Photography Tips for Capturing the Perfect Balloon Ride Experience
Taking a balloon ride is an experience that everyone cherishes for a lifetime. But when it comes to capturing them in photographs, it kind of becomes hard for non-professionals. Whether it is from a mobile camera or a proper camera, here are a few tips that you can follow to capture the picture-perfect ride.
5 Ways for Capturing the Perfect Balloon Ride
1. Only one thing in the backdrop
One of the great times for capturing pictures is the pre-flight one when the balloon is ready for your flight. It is a great way to capture the hard work of people who ensure that you have a comfortable, safe and adorable ride. But when you want to click the picture more aesthetically, you can place your subject, you, or your friends in front of the inflated balloon. After that, all you need to do is click the picture and voila, you have a beautiful memory right there!
2. Balloon Basket is a Must
After you have climbed up the hot air balloon basket and are high in the sky, you can capture the beautiful landscape with your camera lens. But to not confuse it with an ordinary picture, here’s a tip on how you can make it more interesting. Place the lens a little out of the hot air balloon basket in such a way that it covers a little part of the basket and a major part of the serene landscape. This makes it distinct from any other sky photo of yours and equally beautiful.
Extra Tip: Turn on the grids option from the camera settings (for mobile photographers) and fill the basket with the three grids from below and the other two with the scenic beauty.
3. Inside of the Inflated Balloon
A common but essential angle from which you can capture the beauty of the hot air balloon is by looking up. You will see that the inside of the inflated hot air balloon has a unique beauty that is not easy to see everywhere. This is only possible when you are already riding it. Just turn your camera lens to face the inside of the balloon and click. If you are confused about which part we are talking about, it is the fabric portion.
4. Wide Angle Lens
By using a wide-angle lens for clicking the pictures, you will have the best beauties ever in your camera roll! If you are clicking through the phone, just choose the wide-angle lens available from the settings and get started. If you are on a professional camera, then go for lenses between 24mm and 35mm. But also remember that the lenses range varies according to camera brand and model, so do refer to an expert if you are buying one.
Instructions for using Wide-Angle Lens on Android or iPhone
- After opening the camera in your phone, simply tap on the 0.5x option on iPhone or the Ultra Wide Icon on Android.
- This will change your camera view from standard to ultra-wide angle.
- Now all you need to do is click the capture button and see the magic.
5. Selfies and More
We can never end a trip without a selfie or a group photo. It is like a mandatory thing that should not be missed. But even to make the selfie stand out from other normal selfies, you can try out this new trend. All you need to do is instead of the front camera, keep your back camera on and again, enable the wide-angle lens. Turn the phone (not the camera!), so the back camera faces you and then extend your hand straight ahead and click the picture. For better assistance, turn on the timers. This way, not only you but a fair share of the hot air balloon elements and the landscape get captured into the lens.
Conclusion
Now that you have mastered your way in hot air balloon photography, why not bring it into action? Do some demo shots and see how it works. Get your hands all steady and then pack the essentials for the ride. We hope you click amazing photos in the form of memories. Share them on your social media and be a star photographer.
Do not forget to enjoy the ride in the meantime. We hope you have a great experience in the hot air balloon. Also, an extra tip is not to hide any of your creative sides. If you have some innovative ideas to capture the picture, go for it!
