Dealing With Tourists In Travel Photography w. Scott Kelby, John Dukes & Erik Kuna | The Grid Ep 609

In this episode of The Grid, the hosts discuss strategies for dealing with tourists in travel photography. Guest John Dukes joins in-studio while Eric Kuna Skypes in from the road. Topics include the benefits of shooting at dawn, using long exposures, leveraging Photoshop’s generative fill feature for removing tourists, and the importance of incorporating human elements into photos.

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HIGHLIGHTS
▶ “It's just a misunderstanding that many photographers have; when they hear show up at sunrise, they're not thinking about what shows up before sunrise and having a tripod ready and everything set to go.”
▶ “When you're shooting, like in a crowded church or in a very famous scene, what we're doing to take them out is a lot of shooting over the tourists. Just shoot right above the tourists, right above their heads. It makes a more interesting photo if you don't want to remove people.”

ABOUT THE GRID PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST

ABOUT SCOTT KELBY
Scott is a photographer, award-winning author, and the original "Photoshop Guy," as well as the CEO of KelbyOne, an online educational community for Photographers, Photoshop, and Lightroom users.

ABOUT ERIK KUNA
Driven by a passion for creating inspiring images, I work with artists and media focused on creating photos, animations, motion art, and videos that communicate the story and capture the beauty, wonder, and amazement of space exploration.
"The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question." -Elon Musk.
The greatest gift we can give humanity today is to look beyond our current generation to the future of space exploration. Democratizing space for everyone, the next frontier for all of us to explore.

ABOUT JOHN DUKES

TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
00:39 Ad break: Platypod message
00:59 Welcoming John Dukes and Erik Kuna
02:03 John Dukes' Photography in Washington D.C.
03:54 Travel photography tips and insights
07:13 Giveaways and promotions
11:52 Ad break
16:11 Audience shoutouts and comments
17:11 Dealing with tourists in travel photography
28:12 Ad break
31:50 Lightroom's Generative AI for Tourist Removal
38:40 Generative Fill Techniques
42:54 Ad break
45:25 Removing tourists from photos
52:38 Giveaway results
56:06 Patience and long Exposures
01:00:08 KelbyOne Community highlights
01:04:58 Wrapping up and announcements

[ArashiDoNorthEdmonton]

Hello, Is there a place to submit photos for review and ask questions? Thank you

[jasonenos]

I'm looking forward to using some of these techniques in Europe next week. So here's the important question: Where do I get a Canon hat like John's?

[JoeCosentino]

Problem is even with little chunks you end up with a blurry blob.