Bicycle Touring Photography.pdf

B Paul Jeuissen

Biccle Bic cle Tuin Tuin

PhoTogrAPhy A quick uide t takin bette pictues

ouring P hoTograPhy hoTograPhy Paul Jeurissen Bicycle T ouring

Table Table  cntents cntents 3

Introduction

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Leading line

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Camera technique

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Solo cyclists Diagonal lines

Keep your camera nearby Bright colors

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Hotel rooms

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Humor

26

Kids

8

Get of your bike Meeting the locals

27

Self portraits

28

Rule of thirds

10

Switchbacks

29

Edit

11

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Photo backup

31

Camera equipment

15

Pictures of your bike Converging lines Keep it simple Scanning the road Depth o feld

16

Panning

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Publishing your photos Copyright

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Continuous mode

36

Model release

18

Sense of scale

37

Magazine submissions

19

Rest stops

38

Commercial submissions

20

Camping

39

About Paul Jeurissen

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Camera standpoint

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Conclusion

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1/1600 sec. at /10, ISo 640

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Photographic inspiration Travel Travel photograp photography hy tips

North India

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Intductin Via u biccles we exple te wld; meetin new peple, expeiencin dieent cultues and idin tu sme  te eatest eatest scene n eat. ea t. We take pts t sw iends and emembe u adventues et ten u imaes dn’t dn’t d justice t wat we expeienced duin te tip. Te st pat  tis bk bk cves cves basic ideas and tips n n w t t impve impve u cclin pictues, plus pvides links t a numbe  te inspiatinal ptapes. Since u’ll want t ptap me tan just u bike, it als ecmmends vaius tavel, landscape and ptait pt tip websites. Te secnd sectin cntains inmatin n submittin imaes t maazines and cmpanies - includin sme basic w-t’s, pitalls t watc ut  and inmatin n ettin u imaes publised. Pts and text cpit © 2012 Paul Jeuissen & gace Jnsn. All its eseved.

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Camea tecnique Tis bk assumes tat u knw te basic camea tecniques  sutte speed, expsue, fas, fas, ISo, etc. etc. I u dn’t dn’t undestand tem, ten ceck ut: Diital Ptap Scl Abut.cm - Ptap

1/640 sec. at /5.3, ISo 200

South India

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Paul Jeurissen Bicycle T ouring P hoTograPhy

Sl cclists Altu tis bk is witten m a cuple’s pespective a numbe  tips suc as ‘pictues  u bike’ and ‘dept  eld’ can be put int pactice b sl cclists. F bette cmpsed sts, cnside investin in a emte cntl. Te imae it was made b settin up te camea tipd, ten decidin at wic pint I wanted t ptap us bicclin. I maked it wit a small twi and we set . Upn eacin te twi – I pessed te emte cntl buttn t et te st.

1/1600 sec. at /4.5, ISo 200

North India

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Dianal lines Te dianal line  tis deset ad elps daw te viewe’s ee tu te imae. It als adds a sense  actin and a dnamic lk t te pt. T take a slanted ad st, stp u patne and ave tem wait wile u seac  an inteestin camea pespective. once u ave und it, eite just sinal t u patne t stat pedalin aain s tat u can take tei pictue.

1/400 sec. at /10, ISo 200

American Southwest

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hum Keep an ee ut  umus situatins. Te mit nt seem unn at te time but atewads tese pictues usuall tun ut t be avites.

1/125 sec. at /2.8, ISo 100

America

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get  u bike Wen u cme t a view wit a i ‘WW!’ act, et  u bike and stat seacin  an even bette standpint. yu can ten nd it in te m  an inteestin eund bject,  unusual camea anle. Te exta time spent usuall tanslates int a eat pictue tat u will want t an n u wall wen u et me.

1/200 sec. at /7.1, ISo 200

American Southwest

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Meetin te lcals It’s alwas un t meet new peple but w d u snap tei pt witut tem lkin sti and awkwad? Fist  all, dn’t stat clickin awa immediatel. Instead take te time t et t knw tem. have u patne stat a cnvesatin wit tem. I u dn’t ave a cmmn lanuae, sw tem wee u ae n u map. yu can take tei pictues nce te ae elaxed and pain me attentin t u iend tan u camea.

