This article aims to do exactly that - guiding you through bags, digital storage for your photographs, portable printers, and tripods – and in turn helping you to get the most out of your digital camera while traveling.
Let’s get started right away and tell you all you need to know about some of the most essential digital photography equipment available!
Keeping It All Together
A good quality bag is probably the single most significant piece of gear you will buy for your photography on the go. You don’t have to limit yourself to a single bag either – it may be a good idea to invest in two bags of varying size so that you don’t have to take a large bag when you only need a few key items at hand.
The Tamrac 5314 Travel Zoom 4 camera bag
Make sure you choose a bag that has adequate storage space for all your equipment, including your laptop if you have one. CompuTrekker, Tamrac, and Tenba all offer excellent quality backpacks capable of housing cameras, accessories and a laptop with considerable ease. Lowepro and Tamrac also offer bags with wheels that you can pull along behind you if you prefer.
Tripods For The Traveler
Tripods seem to be coming in smaller shapes and sizes all the time, so taking one with your on your journey can remain hassle-free.
They’re getting lighter all the time too - tripods like the Hakuba HG-504MX and Slik Pro 700 DX support your camera while being constructed from carbon-fibers, allowing you to keep your images sharp without having to drag a lot of excess weight around.
There are even mini-tripods available like the Sunpack 1001 and Q-Pod from Giottos, both small enough to fit in a pocket.
Multiple Memory Cards
Taking multiple memory cards with you could save you a lot of hassle and help to avoid situations where you will run out of space to take more photos.
It’s a good idea to have at least two 512MB to 1GB memory cards, maybe more depending on how frequently you snap photos. It’s also important to remember that even though they are reliable, memory cards are small and can be easily lost or damaged, which brings us to the next section of this article.
Backup Your Photos For Security
What could be more disappointing than losing all of your photos from a trip because you didn’t back them up? To stop this from happening it is advisable to make at least one backup of the photos on your memory cards each day, but backups can also be damaged so the more the better!
The Micro Solutions RoadStor 401010 CD-RW Burner
Backing up your photos can be as simple as copying them to the hard drive on your laptop, and burning them to CD or DVD is a good idea too. If you don’t have a laptop then using portable hard drives such as the Delkin eFilm PicturePAD and Kanguru Media X-change, or portable CD-burners like the Micro Solutions RoadStor and EZDigiMagic DM220-S CD-R Burner can be an excellent choice for creating backups.
Portable Printing
Why wait until you get back from your trip to make prints of your photos? With portable photo printers such as the Canon CP-300, HiTi Photo Printer Transphotable, and Olympus P-10 Digital you can create 4x6-inch prints of your favorite photos before you venture back home without having to carry a huge printer around with you! These compact devices are able to create some excellent-quality prints.
The Canon CP 300 thermal photo printer
Conclusion
As you can see, there are many useful pieces of equipment designed with the traveling photographer in mind, and with any luck you will have no problem deciding what equipment can best benefit you the next time you travel.
Once you have decided what you need for your next trip then it’s time to find a suitable bag to house all your gear and keep your trip an organized one so that you can concentrate on enjoying the moment and taking some excellent photos to capture your memories!
sources: www.Basic-Digital-Photography.com
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