Urban Travel Photography for Instagram

For the photographer and art director Elaine Li, urban travel photography is about opening your mind, embracing differences and capturing the essence of a city. Over the years, Elaine has worked for brands like Canon and The North Face, immortalizing the true soul of places. In this online course, she teaches you how to create Instagram-perfect photos of your travels.

Learn how to find the ideal spot to take artistic pictures and things to look out for in night shots. See how to edit your photos and how to best post them on your social media to create authentic connections with your audience. Capture what you see and turn your Instagram feed into an engaging and ever-changing travel story.

To begin your online course, learn more about Elaine Li’s story, her background, and the role models who inspired her style. Hear how she got into photography and how Instagram changed her life.

Then start preparing everything for the shoot, beginning with the location research phase to better understand the place and its culture. Once you have studied the destination, Elaine gives you some photography tips and exercises to train your eye.

Analyze camera and lens before heading out to your location. Time to take action! Once in place, after exploring a few neighborhoods, learn how to capture emotions on the street and practice shooting at night.

After taking different photos, move on to the image selection and editing stage in Photoshop and Lightroom. To wrap up the course, Elaine explains to you how to share your work on Instagram, increase engagement and build meaningful connections with your followers.