How to Take Drive‐By Photographs

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: First of all

   For instance, if at all possible, you should be the passenger of the car/vehicle, not the driver.
   
   Granted, there may be a time when you want to snap a picture and you are the driver.
   
   Be sure to use your camera safely; pull over or stop at a stoplight before taking the picture.
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   Step 2: keep safety in mind.

   Depending on what you are going to be photographing (something at the side of the road, versus in a meadow), you might want a longer lens or a shorter ones.,,, Even if you don't get car sick, it may cause car sickness! This is why you set it to landscape mode., Treat others as you would like to be treated.
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   Step 3: Choose the right lens.

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   Step 4: Consider creating some type of support for your camera in the car or whatever you are riding in.

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   Step 5: If on very curvy roads

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   Step 6: set your camera to 'infinity' (or put it on landscape).

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   Step 7: If your vehicle is moving

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   Step 8: do not look through the lens at anything specific.

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   Step 9: Make sure that you are not invading anyone's privacy.

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