Taking Amazing Travel Photos on your SmartPhone - Tips For Travellers Podcast #263
Release Date: 03/27/2017
Princess Cruises Ocean Medallion Review
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Princess Cruises were the first cruise line to introduce the Ocean Medallion smart wearable device that is supposed to change the way you cruise. It helps you board the ship faster, find your way around the ship, order food and drink to wherever you are on the ship, gamble and play games , locate your friends and more. But how does it really work? What are the pros and cons? Find out my thoughts, take and review of the Princess Cruises Ocean Medallion.
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Cruise Services That Could Change The Way You Cruise
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You're about to discover eight services that I think could change the way you cruise forever! In this, I talk about eight amazing, innovative and sometimes unusual services that I think could help travellers think about and cruise very differently . Some will help people cruise when they thought they could not.
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Solo Cruising Tips
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How can you cruise better and cheaper as a solo cruise passenger? I often cruise solo and have 8 tips and things you can do as a single travellers to have a great cruise experience and find ways to do it cheaper. Cruising solo can be costly as most lines charge up to double occupancy rates even for a single occupancy of a cabin. Find out the best lines, where to book, times to go, what to do once on board and other tips I have discovered on my cruising journey to date.
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Things Not To Hide From The Cruise LIne, And Why
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There are at least 9 things you should never hide from your cruise line when booking, embarking and once on your cruising vacation. Some may seem obvious but some are less well-known but could cause you problems, stress and difficulty on your cruise if you try and hide or withhold these from the cruise line. Find out what I have discovered as being the things not to hide.
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Who Really Owns and Operates The Well-known Cruise LInes
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Who actually owns and operates
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11 Things To Never Do In Your Cruise Cabin
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What are the things you should never do in your cruise cabin and stateroom? I explore the 11 big things that you should never do and why. Some of these are about being respectful of the crew and other passengers, but some could get you into trouble and even have you disembarked from the cruise. Are you guilty of any of these?
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12 Cruise Embarkation Blunders to Avoid
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Discover the 12 biggest cruise disembarkation day mistakes and blunders that you need to avoid. These are things that I have seen, heard from other cruisers they did and even did myself. There are 12 top tips and things to watch out for and do to make sure you have a smooth, stress free and good embarkation from your cruise.
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8 Offbeat Questions About Cruise Ships Answered
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I give the answers to 8 of the more offbeat, unconventional and unusual questions that many passengers, including me at one time, were afraid or embarrassed to ask. I explore everything from what water is in the toilets to how many people die on a cruise and what happens to the body and what waste is (and is not) out into the ocean. Find out the answers to some of the more offbeat questions many cruise passengers have about cruise ships and cruising.
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Saga Cruises Need-to-knows
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Is Saga Cruises the best cruise line for your cruise vacation? In this I explore what I think Saga Cruises do better, the same or worse than other premium cruise lines. I also look at who they are and who they are most suited for and why. Saga Cruises is a UK-based line with a different take on a number of areas of cruising, which you will discover...
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Things You Can Do Free on Norwegian Encore
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What are the 8 best things you can do on Norwegian Encore cruise ship for free, as they are included within your cruise fare? Norwegian Encore launched in November 2019 and, like the rest of the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, has lots of choice and facilities. However, many of these do costs a fee above your cruise fare to use. So, I reveal what the very best things you can do on board Norwegian Encore that you do not have to pay extra to do. Some, I hope will surprise and please you!
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In this episode of the podcast Gary Bembridge of TipsForTravellers.com, shares ten tips on how to take amazing (and professional looking) travel photographs that you and your friends and family will be blown away by - just with your SmartPhone or Tablet.
All you need to take incredible travel pictures is your SmartPhone or Tablet and these ten simple tips. You do not need expensive equipment and know all the technical settings to create fantastic images.
The episode covers the following essential tips to take fantastic pictures with your SmartPhone or Tablet on your future trips:
- Avoiding the cliche shots everyone else around you is taking.
- Using the "rule of thirds".
- Framing the subject.
- Using leading lines to lead the viewer's eye.
- Foreground, middle ground and distance composition.
- Golden hour (sunrise and sunset).
- Getting close.
- Getting high or low - avoiding eye level.
- Switching off the Flash.
- Post-production
Resources:
- Picasa (now Google Photos): https://photos.google.com
- Gimp: https://www.gimp.org
- Photoscape: http://www.photoscape.org
- Pixlr: http://pixlr.com
- Apps: PhotoToaster, Justaposer, LensLight, DistressedFX
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