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A Lost Art: We Take a Nostalgic Look at Vintage Poster Prints

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A Lost Art: We Take a Nostalgic Look at Vintage Poster Prints

Ah, the golden age of travel—when flying by jet was a glamorous affair, complete with martinis and elegant airport lounges. Before Instagram influencers and travel bloggers, the industry had something even more captivating: vintage travel posters.

Featuring exotic destinations and stylish travelers, these works of art captured the zeitgeist. So, buckle your seatbelts (and tighten your cummerbunds) as we journey back in time to explore the fascinating lost art of poster prints.

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How to Take Better Travel Photos, Even if You Think You’re Terrible at Photography

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How to Take Better Travel Photos, Even if You Think You’re Terrible at Photography

A photo really does speak a thousand words and photography therefore allows you to tell a story of your travel adventures. They allow you to relive those special moments and preserve memories that may otherwise fade over time.

Of course a story is only as good as the author that writes it and if you are telling your story through images, your story will only be as good as your photography skills. So let’s look at a few simple tips that can make your travel stories really come alive through photographs.

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Luminar Neo: Achieve Impressive Photo Editing results with Little Effort or Time

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Luminar Neo: Achieve Impressive Photo Editing results with Little Effort or Time

As a travel blogger, it should come as no surprise that I take a lot of photos. But for every thousand photos I take (that’s basically one day’s worth!), I might only end up with a handful that are worthy enough to share with the world.

The biggest problem is photo editing, because this can be extremely time consuming. I tend to stick with basic edits because traditional photo editing software takes a long time to master and use if you’re diving into all available tools.

Now though, AI technology is entering the world of photo editing to make our lives easier. And I’m excited!

Luminar Neo, with its innovative AI-driven tools offers an easy-to-use photo editing software that provides novice photo editors the chance to easily create professional-looking images in just a few clicks, if not just a single click.

Many professional photographers have already reviewed Skylum’s popular new Luminar Neo photo editing software, but I’ve found these reviews go into extensive detail that can get a bit complicated to understand.

So I want to offer a more simplified beginner’s guide to Luminar Neo in laymen’s terms of what you can expect with this product and how it can help you start rescuing your images and allowing you to quickly and easily meet all your creative photography needs.

Because we all deserve the photos we see in our mind when we initially click the shutter!

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Complete a Travel Memory Book by the End of Your Trip? Yes, Please!

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Complete a Travel Memory Book by the End of Your Trip? Yes, Please!

On my first trip to Japan at 14, I got permission to take the family digital camera, and went truly overboard with photos. No-one could believe I returned home with … wait for it … 200 photos. Fastforward 20 years and we now take that many on our smartphones in less than an hour!

I got home from that trip, printed my favorites, and pulled out my scrapbook kit (glue, glitter, scissors – the whole thing!), to put together an amazing book of memories. And I’ve not completed a single scrapbook since.

Scrapbooking to preserve our travel memories is one of those things we’d all love to have time for, but unlike our 14 year old selves, as adults it’s a project we don’t have time to even begin. So our photos sit on harddrives, get buried in Facebook feeds, and we never have time to look at them again.

But what if you could finish a digital travel memory book BEFORE you even return from your trip? Something which was already designed for you, with very little time input, but produces an awesome product at the end? My friend Laura has you covered with her “On-the-Go Digital Travel Memory Book TOOLKIT”.

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12 Reasons Travelers Will Love the PowerVision S1 – World’s Smallest Smartphone Gimbal

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12 Reasons Travelers Will Love the PowerVision S1 – World’s Smallest Smartphone Gimbal

When it comes to travel essentials, there are none more important than your phone (your passport is strong competition though!). And when it comes to essentials for your phone, travelers need three main fundamentals; a sturdy phone case, headphones (because the whole plane doesn’t need to hear the soundtrack to Bridgerton), and a gimbal.

A gimbal is a handheld device that allows your camera to rotate smoothly along an axis, so you can take smooth travel video (without the camera shake). There are a million of them on the market, but only one which is truly worthwhile for travel.

The PowerVision S1 is a stylish and portable smartphone gimbal with easy magnetic mounting, AI tracking, gesture control for hands free recording, a built-in tripod, and a portable power bank with wireless phone charging, all packed into a compact device that fits in your pocket.

If you use your phone camera for travel photos and video, or take video calls when you’re abroad, the PowerVision S1 is a gamechanger. Here are 12 reasons you’ll love the world’s smallest smartphone gimbal.

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How Travel Photography Differs from Studio Photography

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How Travel Photography Differs from Studio Photography

Travel photography can be what you want it to be, but it’s often used as a way to express the feeling of a time and place, thereby allowing us to relive or share our special travel moments. Travel photography is spontaneous and ever-changing, the antithesis of studio photography which can largely be controlled by a photographer.

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Travel Photography Tips for Great Lighting

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Travel Photography Tips for Great Lighting

Photos may speak a thousand words, and tell rich stories, but an image contains so many technicalities the photographer composed to create the perfect setting. And one of those is lighting.

Lighting is different for travel photography than it is for other forms of the art. For instance, when shooting in a studio, you can control the light, but when out in the field, you have to plan according to sunlight.

It’s almost impossible for a traveler to move between destinations with bulky gear like large reflectors and flashes, and sometimes you’ll have a very limited window of time before the lighting disappears. So, with these challenges in mind, what are some basic tips for achieving great lighting?

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The Laptop Strap: Travelers Will Love This Camera Strap for Your Laptop

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The Laptop Strap: Travelers Will Love This Camera Strap for Your Laptop

As a young traveler on my first flight trip, I made the mistake of taking a very bulky carry-on. I had no idea how narrow the aisles were on the plane and how tight the storage space would be underneath the seats. This made for a less than pleasant experience as my big laptop bag (which also doubled as my purse) overlapped onto the arm rests of passengers and embarrassed me all the way to my seat.

Thankfully I’ve learned so much since that first flight. As a writer, I need to always keep my laptop readily available (much like my partner, who needs to keep his camera ready as a photographer).

But more bags equals more problems, so 9 times out of 10 I just end up carrying my device in the crook of my arm. It was less than ideal, but it was better than bulky baggage, right? That is, until I discovered The Laptop Strap! It’s the perfect way to carry a laptop for any traveler.

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Looking to Expand Your Photography Gear? Don’t Miss These Tips!

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Looking to Expand Your Photography Gear? Don’t Miss These Tips!

Are you looking to expand your photography gear kit but don’t know where to start? Everybody who has a camera, sooner or later, wants a better one. And why not? Upgrading your tools is a must for leveling up your photography career.

To help you buy the right gear, we’ve compiled a list of useful photography gear buying tips. Take a look and make an informed buying decision.

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Wondershare Filmora Review: Best Video Editor Everyone Can Use (The Easy Way to Make Travel Videos)

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Wondershare Filmora Review: Best Video Editor Everyone Can Use (The Easy Way to Make Travel Videos)

I stopped making travel videos 5 years ago. I gave up because editing took too long and ultimately became too hard. It was overwhelming trying to learn complicated features, I was always so confused about music, and I could never get the effects and transitions working the way I wanted.

However I’m excited to say that I’m inspired to get back into it again, having discovered Filmora Video editor which is the holy grail of easy video editing!

It’s an amazing video editor for both Mac and Windows, which comes with huge libraries of music, transitions, effects, elements, titles, and very cool templates (like split screens) you can literally just drag and drop. It’s so easy to create amazing, epic travel videos with your footage, without a learning curve (it literally only took me 5 minutes to learn it), that beginners can look professional, and professionals can spend less time editing.

Better yet, it’s free to initially download!

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