Ron Shoots

WOW is all I can say! Just arrived Sydney, Australia yesterday for the start of our family vacation. We’re traveling around this beautiful country over the next 3 weeks. To any photographers who live here, or have shot here- I will keep your secret safe! (Just a few blog mentions…) You are truly blessed with one of the most spectacular cities I have ever seen- the views, the weather, the people. We’re here at the end of fall going into winter.. the equivalent of early December for those who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

Visiting the Taronga Zoo was at the top of the list for our first day. We took the ferry from Circular Quay in downtown Sydney directly to the zoo- here’s a couple of the views on the ride over. The city is wrapped around the harbor and water is everywhere you look.

Shooting travel

Shooting travel is a fun break from working on full scale productions. I’m always humbled at the great images that already exist of any beautiful location- so I simply shoot both as a reminder of the trip, and as a way of discovering the location.

I find myself looking for the details that make a place unique. I’ll also shoot a few editorial images for possible travel publication use. I keep the gear really really simple on travel shoots and put everything in a very small non-camera gear looking backpack. The two lenses I’m carrying are a 24-105mm and a 17-40mm along with just one 1DsMII body. (OK, and I have a secret… my 13 year old is also a great shooter- so he carries a 28-300mm so we can trade back and forth. Hint: always have your kids carry the heavy lenses!)