9 Camera Accessories That Will Directly Enhance Your Travel Photography

It’s time to up your photography game! Here are 9 camera accessories that will not only enhance your travel photography but are travel-friendly too!

1. a camera remote

Who has time to keep running back and forth to your camera when using self-timer? Use a remote to trigger your camera while you pose!

Get it here for $8.49.

2. A Travel-Friendly Tripod

Because it’s much easier to photograph yourself with a tripod when you’re traveling solo. This tripod is light, fits in your backpack, transforms into a selfie stick and comes with a Bluetooth remote!

Get it here for $125.

3. A Portrait lens

A portrait lens like this one mimics the human eye and can keep your subject sharp with the background and foreground blurry. The blurry part is what you call shallow depth of field. That’s the stuff you want!

Get it for $125.

4. A Wide Angle lens

Fit a lot more of what you see in person with a wide angle lens like this one. A wide angle lens allows you to get a wide shot without having to step too far back. It creates interesting, “stretched” distortions at the edges of the photos if you’re going for that effect.

Get it here for $149.

5. A Bubble Leveler

Because unintentionally oblique horizons are a distraction and can take away from the visual impact of the photos you work so hard to create. Place this little guy on the hot shoe of your camera and you’re guaranteed to have straight horizons photos.

Get it here for $8.99.

6. White Balance Cards

Ever wondered why the color of your photos look “off” straight from the camera? Or why the skin tones look weird? That’s because correct your white balance are incorrect. Use these little guys to fix it! If you don’t know how to use these guys, there’s countless of quick tutorials online. It’s really easy!

Get it here for $7.99.

7. Neutral Density Filters

Have you seen those images of waterfalls or babbling brooks look so soft and creamy? Photographers use these guys! They block off some light from entering your lens so you can shoot at a much longer shutter speed to achieve the soft textures of moving water. This is perfect if you love shooting landscapes.

Get it here for $10.99.

8. Microfiber Cleaning Cloths

Because what’s the point if your lens is dirty, right? Can’t get a clean shot like this with specs on your lens.

Get it here for $5.99.

9. Adobe Lightroom CC

If you haven’t harnessed the power of Adobe Lightroom, you will be blown away. There’s no other program like it and after you use it, you don’t know where your photography would be without it. And it’s user-friendly!

Get it here for $10/month.

And that’s what I recommend for travel-friendly camera accessories! It’s always the small, overlooked accessories that make the biggest difference. I own a version of all these items and they make the biggest difference in my photography. Also, I don’t claim that the travel bloggers of the photos above use the accessories I mentioned but I  do know that using those accessories can help you achieve their looks. Comment below if it was useful to you and share it with your photography friends!

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