Beach Vacation Photo Tips – Make Your Vacation AND Photos Memorable

Written by Robert Bezman


Most people, who go on a family beach vacation, take plenty of photographs. Once you're home and you view or print them out; are you ecstatic, bored, or disappointed? Be honest, now!

Does this sound familiar… You arrive at your destination, checkrepparttar place out, and quickly change to go torepparttar 133789 beach. Happily, you've remembered to take your sun block, nose plugs, and bathing suit. Maybe you remembered your camera, maybe you didn't.

Going on a family beach vacation brings up contradicting desires. Onrepparttar 133790 one hand, you want everyone to have a wonderful, fun, relaxing, memorable vacation. Onrepparttar 133791 other hand, most people don't want to do what's required to preserverepparttar 133792 memories.

We will show you how to haverepparttar 133793 best of both worlds. By providing photography tips, you can capture outstanding beach vacation pictures, enjoy takingrepparttar 133794 photos, and ensure that when you look atrepparttar 133795 photos at home, you won't be thinking: "Was this OUR vacation!?!"

Can’t-Miss Beach Vacation Photo Tips

1) Packingrepparttar 133796 Right Equipment

When you pack for your dream beach vacation, remember these essential items: Camera, batteries, memory cards, camera case, battery chargers, external flash (if available), tripod, and portable digital storage device. If you have an abundance of memory, you can leaverepparttar 133797 storage device at home.

2) Consider These Purchases

I know… you’re already spending more than you want to onrepparttar 133798 vacation. Sorepparttar 133799 last thing you want is some stranger suggesting you spend more on photo accessories. But, read on and find out what these low cost accessories will do for you before you skip to Tip #3.

Consider purchasing a circular polarizer filter for your lens. STRONGLY consider it! It will be one ofrepparttar 133800 least expensive accessories you can buy, and you will LOVErepparttar 133801 results. What arerepparttar 133802 results? A bluer sky,repparttar 133803 ability to see objects under water, and creating colors that will “pop” offrepparttar 133804 page.

3) Insurance

Do you have insurance on your possessions? Did your camera cost more than $25.00? Then do yourself a big favor and buy a UV filter to place over your lens for protection. If your lens becomes damaged, your camera is ruined. You can probably get a good UV filter for under $20.00.

4) The Magical Landscape Shot

How to Renew Your Passport

Written by William Manor


You can easily renew your passport by followingrepparttar instructions below. However, it is important that you apply early. How early?

Many foreign countries require your passport to have at least six month's validity remaining before they will issue a visa. Add to thisrepparttar 133788 time required to process your passport and you get a total of eight or nine months.

You should apply for a passport renewal if:
  • Already have a passport that is not damaged; and
  • Received it withinrepparttar 133789 past 15 years; and
  • Were at least age 16 when it was issued; and
  • Still haverepparttar 133790 same name as in passport (or you can legally document your name change).
To apply for a passport renewal, you need to send inrepparttar 133791 following items by mail.

1. Completed Application For Passport By Mail , form DS-82.

The form can be downloaded atrepparttar 133792 U.S. Department of State web site orrepparttar 133793 sites of many travel agencies and travel document expediters.

When filling outrepparttar 133794 form, check everything twice. Be sure to signrepparttar 133795 application.

2. Your most recent passport.

There is no need to cut outrepparttar 133796 pages filled with visa stamps, you present passport will be returned to you along withrepparttar 133797 renewed one.

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