If you're about to embark on your
next vacation (or just beginning to plan it), get practical advice
for capturing brilliant vacation photos, printing, and sharing those
memories in creative ways when you return.
Before you go
Downloading your photos allows you to free up space on your memory
card and have the freedom to shoot more pictures during your vacation.
Don’t let dead batteries slow you down. Keep extras on hand.
Deciding on locations to photograph before you embark may help you
plan your route.
Whether traveling overseas or simply
over state lines, you’ll want to snap all the photos you can.
A little planning will go a long way. Remember the following before
you leave.
Bring extra memory
You should never be forced to delete one great photo to make
room for another. Keep extra memory cards handy so you never
have to make that difficult decision.
Upgrade your memory card
Give yourself more time before you have to download to a computer.
An HP 2GB secure digital memory card can easily hold between
400 and 500 high-quality photos*.
Bring extra power
This can be an easy one to forget. Extra batteries are always
a good idea. Also, consult your camera’s manual for any
power-saving features, like a “sleep” mode that
places your camera on standby when not in use.
Map it out
Mark all the places ahead of time that you definitely want to
photograph on your trip. This may help you plan your course.
Use your marked-up map as a custom background in a scrapbook
of your travels.
*Estimated photo capacity based on photos taken with an 8 to 10
megapixel resolution digital camera.
Take that perfect shot, then take another one with your map in the
frame to remember exactly where you were.
Try these tips while you're traveling
to make your trip more memorable.
Snap a few unlikely subjects:
Restaurant menus
Bumper stickers or license plates
A foreign newspaper
Flags
Store signs
Historical placards
Keep track along the way
Take an extra shot with your map or GPS in the frame to avoid
sorting through hundreds of photos to figure out which photos
go with which locales.
Take a ton of photos
Every good photographer lives by that rule. The more photos
you take, the more favorites you’ll have to choose from. You make good scenery too. For self portraits, experiment
with your camera’s
timer.
Touchscreen editing is easy—no PC needed.
Panoramic prints are one way to show off the true splendor of your
subject..
When you get home, transform good photos
into great photos with a few
simple edits. You can crop, remove red-eye, adjust brightness,
and more.
HP Photosmart printers give you the power to make easy photo edits
on the LCD screen prior to printing. Some even come equipped with
touchscreen displays, making editing and printing easier—with
or without a PC. Learn more about Editing
with your touchscreen printer.
For printing your vacation photos, stock up on HP
photo papers. Choices include 4" x 6" and 5" x 7"
snapshot sizes, 8" x 10" and 4" x 12" panoramic
sizes, and more, for amazing enlargements.
HP photo books have a special binding that expands to fit your printed
photos.
Create brilliant 12"x12" scrapbook pages with the HP Photosmart
Pro B8850.
Print your own photos and create an
HP
photo book of your adventures as a family keepsake, or as a
gift. Its specially designed binding allows you to insert mementos
aside from just photos. (Also perfect as a gift.)
Or take your memories to new heights by creating a travel scrapbook.
The HP
Photosmart Pro B8850 can produce custom 12" x 12" scrapbook
pages with ease.
Print postcards from home or on the road with an HP
Photosmart A610 compact photo printer.
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