Your Private Photo Guide
Why book a private tour
Booking a private photo expert allows you to select from our carefully planned routes or to make desired changes where possible according to your interest. If there are 2 or more of you then the price is also quite attractive.
Testimonial
Hey Armando,
My European adventure is officially over. Just like you said I would, I had an amazing time traveling by train. I wanted to email you to say thank you once again for taking me on the London Photo Tour during my stay in London. I had a lot of fun.
Besides posting my Europe pictures on Facebook, I will probably post some of them on my deviantART profile. Check them out and let me know what you think when I get around to uploading them.
Thank you again for everything. Peter
Your Photographer
Born in Luanda, Angola in 1976. After finishing a BA in Social Communication by the Instituto Politecnico de Setubal in 1998, he started his career in LUSA , Portuguese News Agency working in the digitization and data base of historical photographic archives prior to become a freelance photographer in 2001. Armando works mainly in reportage and documentary photography, and likes to cover social/human related issues. He also dos portrait, corporate, music and events photography. He publishes regularly, in Portugal and UK, and experienced in both digital and analogical photography.
What to Expect on Our Photo Tours
You have your camera, you're ready to travel to your favorite destination, and may be wondering what to expect when you arrive for the Photo Adventurer Tour. You can relax, because our photographers are top-notch professionals who know how to teach the art of travel photography to beginners and professional alike.
Whether you have a point-and-shoot or the most up-to-date digital SLR, our photographers are ready to show you how make memorable photographs while getting the most out of your camera. "It's not the horse, it's the rider!" as they say, and the fundamentals of creative photography begin with the eye, not the camera.
Our photographers will begin by asking you about your interest and background in photography, whether you consider yourself a beginner or more advanced, and what you would like to achieve on the tour. With your input, he or she will be able identify your personal needs and set realist, obtainable, goals for the time you will be together. You may want to learn more about the camera and "all those menus". You may want to improve your composition, or perhaps move forward from "taking post-card pics". Whatever your level of expertise, our photographers are ready and able to help you improve your photography at every stop along the tour.
We've designed our tours to encompass various historical/social milestones in each city. At each stop our photographer will introduce the historical significance of the spot, as well as a specific photographic technique or "trick" that can be applied to get the best shot. Your guide will explain why making a photograph in a particular way may be the most appropriate for the subject, and invite a discussion on other ways you might photograph the spot. This interaction is the key to improving your photography. By the end of the tour you will have a collection of images that tell the story of YOUR experience and way of seeing the city of your choice.
In short, we want you to:
• Have fun with photography
• Improve your powers of observation.
• Create interesting shots with any camera
• Learn to tell a story in Images
• Learning some local history and discover a new location
• Capture your holiday magic moments in a fun and easy way
You can relax! You're in good hands, and you're about to have the time of your life!
Private Tours:
Available:Daily On Request
Duration: 3 1/2 hrs
Cost: 300€ for groups of 1-4 people
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