European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Taking your Best shots counterclockwise from top a Long shot of shops and browsers on cold Alley in Ankara Turkey a medium shot of workers who must remove shoes that could collect Gold chips before entering their workshops a close up of a craftsman creating a band of Gold. A amps photos by a Emmett Lewis  to give travel photographs zing by l. Emmett Lewis or. Staff photographer come one come Allye fortunate travellers of foreign  right up and try this magic elixir a Miracle of  magic glowing with Golden visions of grandeur guaranteed to amaze and mystify. Tantalize and titillate your family and friends. It the first time you Sample this Quot magic elixir Quot of photojournalism techniques it will change the Way you View the world around you add zest to your photos and incidentally provide you with a reliable guide to travel photography for the rest of your life. Sounds like a rather big claim right Well some of the techniques examined below have been used professionally for years by photojournalists cinematographers and More recently video photographers. And the same techniques can be used by you just As  some Basic types of shots there Are three Basic types of photos that can Tell your travel Story Well a a establishing Long shot a medium shot a a close up each Type of photo serves a specific and easily remembered purpose in telling the visual Story of your  Quot establishing Quot or Quot Long Quot shot does exactly what the names imply a it establishes for the viewer the environmental context of the subject. This is sometimes called a Quot Long Quot shot because it is taken from a Long distance in order to provide an overview of the scene. For example an establishing shot of Istanbul Turkey might show fishing boats against the Silhouette of the City s minarets or maybe an overview of the Busy Bazaar. The idea is to give the viewer of your photos a visual overview or introduction to the place you plan to shoot More detailed photos of later. Be cautious when shooting pictures of military installations aircraft combat vehicles or even soldiers. In some countries it is illegal to take photos of anything military and in some cases of civilian government buildings. Check with the american consulate or the local american Public affairs office if you Are Uncertain about Host nation sensitivities. If you Are using a video camera to document your trip an establishing shot might include an overview of a marketplace then a slow zoom and pan to follow a shopper to a part of the Market where you want to get closer shots later. Quot medium Quot shots Are probably the most frequently used and most descriptive. Taken from a medium or fairly close distance they show people making or doing things people relating to each other and to the environment described in the establishing shot. I emphasized Merethe importance of people in most of your shots. Often Amateur photographers wait impatiently for All the people to Quot get out of the Way Quot so that they can take a picture. Most professional photographers do just the opposite a wait until people move to the right place within the photo. An axiom in photojournalism is that Quot people Are interested in people Quot therefore including people within a scene will make your photos More interesting add a sense of scale and make the photos More storytelling or descriptive. Again using Istanbul As an example a Quot medium Quot shot could be a photo of a brass merchant haggling with a customer Over the Price of a Samovar the rest Dythe marketplace a Busy blur in the background. Another shot might be of a travelling companion looking Over a selection of carpets or strolling among colourful Market stalls