The Traveling Photographer: London

Strobist.com founder David Hobby offers a city-specific vignette that makes a trip to London much more accessible, productive, and enjoyable to the first-time photo traveler.

Introduction

• Welcome to London

1. Starting Out: Logistics

• Getting there and knowing where to stay
• The three food groups: Cell service, data access, and money
• Chat with a local: What to shoot
• Chat with a local: The tripod police

2. Experiencing and Shooting

• Shoot: Big Ben from South Bank
• Shoot: Trafalgar Square
• Pro tip: Leave your knife behind
• Shoot: Side trip to Greenwich
• Experience: Eating in London
• Shoot: The best skyline view in London
• Shoot: The Shard from Tower Bridge
• Experience: The world's most amazing Nikon store
• Pro tip: Use buses as photo platforms
• Light table: Along London's South Bank

Conclusion

• Parting thoughts about London