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Get Ready for the Travel Photography Conference

Where can you find the best-kept location secrets, get inspired with recipes for creating breathtaking photographs, and discover endless ways to enhance your creativity? At this year’s Travel Photography Conference, of course! This exciting two-day online event is happening on October 25–26, 2022, and you’re invited.

Engaging and easy-to-follow sessions, world-class instructors, live Q&A, and premium sponsor discounts are just a few of the reasons to attend this conference. And our breakout sessions, show floor, and bonus events will leave nothing to be desired. We’ve said this time and time again, but our attendees rave about the value we bring to them with our online conferences, and this event is no exception. Plus, how often can you connect with other photographers from around the world?

This year’s conference features Scott Kelby, Larry Becker, Jefferson Graham, Padma Inguva, Erik Kuna, Elia Locardi, Serge Ramelli, Rick Sammon, Deborah Sandidge, Neil and Susan Silverman, Terry White, and Dave Williams. What a lineup! And classes cover everything from awesome road trips to photo walks, to capturing unique photos, to photographing the wonders of the world.

As usual, we’ve prepared a few guides on the KelbyOne Insider to help you get the most from the Travel Photography Conference. Our first guide lists the classes that focus on travel photography preparation. You have to plan flights, attraction tickets, meal times, rest stops, and so much more. Add the logistics of a photography outing into the mix, and you’re looking at a lot of work. Luckily, we’ve done a ton of it for you!

The second guide points out the classes focused on postprocessng. Sometimes you just can’t get the right shot in-camera. Maybe the scene is too crowded, the weather isn’t cooperating, and you don’t have time to completely reshoot with a packed travel schedule. Luckily, there are a few Photoshop and Lightroom tricks that can help save the day (and your photos!).

And finally, our third guide focuses on the classes that give you all the information you need during the actual shoot. If you’re looking to gain confidence behind the camera and understand all that it takes to create breathtaking photos, this group of sessions is for you. Let your creativity guide you on your next trip.

So click here to check out all the event guides, and then click here to check out the full schedule so you can start putting together your own list of classes that you want to attend. But don’t forget, you’ll have access for one full year to all conference sessions, just a few days after the completion of the live conference. So if there’s a class you can’t squeeze into your schedule, you can always view it later, or even rewatch some of the classes you did attend. View the full schedule here.

Early bird tickets are only $149. That’s $150 off the full ticket price. So click here and get registered for the show today!

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Lisa Holcomb is a freelance photographer located in Virginia. She’s the owner of Vision That, a photography and graphic design company. Lisa enjoys lifestyle, still, aviation, and event photography, but because of her curious nature and love of travel, her favorite is travel photography and learning about other cultures.

How did you discover KelbyOne and what made you join? Which instructors have inspired you the most?

I first became familiar with KelbyOne five or six years ago when I was trying to learn more about my camera and its settings. I got really serious with it about three years ago after moving back here from another country where I worked as a photographer. I took a job after returning here as a content creator for an interior design company and that’s when I started following Dave Clayton to learn more about design. When the pandemic hit, I was laid off, so I decided during lockdown to immerse myself into learning, and I watched KelbyOne every waking moment. I was amazed with the instructors there, such as Scott Kelby, Erik Kuna, Glyn Dewis, Dave Clayton, Lisa Carney, and so many more.

Travel is always a great motivation to capture different locations, landscapes, and wildlife. Where have been some of your favorite places to photograph?

I was fortunate enough to travel to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas to do some work for a resort. These were some of the most beautiful places. While there, I was able to photograph beautiful beaches while learning the culture and capturing the lives of people living there. Event photography was also a big part of my work there, which was also exciting.

I’ve traveled to other parts of the world as well, and can’t wait to start traveling again. I’ve missed meeting new people and learning about their culture. I also like to look for abandoned cars and homes to photograph: There’s something very nostalgic about that.

Many photographers haven’t dipped their toes into videography as you have. What do you enjoy about videography in comparison to photography?

While I don’t do as much video work as I did in the past, I do miss it, and would like to get back into it. I’d say I like the fact that you’re able to tell a story with both. I think that with photography, you sometimes have to really analyze what you’re looking at and come to your own conclusions; while with video, it’s pretty obvious what the story is. With technology today, it has become much easier to film video. I’ve become very excited about using the iPhone for video and loved watching Scott Kelby’s classes about iPhone photography as well.

When was that first moment you picked up a camera and thought, “This is for me”?

I got interested in photography when I was 14 and used my sister’s camera. I never stopped thinking about it. Through the years, I’d pick up my camera and use it for special occasions but, as I got older, life took over, and work, marriage, and family took all of my time. I knew my time would come to pick up a camera again, though, and live life through that lens. After my kids were grown and living their own adult lives, that’s exactly what I did. I packed my things and boarded a flight: me and my camera.

What has been the evolution of your gear over the years?

Well, I have to admit I get all caught up in gear, or at least I did for a while. I’ve since learned that it’s not about the gear; it’s about you and how you see things, and how you learn to use the gear you have. Recently, I added newer gear, because today’s cameras take a lot of the guesswork out of it. With the help of all the KelbyOne instructors, and their guidance, I’m still learning more technical ways, such as composition and what to look for in a photograph. The part that I’ve come to love is the postproduction aspect of photography. While I love many genres, I really like the artistic aspect of editing a photograph. Looking at Glyn Dewis’s portraits and Lisa Carney’s retouching, I’m so in awe of those skills and work daily to get better at them.

We’re coming out of the back end of a tough couple of years. How did you use the pandemic to work on your photography and creativity?

I definitely jumped straight into courses, workshops, and memberships with numerous instructors. KelbyOne and its classes have been a huge part of my learning since March 2020. This time also gave me the opportunity to go out and find things to photograph so I could work on the skills I was learning. I look forward to what the future brings. I’ve really enjoyed the online workshops, such as Photoshop World, Adobe MAX, and many others; but I just can’t wait to attend some of these events in-person to meet so many of the people I’ve learned so much from. n

NEARLY 1,000 CREATIVES FROM ALL TYPES OF backgrounds took to the Internet and Photoshop World website, August 30–September 1, 2022, for Photoshop World. With an array of classes on photography, Photoshop, and Lightroom, there was no shortage of knowledge, talent, creativity, and learning.

Since its humble beginnings in 1999, the Guru Awards have become the most prestigious and coveted awards in the international digital imaging industry. Every year since then, attendees have been encouraged to submit their work in various unique categories in which we choose two finalists and one winner in each category. From all of those entries, a Best of Show is also chosen. Best of Show winners have gone on to do great things—some have even become KelbyOne instructors! And boy we were absolutely overwhelmed with the creativity this year. So please join us in celebrating the talented finalists and winners from Photoshop World 2022!