Travelogue Creator

I am really keen on bringing with me everywhere I travel a “sports, action, rugged” camera. This category of compact digital camera, are light, tough, water and dust proof. They are so handy for many occasions when my main DSLR or camera phone are at risk of getting damaged or drown at sea.

The last few years has brought on a ever growing collection of sport cameras from most manufacturers. Then the other favour of action camera ar...

The world is a big place with lots of beautiful scenery and cities for us to explore and take pictures and videos. As you prepare your next trip, you may be wondering how and where do I find those awesome photos and how do you seek them out?

I know many of us love to explore and find random surprises during our holidays to photograph. Now that's a great buzz when you chance to come across an unusual and interesting place to take a ...

The fact most travelers have the capability to shoot video is an invitation for us to give it a try. Yet it seems we take very little on our vacations. Shooting video clips on our holidays seems to be an afterthought for most travellers. I want to change that, and make your travel videos stand out.

Well it’s time put video shoot...

I had a chance to do an interview with Joanne, a sailor doing America’s Great Loop with her husband David and their dog.  She has been writing a travel blog since they left Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada many months ago.

Their journey took them across the Great Lakes to Chicago, where the mast was taken off and trucked down to the Gulf of Mexico. With too many low bridges, they did the route down to the mouth of Mississippi River by ...

For those of you wishing to create a travelogue of your holidays in a website blog format, here are the basic concepts to help you sort it out. This article covers what a beginner needs to know to decide if this is the method they prefer to post and share their travels with family, friends and the world. (It also can be applied to other blog and website projects)

This method of recording your vacation adventures is not the easiest ...

Cell phones have many advantages for a world traveler and
the obvious one is size and convenience .

When I travel, there certainly is compromise in what I bring and how available that equipment is to capture what I see. A smartphone that fits in your po...

Photo light sources on your holidays will be many things, let me briefly cover the basics.

In the daytime, the sun would be a traveling photographer's main source of illumination. At night and indoors we encounter many types of artificial lights so even a fire pit could light your shot. You have little control over these light sources so here is how I work with what there is on my vacations.

Wor...

You are back from your trip and the photos are sitting there in memory on your home computer HD.  Make a slideshow! It’s easy and works well to build that travelogue story you have of your favourite holiday adventures.

Refrain from showing random shots,
or everything you took. Boring!

There are many ways to put together a slideshow, from just showing a folder of pix to a full-blown production. (Including ...

You are about to head out the door on a holiday, camera at the ready. So what does one take on a vacation? Well most of us shoot a collection of random photos and videos as we go along over the span of our trip.

Sometimes this works and when we arrive home there is a travelogue show we can cobble together, other times there is too much of one day and less of another. What is left to work with could be disjointed and may not produce...

Taking photographs at a travel destination in the winter can be challenging yet rewarding.  One may see fewer photogenic subjects, but they can be found and be quite enjoyable to shoot with a little preparation.

Whether you go to Alaska, Argentina, or the Alps here are some basic facts you need to be aware of when setting out to photograph or shoot video in cold weather countries.

If you dress for the weather and pack a few extra i...

When you get home from your holidays, within the first week there are three important things I strongly recommend you do with your travel photo and video files.

What I ask is rather simple and takes maybe 30 minutes of your time.

1.       Backup – make 2 -3 copies of originals, store in different physical locations

2.       Quick Edit – delete, fix, resize

3.       Sort – group, rename, tag, and catalog

Usually we get home after a ...

Moments are fleeting, so when you want to capture that special moment on your travels, you need to have something to record it at the ready. Carry a camera with you everywhere. Don’t come back again from another amazing trip with only memories and regrets.

What I’d like you to consider is not coming home with a sad face, thinking oh I should have taken that shot, or maybe next time we go I'll get that picture, or I'll remember that...

Can one take the perfect photo and what would it look like? This conceptual topic is rather subjective with part proven technique, part aesthetic sensibility and part gut instinct.

Before you shoot, think for a second about what you are trying to say visually. There was a reason you reached for that camera, and what was it?

I discuss on the podcast and traveloguecreator.com these points to improve your odds of getting a great image...

You booked the trip and now you are dreaming of the adventure and counting the days. Your awesome vacation will have photo opportunities, so you need to bring a camera. Who knows what you might find on your journey. Don't waste those weeks before you leave.

Be prepared for success by doing a bit of planning and maintenance.

There is nothing worse than being on the trip of a lifetime and having your camera...

Most of us travel on our holidays with a camera or two (or three). When the time comes to purchase the ultimate picture/video capturing device, the choices can be daunting.

Buying a camera, like with most things, is a process of asking yourself, “What do I need to get good results?” You would wish for a camera that performs well and one you are willing to haul around on your holidays.

Here is a list of the main points I consider wh...

Documenting and sharing your travels has become a favourite pastime for many and currently it comes in many forms. Some formats are hardcopy other new means are digital. They all have pros and cons depending on how you wish to communicate your travel experience. Here are the main types of travelogue formats that we have to choose from:

HARDCOPY

You have what I call hardcopy, you can hol...

When going on a trip there are four main areas to focus on to create content and package your vacation memories to share them successfully. Be it just a Facebook post of pictures or a big beautiful travel video, you need to think out these steps as you move through the process of creating a successful travelogue story of your holidays.

We will discuss all the detailed aspects of these steps over time on this site. To start, here is...

We are motivated as travelers to share our experiences for many reasons. Grand adventures make for great content (even the mishaps) in a travelogue. Our stories of exotic trips are unique and personal. Your friends and family can relate and enjoy your trekking tales. Even worldly travelers can learn from your experiences when they research future destinations. Just look at why travelers go to Trip Advisor.

Your travel experiences c...

What is Travelogue Creator All About?   -  This is a website to learn how to share your holiday travels with friends and family…and the world! There is a story in every trip and we want to teach you how to make a travelogue* of the best ones. By definition this is a documentary style record of your experiences while traveling. This was originally done as a written diary for hundreds of years. We will expand on that and get into the...