera, currently using CASIO ZR1500 (Because my girl like this, you know the feature geh! ) , this camera still ok (Still come with manual exposure, aperture priority(f3-f7.9), shutter priority(15-1/2000)) but i will buy a DSLR to take better shot! Any suggestions? Budget RM2k around. Better with 180 degree screen cuz sometimes need to selfie! Thanks a lot, PF T.J!!


Frank

Thanks man for your kind words
I'm sure the shot would be better if taken by another person haha

Hoho, dedicated selfie camera Can use also ma if you want

Perhaps you can take a look at the Sony A5100, should fit your shooting style. Iinm, it can also be used to take shots using your handphone

Thanks for your suggestion bro! Will try to use my ZR1500 to take some day landscape, night landscape and some artistic photo with tripod during these coming week. Will post here for you guys to check what should improve (Test my skill, im newbie photographer)! Going to middle east on Sunday, business trip 2 weeks

Wah, so naice
All the best man, you can do it~~

Thanks ! Will try my best!

This post has been edited by Frank3: Mar 29 2015, 03:31 PM

Any one considering using a drone for this purpose? Don't know whether will it be possible. Worth a try....

Cheers...

Hi flamestudio,

Drone will be very hard to use? Plus high cost? No idea for this

THanks
Frank

Some countries u can't leave u camera on a tripods or in the hand of others.
like Italy or some Europe country there ppl waiting to snatch ur stuff

I would advise against it
You need someone to fly them. Having it hovering even in autonomous mode/gps is risky since you're new to that area and wind lol.

good drones are cumbersome to carry too not to mention ultra wide from above all the way wouldn't look from the top. Keep it too near and it's too noisy.

will u get custom clearance? I believe certain country have rules...

Wa.... are you experienced it?

I have been there. And they are lots of thievery incidents there. Pick pockets every where. My tour bus also got rob during our dinner time.

Interesting approach.. only one suggestion.. get a wireless not IR remote which requires a direct line of sight and also use the delay trigger option.. It will hopefully cut down the obvious and awkward hand trigger position and body language..