{Tips on:} Documenting & Traveling by Ky

You may or may not know I have a slight obsession with multiple births & traveling. Since I'm also recovering from wanderlust, I decided to ask one of the traveling triplets to guest post today. This flybird has been & lived in many places all over the globe. She is now settled in California, where she & her husband work together in their very own production company.
Follow along her adventures, you'll fall in love!
p.s. For more photography tips check the photo blog
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my name is kylie from the flybird.
i'm a sun chaser and vagabond who loves to document the world around me.
i married my best friend and have been traveling and having adventures ever since.

so how do you document it all and still have fun?
don't let the pressure of achieving the perfect composition
get you down - and especially don't let your comparison to other's work
make you feel inadequate to do what you love.
take photos for YOU. and for the right reasons. you'll be glad you did.

throughout my travels and day to day life, my SLR camera is a go-to item.
i don't plan photos in advance - i just pop it out when the moment is right.
that right moment has nothing to do with much other than my excitement.
if something inspires me, it's probably going to end up on my memory card.

flybird tips & tricks to staying inspired thru photos:

1. lighting - know the golden hour. the blue hour. the good times to be outside taking photos, and the bad. it makes a HUGE difference - lighting is everything. if it's blazing hot with sun straight above and glaringly bright light, fohgittaboutit. understand the the elements to capture what you envision.

2. a partner in crime - the key here is to have someone who is willing to take photos. of you. that's right, i said it. my husband is perfect for that. you'd be surprised at what a man can do with a little direction. what's more exciting is those moments when he himself comes up with everything - all his idea (as seen above). it's a creative process and if your partner isn't as interested, tough luck and say hello to self portraits! gratefully, my husband obliges much of the time to making my imaginations come to life in a photo.

3. wide angle lens - who said arm shots weren't cool? for those of us who shoot primarily with fixies (50 mm lenses) you know the hassle of taking that cute kissy photo with your lover squeeze and getting nothing but a blurry cheek and smashed nose. bummer. try a wide angle or fish eye - it adds a fun dynamic and look to the photo and for some reason 99% of the time ends up looking cool at some level.

4. feetsies - oh the places, you'll go! your feet tell the story. plus, i'm kinda obsessed with feetsie photos. clothed or naked. they're cute.

5. surroundings - see something new. discover a new place. get a little lost. travel a bit. be awkward and snap photos of strangers and don't feel weird about it. get up close and personal to detail. you'll be glad you did.

xoxo,
Kylie