Travel Photo Tips: What is ISO, and how does it affect my pictures?

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Personally, I prefer to carry a compact - a step above point and shoot - but still a compact interchangeable lens camera. It's easier to travel with and also important, it is less intrusive and conspicuous while you are shooting.

Knowing what results you can get with your camera before you go is a a good idea. Do test shots at night to see what ISO is acceptable noise-wise. It doesn't hurt to use a small table-top tripod (stabilized on a wall or even a tree) so you can reduce your ISO (and noise) and get the picture you want.

I took my camera on an 18 day round the world trip, never shooting over 200 ASA - point being I carried that little tripod everywhere and got excellent night shots in every place. You can see the results in my new book for iPad: Around The World In 18 Days. Please check it out at http://www.aroundtheworldbook.com
Cheers and happy travels!

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