1/500 sec. at /5.6, ISo 200

South India

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Switcbacks Sue u want t take a pictue  te entie dwnill, but w nt als zm in n te switcbacks? Bee eadin dwn, pint ut t u patne te spts wee u want t ptap tem. Tat wa te will knw wic sectins te suld slw dwn in,  even ead back t ccle a secnd time.

1/320 sec. at /9, ISo 200

Morocco

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Pictues  u bike A bike is me tan just a metal ame wit ubbe ties – it’s u tavellin patne s  cuse u want t take pts  it. An eas wa t d tat is t lk  buildins wit clul decatins. Place u biccle nea te decatin  paintin, peeabl aainst a sectin  plain cled wall, and snap awa.

1/2500 sec. at /2.8, ISo 200

Thailand

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Cnvein lines rads tat stat wide and end in a pint (cnvein lines) ive u imae a tee dimensinal eect. T empasize te eect, t stin wit a wide anle lens.

1/2000 sec. at /4.5, ISo 200

Morocco

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Keep it simple Decide beeand wat te sub ject  u imae is. In tis pt, it’s te cclist talkin wit te kids. once u knw wat te subject is, mve aund until all  te distactin bjects suc as sins and cas ae ut  te ame. Tat’s because elements tat dn’t cntibute t te pictue just make it wse. B keepin it simple, u make it clea t te viewe wat te imae is abut.

1/160 sec. at /6.3, ISo 200

South India

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Scannin te ad Wen u cme acss a beautiul stetc  ad, st scan it t nd te pint m wic u want t ptap te bicclist. Next, lk past te camea t see i u patne is appacin tat pint. yu ae nw pepaed and can pus te sutte buttn at te it mment.

1/640 sec. at /6.3, ISo 200

Scotland

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Dept  ield Te subject  tis pt is te bike leanin aainst te ad sin. Untunatel, nt all  te plants in te backund wee een and tivin – bwn and dead was me like it. B settin te camea t a small dept  eld it blued te ul backund, tus placin even me attentin n te eund subject. Stin wit a small dept  eld is als elpul wen takin ptaits  ellw cclists w ae standin in nt  bus, distactin backunds.

1/800 sec. at /1.8, ISo 3200

Laos

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Pannin

Speed

T stin wit a slw sutte speed and mvin te camea wit te subject. Tis tecnique is called ‘pannin’. It elps i u stat pannin bee u click te sutte and cntinue pannin ate u ave taken te pictue. Via pannin, te cclist is in cus et te backund is blued. Tis ceates a eelin  speed and mtin. Nte: Tis is a un eect t st but it des take quite a bit  time and pactice t et te desied pt.

1/60 sec. at /7.1, ISo 400

American Southwest

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Cntinuus mde Use te camea in cntinuus mde wen u want t captue smene speedin past, as tis inceases u cances  ettin a well cmpsed st. F example in tis pt I was able t captue te cclist just entein te pt ame since cntinuus mde was alead unnin.

1/320 sec. at /9, ISo 200

American Southwest

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Sense  Scale Muntains ae ue and desets vast, s w d u bin te enmit  te landscape t u pt? B steppin wa back and zmin in n a subject  knwn size - te bike. As u can see in te pictue te cclist ives a sense  scale t te landscape.

1/500 sec. at /9, ISo 200

American Southwest

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rest stps W nt take exta est stps in caacteistic / beautiul places? Te sue make eat pt pptunities.

1/500 sec. at /11, ISo 200

South India

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Campin Wen takin campin pts, spend sme exta time studin w u patne lks tu te camea viewnde. Ae te kneelin dwn t adjust a tent zippe  just bendin ve wit tei butt in te ai? give diectins suc as “dn’t lean ve, bend at u knees”  “tun aund a bit s tat I can see u ace” s tat u et bette pictues.

