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More than just happy snappers, these four
professional photographers nominate their favourite images
for us, and explain how they achieved the perfect shot.
Over the course of nine trips in the past seven years, I’ve
fallen in love with Cambodia, its incredible temples and
amazing people. Sharing this special place with a great
group of people who love to travel and love to take photos is
the highlight of my year, and this photo is a lovely reminder
of how photographing in Cambodia is full of happy surprises
and great moments.
We teach a range of photography classes for all levels
and offer yearly photography tours to Myanmar, Bhutan and
Cambodia. When I’m teaching, especially on a tour, I spend
most of my time helping with technical settings, explaining
how to best use the available light and demonstrating how to
get more creative with shots. We make a final photo book with
everyone’s best shots after the tour!
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BAOBAB PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL
Photographer: Karen Lucas
This was taken during last year’s photography tour to the
Angkor temples around Siem Reap and the nearby village
communities. We’d just arrived and were the only visitors at
Preah Khan, a fabulous temple to explore and photograph at
dawn, and we noticed the pretty sunrise over the surrounding
countryside. After I explained which technical settings to use
to capture the scene, I noticed that all the photographers were
lined up and realised they’d make a great silhouette. I asked
them to turn sideways and
voil
à! – a great souvenir for everyone.
A low ISO of 320 helped to ensure great image quality and a
wide aperture of f4 blurred the background. I underexposedby -2
stops to make the silhouettes darker and added a Cloudy White
Balance to boost the yellows and oranges of the sky. For the
finishing touch, I increased contrast and vibrancy in Lightroom.