On Arrival

Here are some key tips for when you arrive at your destination, afterall those nice photo's in the brochure can turn out to be building sites in reality. - Check your room thoroughly before unpacking, so you can move fast if something's not to your liking. - If the Earth moves in your room for all the wrong reasons – noisy lifts, ventilation system, building work – speak up and ask for an upgrade. - Always look for a reason why the hotel should upgrade your room for free. No more crap snap: - Using a timer. Don't balance your camera on a wall. Half-fill a plastic bag with shells or sand and scrunch the base in to get the perfect angle. - Relax a subject's jaw and mouth and get them to blow a raspberry first. - Take two exposures in quick succession: the second shot is usually more relaxed.