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In The Focus Flyer In Focus with Sarah Stephens Photography It’s July already! I’m sure that you are, like me, looking forward to your summer holiday! Travel is a wonderful thing to experience and sometimes it can be hard to truly capture the sights, sounds and smells of your destination. The photos we take can help us reconnect with those memories so here are 10 tips and ideas for great holiday photos! 1. Shoot in the mode you are most confi dent in. If that means Auto that’s fi ne - it’s better to get the shot than worry about whether you used the ‘correct’ settings or not. 2. Do some homework - how have 24 you are travelling with - there’s nothing worse than having people getting impatient with you in the background when you are trying to get that amazing shot! 5. Place people off centre so the location is part of the photo and not just the background. Save centre for close up shots! People (whether you know them or not) are useful for adding a sense of scale to a photo. 6. Use fl ash as a fi ll in light source for faces shaded by hats etc. You will have to set your device to ‘fl ash on’ to do this. In auto the fl ash may not fi re. 7. Make sure you capture the details of a place - the local colour and fl avour of the place. Signs, buildings, the amusing, food, the wildlife, people etc. These really add to the photos of you and your family or friends 8. Look for how light creates different moods at different times of the day. Especially useful if you are staying in one place for your holiday. 9. Remember! Have some time off photography to enjoy the experience of being on holiday! 10. And when you get back print your photos - why not make a photo book of your trip? www.sarahstephens.photography Come Dine with Me in July! other people photographed where you’re going? Notice the viewpoints and times of days they were taken on. Sites such as fl ikr.com can be useful for this. 3. Have a mental checklist of the shots you absolutely want to get whether it’s your kids having fun or an iconic landmark or landscape. 4. Negotiate camera time with those TH E FLYER | JU LY 2018 Why not host a Dinner Party in July to raise money for Grove Cottage! Simply invite a group of friends for dinner, prepare a two or three course meal and ask your guests to donate what they would normally spend on a meal out, or what they think the meal is worth (we suggest a minimum donation of £20 per person). For further details please contact Alison at: [email protected] Sky Dive for Grove Cottage – 30 Sept Looking for a challenge? Why not Sky Dive for Grove Cottage on Sunday 30 September! Jumping out of an aircraft at 13,000ft and plunging down to earth at speeds of over 120mph is a breath-taking and intoxicating experience of a lifetime. If you want extreme, if you want extraordinary, there is no better thrill! For further details please contact Sue at [email protected] Pl ease menti on ‘The Fl yer’ when respondi ng to adv e rti s e me nts