Calderon_Sarah_Realworld

= Photography in the Real World ~Travel Photography =

Travel Photographers typically take photos of destinations or beautiful locations as a way to advertise these places. As one website in my research suggested, “ Travel photographers must be able to tell stories about people and places around the world.” Typically, these photographers will have a bachelor's degree education and on average make about $35,000/yr. As a photographer in this field, you shoot photos based on your clients needs. If they are trying to advertise a resort, you would take photos of and around the resort, showcasing the beautiful location and what the resort offers. Depending on the mood the client wishes the convey about a place, the photographer needs to capture this same mood in order to attract customers. In some cases, the photographer may have to work to include their photos into a poster, brochure, postcard, t-shirt, etc., meaning they would have to work with Graphic Designers and manufacturers to create final products. Also, while some photographers are employed be a certain business or media (ex. National Geographic), many can freelance between different jobs.

Foggy, Small Town- Duowen Chen Paper Lanterns...-Matt Stabile Man with Donkeys...-Mikdlav Mirchev

I’m interested in Travel Photography because it provides a way to see parts of the world we wouldn’t have even seen before. For my project, I would love to take pictures of downtown Waukesha, as if I was creating a travel brochure of it; my pictures in this series would show different views from the Riverwalk to the shops to the signs and art. These photos would have very little editing besides reducing any glare and would capture the older architecture throughout the city. I would also like to capture to “guitar town” feel of the cities by taking pictures of music shops, signs, and posters. My concept behind this is to imagine images of Waukesha being used in a brochure; although it's very close to Pewaukee, a lot of people have never walked by the river or gone inside any of the shops there. With Waukesha being an older city, the architecture of many of their government building, churches, etc. is much different than Pewaukee. Overall, I would just like to capture the old charm of downtown Waukesha through this series of photos.

Sources: https://photographyicon.com/jobs/travel-photography/ http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2014/entries/247763/view/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/category/travel-photography-2/ http://mirchevphotography.com/gallery/greece-travel-photography/