How do you really record your holiday nicely? Reporter Lidian Boelens and photographer Kim Stellingwerf set off to find out how to take the perfect holiday photo with your phone.
Because tell yourself: you don’t want those memories like a blurry or crooked photo?
A good holiday photo is more than a snapshot. Make sure the photo tells a story. Where were you? What did you do? “A close-up of a beer in your hand with the view of the background, often says more than a single photo of, for example, a church without a church tower,” says Stellingwerf laughing.
Sounds simple, but it really makes a difference. A crooked horizon distracts from what you really want to show.
You can make the perfect family photo by letting your family walk a bit. “Let them laugh, look around, but especially everything except to the ground. It creates a spontaneous atmosphere, and you can see that in the photo.”
Shoot several photos in succession
“Just take several photos.” Choose the best later and just throw the rest away. Or use the ‘live’ function, then you can choose the most beautiful moment afterwards.
“I often hear people complaining when there are people in a photo, for example in an atmosphere of a nice street,” says Stelllingwerf. “But it often makes a holiday photo a lot more lively.” So show what the atmosphere is, what you tasted or heard. Try to take the experience with you in the image.
Selfies is still allowed, but give it a twist. For example, make a hole in the sand and photograph yourself through it. Or use the timer for a more spontaneous effect than that standard arm length photo and Duck Face.
See below the photo of Kim and Lidian.