Some Shots from My Trip
I put together a iPhoto book of some of my favorite shots from my trip, and I’ve included some of the pages from the photo book below (click on them for a larger version). I went in a bit of a different direction with photos I shot on this trip than I did on my trip to Italy this past summer. These images have more of a focus on texture, color, and mood than my Italy images (I just wanted to try shooting in less of a commercial style than I usually do).
Besides this photo book, I did take loads of regular vacation photos (with us posed in front of pyramids, the Sphinx, etc.), and those are going into a separate photo book that’s more for us to look at to remember the trip, the places we ate, photos of our tour guides, hotels, and regular stuff like that (more like the photo from Tuesday’s post).
The images below were mostly taken with my Nikon D300, and my 18-200mm f/3.5 - 5.6 VR lens (my standard vacation shooting set-up) at ISO 200, 400 and occasionally 800. I took my D3 along as a second body, but wound up using it on just two occasions. The photos are pretty much “as is” out of the camera, but I did apply the “Camera Landscape Beta 1″ profile in Lightroom’s Calibration panel, and I added some Clarity to any photos with texture (Clarity loves texture—or vice versa). Anyway, here are the images as I laid them out in two-page spreads for the photo book.
For Carolyn Fahm,
I recently had a book done by http://www.blurb.com and the quality, service and price were excellent. You can download their free software for a PC and it’s very easy to use. Blurb have a bigger book option than Apple so you can make your pics REALLY big.
James
Freiburg, Germany
Hey Scott,
Thanks for sharing. Great shots as usual!
I’ve been looking for the font you’re using in the tripopener (Egypt)
Which one is it?
Cheers,
Frode
Wow Scott! What a nice looking “coffee table” style book. You got some really great stuff on your trip. Thank so much for sharing. I don’t own a Mac, but I am really impressed that you can make such cool layouts in iPhoto.
You’re lucky to have an awesome wife to surprise you with a trip like that!
Congratulations Scott, really great shots. I just wonder, are they right out of the camera or did you enhance them (especially the colors)?
Scott, your photography certainly disproves that old theory that “Those who can’t, teach…” Sure you teach, but man, can you shoot!
I don’t mean to be a jerk or anything, but iPhoto isn’t free…. At least not any more free than the Mac OS is free. Sure, it comes pre-installed on new Macs. So if you spend $1,200-plus on a new computer, you’ll get iPhoto free. Along with a “free” operating system, and a “free” keyboard, and a “free” mouse.
If you want the latest version of iPhoto, and don’t want to buy a new Mac to get it free, you’ll have to cough up $79.
I’m just sayin’ is all…
I agree with all the above, but have to point out that as good as all the images are, the one that brought back the most memories from my trip to Egypt in 1984 was the tourist with his wallet out and the Egyptian fellow walking away counting his money. That’s one thing that hasn’t changed.
beautiful shots! there is something about the glass bead curtain shot that i love. it makes me feel happy to look at it - not sure what it is - the color, the focus, the shapes and texture - I’m just really drawn to it!
the colors are beautiful in all of them and those grapes are amazing!
Hey Scott,
These are truly great shots. It looks like you had a great time!
Frederick
Scott: Very nice work. Can you discuss what the “Camera Landscape Beta 1 profile” is and how it works? Is it exclusive to Mac or usable on PC’s. Thanks.
Mind-blowingly good compositions and page layout. Thanks for sharing.
Scott-
You have a really goodeye–these shots are not only visually interesting, well composed and well shot, the simplicity of their layout helps make the photos really stand-out.
Keep up the great work!
Amazing shots! Some great inspiration for myself, for sure. Thanks for sharing them, Scott!
Did you see the Sufi dancers in the Citadel in Cairo, Scott? It was the highlight of Egypt for me in 2003. Didn’t get a single good picture of the perfomance though…
I think I like the red sky at night shot the best. But then it was hard to choose so will let you (the expert) do the real choosing. The font is
fantastic!
Joyce
Someone else said it first, but I have to add my 2 cents and agree. These images would make another excellent Scott Kelby book!
Hi Scott,
While I love the photos and the way you put them together, I am the more interested in your everyday type of photos. Not photos that you have taken for art or a web site, but the everyday photos we all take when on vacation ….. “a picture of us standing in front of the pyrimids” for example.
I see how you do commercial photography but I want to see what you do for everyday “my kids played in a soccer game” or “we took a trip to Egypt” or “we went skiing in Colorado” and other stuff like that. Pictures that weren’t taken to show art but to document a family event. An event where you weren’t thinking (perhaps), “ok, I am going to make a photobook that I will post on my blog” but photos you are shooting for your family album.
While I do some professional work, I shoot far more family type of photos than commercial. I would love to look over your shoulder and see what you do when shooting the family. What angles to you use? What framing techniques do you use? What do your pictures look like when you can’t compose the lighting? Just how do you shoot when you are aren’t shooting commercially?
Whatta think? Thanks for considering.
Jeff
Scott - loved the color in the pictures from Egypt; they could have been from Turkey also (the 10th frame down sure looks like the Blue Mosque in Istanbul) — my husband and I spent about 2 weeks in Turkey last year and had such a great time. The people were wonderful there, also. These remind me of that trip.
>>The photos are pretty much “as is†out of the camera, but I did apply the “Camera Landscape Beta 1″ profile in Lightroom’s Calibration panel, and I added some Clarity to any photos with texture (Clarity loves texture—or vice versa).
Amazing shots, I love the variety of detail, wide angle and human interest shots you have that really portray the place. I would love more detail on the technology behind your shots - how you were able to meter in some of the more difficult lighting situations as well as how you’re able to get such great color and clarity in each of your shots.
Thanks for sharing!
Scott,
These are just awesome! The light, compositions and details are just fantastic. It looked like a great trip!
Also, you gotta love that D300 and 18-200VR, huh?
Hi Scott,
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Scott, my favorite shot is yours of the (I believe) the Blue Mosque in silhouette. Great, creative, fresh look at an old favorite. We have been to Turkey twice. Most recently, Lynn and I were there last year for two weeks. We traveled 2400 miles throughout the country. There is so much to see and do there and the Turkish people are wonderful. The next time you should plan to go to Cappadocia and take a hot air balloon ride. The photography opportunities over the karst region are incredible.
Hi Scott,
God - Great pics. I love your very selective cropping to direct the attention and focus. Any chance of seeing seeing seeing some panos of your trip. Keep up the great work on both sites. Thanks Joseph :o)
Looks like a fun trip .. great shots