1/200 sec. at /7.1, ISo 200

American Southwest

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Camea standpint Instead  just stin m ee eit, t takin a pictue wile ldin te camea abve u ead,  wile lin dwn n te ad. Canin te camea standpint makes a bi dieence t w te pt nall tuns ut.

1/1250 sec. at /5.6, ISo 200

Morocco

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Leadin line Wit a leadin line u bin te viewe’s ee t te pint  inteest. In tis imae te wite line bins u ee up t te cclist.

1/400 sec. at /10, ISo 200

Scotland

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Keep u camea neab Wile cclin, d pt pptunities can appen witin secnds. yu’ll see clul lcals cclin te ppsite wa, kids unnin twads u and even elepants lumbein b. Keep u camea clse at and s u wn’t miss tese sts b avin t spend exta time seacin tu a pannie  it.

1/250 sec. at /8, ISo 200

South India

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Bit cls Man bikes wea dak cled cltin since it’s eat  idin dit et it als ides tem wen te ae ptaped m a distance. A small ed bicclist pedalin tu mnumental scene is a teme tat I bean stin in te 1990’s. ote cclists ave since emulated tis stle, but w nt t takin te idea ute. gld and ane sits als sw up well aainst dak landscapes. Tese cls ae bette tan ed wen takin clse-up pictues  u cclin patne since t muc ed can vepwe u imae.

1/400 sec. at /11, ISo 320

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htel ms In tel ms, t takin pictues  dail utines suc as ute plannin, eadin a bk and wasin cltes. Als be n te lkut  iinal camea standpints suc as efectins in a mi, stin between ceilin an blades  even usin u biccle as te eund bject.

1/13 sec. at /3.8, ISo 800

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Kids Wen ptapin kids, u ave t wk quickl. Cilden ave a st attentin span and ate a cuple  minutes te will lse inteest and stat lkin aund  te tins t d. T ldin tei attentin b askin questins, makin unn aces  even pintin at ne  tem wile statin te name  te lcal spts e. In India, te kids lve cicket leend Sacin Tendulka. Te instantl smile wen u impl tat ne  tei iends will be te next ‘Sacin’

1/60 sec. at /4.5, ISo 200

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Sel ptaits Tw tins ae imptant wen takin sel ptaits: a small camea tipd and exta time. Te tipd ensues tat te camea emains level. Exta time is needed since u usuall need t take a numbe  pictues usin u camea time bee u ave ne wee bt  u ae smilin.

1/250 sec. at /8, ISo 200

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rule  tids Pts ten lk bette wen te cclist isn’t centeed. T imainin u pictue wit u evenl spaced lines n it, ten place te bicclist n ne  te lines.

1/500 sec. at /11, ISo 320

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Edit T end up wit eat pictues, st m man dieent pespectives, camea standpints and even t cmpletel new sts. once u ae nised, utlessl edit and delete pts until u ave ne tat best captues te scene. In te wds, an imptant pat  bein a d ptape is t nl sw u best imaes.

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Pt backup A backup isn’t just avin all  u tip pictues n ne extenal ad dive. yu need t ste multiple cpies  u pts in at least tw dieent places in case ne  u electnic devices ails. Als cnside upladin u avite pictues t an nline stae site. Tat wa i all  u ea is stlen u will still ave a cp  u best imaes.

1/60 sec. at /4, ISo 3200

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Camea equipment “There are as many dierent ways o making an enjoyable bicycle journey as there are stars in the sky. I’ve yet to meet two cyclists who could agree on what equipment to carry.” ~ Niclas Cane Te same lds tue  biccle ptapes. Te amunt and weit  camea equipment tat u want t ca is dependent n a numbe  acts suc as w muc u plan n usin u camea and wat tpe  pts u want t take. A d statin pint in decidin wic ea t bin is t visit te websites  Cass gilbet and russ rca. Te bt eview dieent tpes  cameas, lenses and w te ave pemed n tu.

