About the Author 10
About The Photos 12
GUERRILLA TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY 15
Time to Get Real 15
What This Book Is About & How To Use It 17
Before We Start, A Few Things To Think About… 18
Use the Right Technique for the Situation 18
The Key Thing: Making Memories 20
A Lurking Danger 22
Important, But Not The Main Thing 24
Get the Right Gear 26
So Why Do We Take Photos When We Travel? 28
So What DO We Need? 30
Bigger Is Better: The Myth of the Megapixel 30
Using Your Photos Online 30
Screen Needs 30
HDTV 30
Online Is Easy 32
Printing 32
Resolution Is Not a Problem 34
Other Tech Factors Affecting a "Good Photograph" 36
How Can We Use These Factors? 36
Real Photographers Only Use Manual – Not! 40
Don't Be Scared Of Auto Modes 40
Learn To Use Exposure Compensation 40
White Balance: Don't Chop and Change 42
A Walk down the Champs Elysées Is Not a Trek in Nepal, a Tour of Tuscany Is Not a Serengeti Safari 44
So What Do We Need To Take? 46
Why Should We Carry A Point-And-Shoot? 48
It's Better to Be Inconspicuous 48
The Best Point-and-Shoot? 48
Beat Murphy's Law 48
Okay, But Really, What Should We Take? 50
Camera and Lenses 50
Flash 50
Tripods 50
Camera bag 52
Memory cards 52
Storing and Backing up Your Shots 57
Batteries 58
How Not To Need Physiotherapy after You Get Home 60
Get Peace of Mind 60
Get Ahead Of the Pack Before You Leave 63
Where to Get Your Information 63
Get a Sneak Preview Before You Go 64
Can You Change Your Settings In The Dark? 66
Packing 68
Prepare For the Worst 68
Carry Enough to Do the Job 68
Carrying the Weight 68
Devious and Cunning Get-arounds 68
Use TSA Padlocks 70
Stuff To Do Before You Go 70
Travelling (General Security) 72
Airport 72
Hotel 72
Pickpockets 74
Guerrilla Travel Photography Basics 78
Time 80
So What Strategies Can We Adopt To Solve The Problem Of Insufficient Time? 82
Remember the Pyramid 82
Start at the Top and Work Down 82
Some Guerrilla Travel Time Strategies *Important 84
Light 86
The Problem with the "Golden Hours" 86
Only Mad Dogs and Englishmen Go Out In the Midday Sun 86
At Noon, a Polarising Filter Is Your Friend 86
Solving the Shadow Problem 88
The Sunny Side of the Street 88
Expose For The Highlights? 89
Shooting People 91
Adopt a Diffuse Approach 91
Use Flash Compensation 92
Reflect and Lighten 92
Shooting Into the Light 94
When the Rain Comes Down 96
Look For Strong Colours 96
What to Shoot On Dull Days 97
Subject 99
You Gotta Be Quick On The Draw 99
Research Will Save You Time 100
Check Out The Postcards 103
Get Your Bearings 104
Make Up Your Shot List 104
Key Technique: Division of Labour 105
Take the Tour 106
Hop-on, Hop-off 106
A Recce Will Set You Up 106
I Can't Get It All In... 108
One Is Not Enough 108
Build a Three Dimensional Reality 108
Think Collage, Shoot a Series 108
The Best Zoom Lens Is Your Own Two Feet 110
Use Your Feet, Not Your Zoom 110
Shooting Stuff 112
People 114
Get Yourself Shot – and Maybe Your Partner? 114
The Two Golden Rules of Getting Yourself Photographed 116
Use Your Friend as a Prop 118
Shooting Travel Portraits 120
External Portraits 127
Internal Portraits 130
Shooting Groups 134
High Noon Action: Street Shooting From the Hip 138
Shoot Wide 138
Set Things Up Front 138
Check Your Light 138
Shoot like a Film Director 143
You are there! 143
Tailor-Made People-Shooting Occasions 144
Should I or Shouldn't I? Paying For Photos 146
Street Entertainers and Local "Stars" 146
Where Problems Arise and What I Do 147
Landscapes 150
A Few General Points 150
Which Lens Should I Use? 153
Don't Forget the Foreground 154
"So What's This A Picture Of?" 156
Far Horizons 158
Use the Spirit Level, Luke 158
Where to Put the Horizon 158
"Well, it doesn't look very big to me " 160
Check Out Different Viewpoints 163
The Joy of Filters 164
One-dimensional light 164
The Graduated Path to Landscape Nirvana 168
Don't Be a Fair Weather Shooter 170
Grey Skies, Nothing but Grey Skies… 170
Landscape Subjects 173
Village or Town From Afar 173
Gardens and Parks 173
Waterfalls, Lakes and Streams 174
Islands 178
Sunsets 180
Shooting Wide: Panoramas 184
Urbanscapes 188
Find The Light -- And Some Great Colours -- And Shoot What's In It! 190
Shoot the Parts As Well As the Whole 193
Make Like a Movie Director 194
Urbanscape Subjects 196
Squares 199
Buildings 200
Markets 202
Shops 210
Interiors 216
Tripod Deprivation Syndrome 216
Shoot The Signs, Really 216
Palaces, Stately Homes 218
Far From the Madding Crowd -- Not! 218
Plan Ahead, Grab the Shot 218
Beat the Barriers 218
Look Upwards 220
Think Available Light 220
Settings: Go For Flexibility 220
You Need Support 220
What to Do With Windows 222
A Question of Balance 222
Don't Ignore the Gift Shop 222
Churches 225
Guerrilla Support Techniques 225
Lens Matters 225
On The Spot Research 227
Catch Candlelight Chances 227
Shooting the Nave 228
Be Sure To Explore 228
Stained Glass Windows 228
Check Other Areas 230
Restaurants, Cafes 232
Get the Name Outside 232
It's All About The Food 234
To Flash Or Not To Flash… 234
Close-Up Food Shooting 234
Brand Your Shots 237
Red Wine Trickery 237
The Golden Rule of Shooting Food in Restaurants 237
Ask the Waiter 238
Night Shots 240
Exposing At Night 242
City Skyline: Don't Burn Out 242
Bright City Lights 242
White Night Balance 244
Squares, Streets 246
In The Mood: Look For Light 246
Shooting the Action 248
Floodlit Buildings 250
Neon Signs 252
Don't Let the Neon Burn Out 253
A Final Few Words 255
You might like to check out my other book: 258
