Steps To Be a Travel Photographer

That’s how long it took the mouse to find the elevated area in a murky pool of water. I made the note on my clipboard, placed another mouse inside the pool and set the timer.

That used to be my job. Recording mice’s behavior in a research lab.

To say my job was boring would be the understatement of the year. I thought I was making a difference, I thought my years of studying neuroscience would bring me a more fulfilling job, I wanted to help people, but instead, I put mice in a pool.

After a trip abroad, it became clear to me that neuroscience was something I loved and I was interested in, and still am, but working in the field was not prolific.

. Passion And Borderline Obsession

Want to know the big difference between those who succeed and those who fail? It all comes down to the classic quote: “winners never quit and quitters never win.” Same goes for any type of photography or videography, especially travel videography.

Must. Love. Filming.

You really have to be dedicated to not only filming everything you do but also to traveling! You are not going to get a loyal following and earn money if you only travel once a year, to Hawaii, and that’s it

This lifestyle is something you have to live and breath by. If it is something that drives you, traveling and filming your ventures, then you will be doing it for love anyway, the money and the fame (fame?) will be a natural (happy) byproduct.

2. Inspiration VS. Mimicry

Some people will try to convince you that genius springs from a noble brow, that you must be highly skilled at birth and that no amount of training will make you an expert if you’re not already talented.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Your desire will guide you to your talent, and practice and mentorship will make you an expert, a genius, a pro.

Make YouTube your best friend and find your mentor. Watch other travel videographers and see what they do.

Pick and choose which pros you like the best and start practicing. Your own spin on what the experts do will spring naturally from your practice. Just find videographers you admire the most and turn your camera on.

I literally picked up my camera and started filming one day. And then I didn’t stop. Zero prior experience and no love for it since I was 12. I just felt a desire to film a bit of my month-long vacation in Indonesia, only to come home and leave immediately with a one-way ticket—I never stopped filming.