How to make amazing travel photos even in ´bad light´

This video is about using natural light in travel/documentary photography. Mitchell Kanashkevich will show you how you can leverage natural light. How you can use natural light creatively to make powerful photos in any lighting conditions outdoors. Yes, even in so-called “bad light.”



In the second part of this video, there’s a guide to natural light. In it, he will talk about the most common types of natural light. The guide will help you generate ideas. It will encourage you to go out and shoot in virtually any lighting circumstances.

Zakar is of Yazidi ethnicity. He says that most Yazidis in Armenia are shepherds like him. "People like to say that we're Kurds here, but we're not Kurds. We're not Muslims. We're not Christians. We have our own religion." Said Zakar, pointing to the sky. His Russian was very broken, but enough for us to talk about basic things. Life has been very tough for his people. Zakar is the first person over the age of fifty who said that "It was shit under communism and it's shit now." No rosie Nostalgia. “Where are you going to park your car to sleep? Along the road? Don’t do that. Might not be safe.” Zakar invited me to his “camper” bought from the military some time ago. Of course he wanted a drinking buddy. Thankfully he had very little vodka left and the drinking ended early. After some more chatting I went to sleep. The huge shepherd dogs barking in the distance. Fighting over food, scaring off wolves, then, around 12 am, finally some silence. #Yazidi #Armenia #Lumix #traveltheworld #instatravel #travelling #arountheworld #traveler #travelstories #lakesevan #travelgram #travelphotography #letsgosomewhere #portait #travel_portrait #sheep #dog #travelmemories #twilight

Una publicación compartida por Mitchell Kanashkevich (@mitchellkphotos) el Oct 28, 2017 at 2:38 PDT

Shashlik. Tbilisi, Georgia. #Tbilisoba #Georgia #Lumix #street #smoke #travel #caucasus #Tbilisi #shashlik #travel

Una publicación compartida por Mitchell Kanashkevich (@mitchellkphotos) el Oct 8, 2017 at 2:21 PDT

Summer seems to be well and truly over. On my way to Tbilisi today, I met these two young Azeri shepherds. They come to Southern Georgia's mountains to herd their animals. In their home villages in Kakheti, the grass is too dry from May. It snowed early in the mountains this year. They said that up near the peaks they walked knee deep in snow. It was a cold, nasty day. The dude on the horse seemed totally out of it – quiet, staring into nothingness. The one in the front was cheerful and talkative despite the miserable conditions. I feel bad that all my lighters stopped working. He couldn't even light a cigarette because he ran out of matches. #Georgia #GH5 #lumix #Saqartvelo #cold #snow #caucasianlife #toughlife #shepherds #travelphotography #travelstories #travelmemories

Una publicación compartida por Mitchell Kanashkevich (@mitchellkphotos) el Oct 4, 2017 at 7:52 PDT

At Tatev monastery, Armenia. #Armenia #Lumix #traveltheworld #instatravel #travelling #arountheworld #traveler #travelgram #travelphotography #letsgosomewhere #portait #travel_portrait #travelmemories

Una publicación compartida por Mitchell Kanashkevich (@mitchellkphotos) el Sep 23, 2017 at 10:23 PDT

Before Sunday mass in Geghard monastery. #Armenia #Lumix #Geghard #traveltheworld #instatravel #travelling #arountheworld #traveler #travelgram #travelphotography #letsgosomewhere #culture #christianity

Una publicación compartida por Mitchell Kanashkevich (@mitchellkphotos) el Sep 17, 2017 at 6:29 PDT

A farmer poses for a portrait while stopping work on his rice paddock. East Java Indonesia. #Indonesia #Java #East_Java #Farmer #portrait #travel #travel_photography #Rice #travel_portrait

Una publicación compartida por Mitchell Kanashkevich (@mitchellkphotos) el Ago 24, 2016 at 11:23 PDT

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