1/80 sec. at /4.2, ISo 200

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Ptapic inspiatin Ceck ut te llwin ptape’s websites  inspiatin and ideas n w t impve u wn cclin imaes: Aan Teasdale Adam Cppla Cass gilbet ge Bleakne Kees Swat rick gunn russ rca A ute swcase  eat tuin pictues m bicclists aund te wld can be und n m pt bl unde te cate: guest ptapes

1/800 sec. at /5.6, ISo 200

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Tavel ptap tips T tell te cmplete st  u tavels, u will want t take pictues  me tan just u bike. Bee te tip, make a st list  te dieent subjects u want t ptap suc as d, small sps and sunsets. Ceck te items  nce u ave ptaped tem Te llwin websites cntain tavel, ptait and acitectue pt tips: Natinal geapic Pt Net Pt Secets Diital Ptap Scl

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Publisin u pts I u ave a eat pictue, w nt send it t equipment manuactues and maazines? Te next sectin cves sme basic inmatin n imae submissin. Nte: F ute inmatin just gle “pt submissins”. remembe tat it als elps t ave a ‘tick skin’ since a numbe  cmpanies and publicatins dn’t even bte sendin ejectin lettes.

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Cpit Cpit law states tat cpit belns t weve tk te imae and nl te ave te sle and exclusive it t sell, publis, ente cntests and epduce tat pictue. Te nl exceptins ae: •

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Wee a ‘wk--ie’ cntact is sined b te ptape. Te ptape is an emplee  te cmpan te imaes ae taken .

S even i u iend tk a pictue  u wit u camea, te wn te pt cpit.

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Mdel elease Cmpanies want a mdel elease sined b te pesn in te imae bee te will publis it in an advetisement, catalue, etc. Te elease states tat te ptaped pesn ives pemissin  te pictue t be used cmmeciall. S tink twice abut sendin imaes  clul lcals  wm u ave n mdel elease t equipment manuactues and emembe t et u cclin patne’s pemissin t take and cmmeciall sell pts  tem. F me inmatin n mdel eleases visit Dan helle’s website.

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Maazine submissins Wen submittin pts t maazines it’s imptant t ead and llw tei uidelines plus nl sw tem u tp 20 t 40 pictues. Wat te edits dn’t want t see ae clicé pts suc as u tuin biccle paked aainst a muntain pass sin. Sme cmmecial maazines tat accept biccle tuin pts, peeabl in cmbinatin wit an aticle ae: Actin Asia Adventue Cclist Adventue Tavel Ccle outd Entusiast Wend

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Cmmecial Submissins It’s nt eas t sell eneic ‘stck’ biccle tuin pictues since a cuple  biccle equipment manuactues eulal and ut tei annual ccle tavel catalue imaes t inteested patnes. As ne deale tld me, “W suld I bu u pts wen I can et tem ee m geman?” on te te and, sme cmpanies ae still inteested in eceivin qualit pictues  tei pduct bein used in extic lcatins.

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Abut Paul Jeuissen Paul Jeuissen is a Dutc eelance ptape specialized in biccle and tavel ptap. In 1981 e ccled te TansAmeica tail. Duin tis tip e nt nl met is utue wie gace Jnsn, but als ell in lve wit ptapin te Ameican landscapes, peple and te biccle june itsel. Back in Amstedam e studied ptap at te Ftvakscl. Since 1981, Paul and gace ave taken numeus ccle / ptap tips, ttalin me tan 4 eas ve 4 cntinents. In 2010 te set ut n a multi-ea tip titled “Bicclin aund te wld in seac  inspiin ccle imaes.” Te callene will be t ptap te divese biccle cultues aund te wld and captue te expeience  tavelin b bike. yu can llw tei june at: www.bicclinaundtewld.nl.

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Cnclusin “I wrote this book, with my partner Grace, to share my knowledge o bicycle touring photography. I hope that you fnd the tips helpul in improving your own images. I you like the book, eel ree to share it with your riends.” ~ Paul Jeuissen Thanks! Amaa Williams: www.wldbikin.in Fiedel gant: www.tavellintw.cm  u cntibutins and elp wit editin.

1/2000 sec. at /4, ISo 200

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