Instagram is a beautiful social media platform that’s got all of us hooked. It encourages us to document everyday moments in unique and exciting ways, and the best part is that you don’t need to be a trained photographer to produce images that are worthy of likes. Simply put, Instagram can make the most mundane aspects of life somehow alluring.
It’s also a given why many of us have ditched our clunky cameras when travelling; because all we need is a smartphone with an impressive high-resolution camera to create breathtaking, envy-inducing travel snaps that’d probably induce a serious case of wanderlust in just about anybody.
Carrying a smartphone is more convenient, and ain’t nobody got time to be fumbling around with extra baggage when they’re exploring a foreign city. With that being said, a modern day ‘Instagram traveller’ shouldn’t ever begin their journey without these essentials:
1. Portable battery pack – The camera application can suck the life out of the smartphone battery, especially when you’re taking at least 20 snaps at every stunning stop you take. Do invest in a trusty portable battery pack that’ll offer you additional charges while you’re on the go. Anything above a 10400mAh capacity should last you an entire day. Not being able to take photos is one thing; what if you’re stranded and you require the assistance of Google Maps?
2. WiFi dongle – If you aren’t getting a foreign SIM and roaming is too costly for you, WiFi dongles are the way to go. No matter the country you’re visiting, many companies offer affordable WiFi packages depending on the length of your stay, so you can be connected at all times while travelling and upload photos constantly. They’d even deliver your dongle to the airport so you’d get yours the second you land.
3. Extra phone camera lenses – Just ’cause you’re travelling with only a smartphone, it doesn’t mean you’re limited to the shooting options your device offers. There are so many snap-on or magnetic phone camera lenses you can purchase, and they come in a myriad of selections – wide angle lens, macro lens, fish eye lens, telephoto lens. The list goes on and on.
4. Cloud memory – More often than not, your smartphone gets filled to the brim with travel pics, and the last thing you’d want to be doing is carefully selecting photos to be erased when the dreaded “STORAGE FULL” message pops up. Get a cloud memory and auto-sync your photos so you’d be able to take endless amounts of pics to your heart’s content, without worrying about running out of storage.
5. A travel buddy who appreciates a good photo – Who else is going to capture your travel #OOTDs and dreamy shots of you laying on a sun bed with a refreshing cocktail in hand? Make sure your travel buddy would be willing to help you do all that and more. It’ll also help if he or she is patient enough to wait until you get your winning shot, and knows a little about camera angles that’d flatter your figure.
To assist you in managing your travel diaries in the form of photos and videos, WD is offering TWO (2) lucky Lipstiq readers their very own private cloud storage! This way, you can keep the photos and videos coming, worry-free. Truth be told, who doesn’t need one of those cloud storage in our digital era?!
With WD’s My Cloud 2 TB, you’d be able to auto-sync photos and videos from your camera roll to protect those irreplaceable moments, access and manage your content hassle-free from wherever and whenever, and be able to share your favourite travel moments with your network effortlessly.
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All you have to do upload one of your favourite travel photos on Instagram with the hashtag #LipstiqxWD, and two lucky people with the most creative caption or photo will walk away with WD’s My Cloud (2TB)! Good luck. 🙂
** This contest ends on 25 March 2016 at 10pm
