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Travel Photography Hacks and Gear Tips

In these two videos travel photographers Brendan van Son shares some of his hacks for travel photography gear – how to go lighter and spend less money.

In this first one he offers eight photography hacks to help you while you’re out on the road:

  1. Welding glass as a neutral density filter
  2. Macro extension tubes instead of a macro lens
  3. 2x teleconverter to extend the range of your lenses
  4. Tripod/monopod combination (he mentions he uses one of the 3-Legged Thing models)
  5. Trigger Trap remote release
  6. Camera cap case
  7. WiFi EyeFi memory cards
  8. The Crop Sensor advantage

Watch the whole video to see how you can use those tips to your advantage when travelling.

In this second video he talks about different camera strap options and which is the best for travel photography.

The strap he mentions is the Indigo Marble designer sling.

Some other options are:

Do you have any other tips for hacking your travel photography bag? Please share with us in the comments below. What goodies have you found?

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Darlene Hildebrandt
Darlene Hildebrandt

is an educator who teaches aspiring amateurs and hobbyists how to improve their skills through free articles on her website Digital Photo Mentor and online photography classes. She also teaches all about photo editing using Lightroom, Photoshop, and Luminar Neo and has courses available on all three.

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