New Orleans is a photographer's dream. The architecture, the greenery, the people... There's just so much to shoot. So whether you're a casual stroller snapping with your cell-phone or a pro lugging a tripod, be ready for astounding photo ops. Festivals and Mardi Gras will provide countless scenes you'll want to take home. But, honestly, there's no shortage of photo-ready scenes all over the city on any ordinary day.
Here are some important tips for New Orleans photography, followed by five awesome locations where anyone with a camera can capture the texture and beauty of a remarkable city:
Watch Your Back: The more heavily-touristed areas of New Orleans are quite safe, but like any tourist destination, do have their fair share of pickpockets and purse-snatchers. Standing with a camera in front of your face, carefully adjusting focus for a shot far away, you might find yourself losing sight of your immediate surroundings. This, of course, makes you an easy target. Travel with one or more companions if you can, and just try to keep a good handle on your surroundings if you can't.
Watch Your Feet: It's sometimes tempting to hold your camera up to your face and take a few steps while you focus on something, but make sure you really pay attention to where you're going. This sounds like silly advice, but New Orleans has significantly bumpier and pothole-ier sidewalks and streets than a lot of other cities, and tripping and falling with an expensive camera in your hands is no good.
Keep Your Lens From Fogging: If you're in town in the summer or on particularly hot days the rest of the year, you'll probably discover the annoying phenomenon of a foggy camera lens, which happens when your camera gets cold in an air-conditioned environment and then gets exposed to the ultra-humid summer day outside. (It happens to eyeglasses, too, though they're easier to de-fog.) The obvious solution is to just wait it out for a few minutes -- the lens will warm up and the fog will disappear. If you can, though, try to keep your camera warmer, rather than cooler (by keeping your hotel thermostat at a more normal temperature, for example, rather than freezing), and getting outside into the warmth several minutes before you are planning on shooting, especially if you're on a timetable.
Be Respectful: This is common sense, but if you're taking pictures of people, or of their homes, do so respectfully. This is particularly the case in poorer neighborhoods. If you choose to go on a tour of Katrina-devastated neighborhoods, think about some of the reasons that poverty and disaster tourism are controversial, and keep them in mind if and when you choose to take photos.
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