Capturing the Beauty of the UAE: Photography Tips for Travelers

Travel photos are taken for later sale or just as a keepsake.

Travel photos are taken for later sale or just as a keepsake. Realistic, vivid, and original images enrich your adventure. After all, who doesn’t want beautiful shots from hot locations like Dubai? In this article, we will give some useful tips for high-quality photographs if you are traveling to the UAE.

Travel photos are taken for later sale or just as a keepsake.

1 Make a route

Open Google Maps and map out the route you will follow. The best place to start is in Dubai Marina (yes, it’s a bit poppy, but it’s incredibly beautiful there).

If you go to a place where there is no Internet, it is better to use other services that allow you to download maps and use them offline.

And it is even easier to go on some special tour in rented cars. These tours depend on the country of arrival – for example, if we take the UAE, then the most popular activity there now is a dubai desert buggy tour. Travelers rent buggies and go to the desert to take gorgeous photos in the sand dunes at sunset or sunrise. Renting a car is beneficial for such trips. First, you can’t get there on foot. And secondly, it is safe and convenient.

Open Google Maps and map out the route you will follow.

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2 Always carry your camera with you

To become a good travel photographer, two things are required: the ability to use a camera and the habit of carrying a camera at the ready. In Dubai, there are interesting sights on every corner (there are more than 500 interesting spots for photos). If you travel in a hired car, you can take everything needed with you.

Note that you don’t need the most expensive camera to shoot landscapes and architecture. If you know how to shoot, you can get good shots even on a smartphone or compact camera. Start by learning the relationship between ISO, shutter speed, and aperture. As a result, your photos will become significantly better.

To become a good travel photographer, two things are required: the ability to use a camera and the habit of carrying a camera at the ready.

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3 Get up early

A piece of advice that never gets old: get up early and stay up late. It gets dark quite early in the UAE, so if you want a photo against the backdrop of city lights, then you don’t have to wait until late at night. Light, which is very important for photography, will be optimal at dawn and an hour before sunset. At this time, the photos are obtained with a small contrast and a pleasant warm tint. You can rent a car and drive into the desert at sunset to capture some very beautiful shots. On a rented car, you can also arrange a photo shoot in the city at night – neon signs will look very advantageous with a rented Lamborghini or Bentley. Shooting early will allow you to avoid crowds if you plan to shoot tourist attractions. Evening and night shooting should be done with a tripod. Then, you will avoid blurring and get the opportunity to use slow shutter speeds.

if you want a photo against the backdrop of city lights, then you don’t have to wait until late at night.

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4 Style your photoshoot

Specializing in one niche, the photographer acquires his own unique style. It makes photos recognizable and allows you to accurately determine the shooting equipment – you will no longer carry a large bag with lenses. As a result, you will get a portfolio with a clear stylistic vector. It’s a great idea to rent a cool car and drive around the sunrise city. The shots are unforgettable. You can rent a cool vehicle, such as a cadillac uae, and make a short trip. It is very comfortable to drive through the city in a hired car and take photos in different locations.

Specializing in one niche, the photographer acquires his own unique style.

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5 Learn the rules of composition (then break them)

If you have already studied the camera settings, then proceed to study the rules of composition – special algorithms that allow you to get balanced photos. The most common is the rule of thirds. To understand it, you need to mentally divide your image into 9 equal parts so that two horizontal and two vertical lines intersect. To make it easier to apply the rule of thirds, you can turn on the grid display in the settings of your camera or smartphone. Experienced photographers do not need to enable this grid. When building a composition, control the balance of the frame, the objects that are in the background, as well as the compatibility of colors.

The UAE is one of the most photogenic countries for making video and photo content. So do not miss the opportunity to take advantage of our tips and take your best shots in this wonderful country.