Which 2 lenses are the best for a travelling photographer?
My special guest for today’s show is Andrew Gibson. He is one amazing Guy! He is an author with over 20 photography books, he lived on a cruise ship for six years and he will inspire us with an amazing image of the Forbidden City in China! He is also here to share what are the best 2 lenses to bring when travelling. Are you ready for all of this?
Don’t forget that Andrew got a special deal with his new eBook “Mastering Lenses”.
Let’s jump right into the show and enjoy.
Share – 6 years in a cruise ship
Inspire – The Forbidden City in China
Create – The best travel lenses you can travel with
Brent & Johny
In this episode:
(01:53) - Working in a cruise ship for 6 years
(03:29) - Traveled to over 70 countries
(04:08) - Amazing image from the Forbidden City
(06:46) - Best way to go to the Forbidden City
(08:10) - Equipment used
(10:56) - The best 2 travel lenses you can travel with
(11:10) - Prime lens for the Fujifilm XT1
(14:24) - New book – Mastering Lenses
Show Notes:
Mastering Lenses - HERE>>>
Working in a cruise ship for 6 years
- an internet manager
- internet café in the ship
- visit a lot of places
- traveled to over 70 countries
Amazing image from the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
- used a tripod
- long exposure
- nice and smooth water in the foreground
- typical Chinese Architecture
Best way to go to the Forbidden City:
- get there early when it opens at 9 in the morning
- the place is relatively empty for a couple of hours
- later on the day it’ll be filled with people
Equipment used:
- Fujifilm XT1
- 18 mm lens
- carbon fiber tripod
- 2-3 minute long exposure
- F8 or F11 aperture
The best 2 travel lenses you can travel with
1. 14 mm F2.8 lens
- Around 21 mm in focal length
- Wide angle for getting landscape and scene
2. 35 mm F1.4 lens
- Around 21 mm in focal length
- The standard lens for full framed like portrait
- Great lens for street photography
New book – Mastering Lenses
1. Part of it is a buying guide
- For people or photographers want to buy a new lens for their camera
- For people unsure which lens to buy
- Point people in the right direction to explain WHAT or WHY there are many lens
- How to put together a good selection of lenses without spending too much money
2. Part of it is the creative side and inspiration
- The lens is the eye of the camera
- The lens determines the way that the camera seize the scene
- Inspire and teach people how to get out of the best of a wide angle lens
- Emphasis on learning to get out of the best equipment that you already have
Which 2 lenses are the best for a travelling photographer?
My special guest for today’s show is Andrew Gibson. He is one amazing Guy! He is an author with over 20 photography books, he lived on a cruise ship for six years and he will inspire us with an amazing image of the Forbidden City in China! He is also here to share what are the best 2 lenses to bring when travelling. Are you ready for all of this?
Don’t forget that Andrew got a special deal with his new eBook “Mastering Lenses”.
Let’s jump right into the show and enjoy.
Share – 6 years in a cruise ship
Inspire – The Forbidden City in China
Create – The best travel lenses you can travel with
Brent & Johny
I want to
make
money from
my
photography
I want to
learn to take
stunning
Portrait
image
learn to take
amazing
Landscape
pictures
In this episode:
(01:53) - Working in a cruise ship for 6 years
(03:29) - Traveled to over 70 countries
(04:08) - Amazing image from the Forbidden City
(06:46) - Best way to go to the Forbidden City
(08:10) - Equipment used
(10:56) - The best 2 travel lenses you can travel with
(11:10) - Prime lens for the Fujifilm XT1
(14:24) - New book – Mastering Lenses
Episode Highlights:
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Share - RV'ing cross country with 1 new husband & 2 cats for 6 months.
- Dream during college to drive an RV across Canada
- 2009 got remarried and made that dream come true
- Travelled across Canada and the US
- Covered 29 states and 5 provinces for 6 months in 27,000 kilometers
- Bisbee, Southern Arizona
- Savannah, Georgia
- Philadelphia
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Inspire - New Orleans Mule Kiss
- Love to talk to people and get their stories before photographing them
- Part of photography is being in the right place at the right time with the right lens
- Be ready for whatever comes up
Create - How to overcome your fear of photographing complete strangers.
- Go with the group
- Photo walk or photography tour
- Join a photography club
- Find a partner or a group to go out with
- Start easy like going to a festival or a parade
- Make an effort to communicate and connect with people
- Step outside of your comfort zone
- Your next learning and growth is on the other side