When I started planning my travelling I knew that I was going to be visiting some amazing place on my trip so one of the first things I did (which I now realise was a mistake) was to buy a Canon 70D camera, so expensive and I had no idea how to use it.

I went to Thailand first and although I had an amazing time visiting islands such as Koh Samet and Koh Chang, I liked Koh Samet so much that I stayed there for three months I was really disappointed with my photos.

I read lots of articles online which really helped and I bought a photography course from Udemy too, but it's hard to keep up the motivation when you're learning by yourself.

I really wanted to join a photography workshop in my next location which would be Australia but the prices that I saw online were so expensive and there was no way that I could afford it.

One of the girls I met on my travels told me about a photography course which she took at Web Courses Bangkok so I decided to give it a try. It did cost 9000 baht for the 12 hour course (which is about 350 Australian dollars) which was still quite a large sum out of my budget but it meant that I could spend 2 weeks in Bangkok, one of the most famous cities in the world, learn a new skill and make new friends.

The teacher Willem, was amazing and really gave all of us a strong understanding of how to use the camera and make our photos actually look the way we wanted them to look.

I am so happy I did that course while I was in Thailand, if you want to learn photography then I definitely recommend that you check it out - http://www.webcoursesbangkok.com/course/photography-course-in-bangkok

So, now that I had my photography skills I didn't need to learn how to take photos in Australia but I could actually concentrate on visiting some of the best places possible and taking as many amazing photos as possible.

The next thing which I needed to sort out before I headed to Australia, was transport - the country is so big. Because the flight from Bangkok to Sydney is so long (9 hours actual flying time) I decided to fly with the most comfortable airline which I could afford and that was Emirates.

I still had no idea what I was going to do for transport when I arrived in Sydney but I was definitely in luck as 9 hours is a long time and I was befriended by some members of an international ladies club from Thailand who were flying to Australia for a two week trip and invited me to join them as they had arranged to hire a coach for the duration of their trip and with 24 seats and only 18 passengers there was plenty of room left over.

The coach was so modern and comfortable and Eric the driver from Transport Network took us everywhere we wanted to go for the whole four days that I stayed with them. I totally recommend coach charter as a way of travelling around Australia if you are going as a group and have the budget for it, not everyone will be as lucky as I was - it was a great experience. Thank you to all of the friends that I made, when my travel blog is published I will be sending you all the link to take a look at it so you can see where your part fitted into the journey.

Photoshop is adobe's powerful photo retouching and editing software which is widely used in photo processing industry. For ordinary users, it costs several hundreds dollars to get a genuine copy. Some users choose to download or copy Photoshop illegally from the internet due to its crazy expensive price.

A good news is adobe released a free app version of Photoshop called photoshop fix. Although it does not inlude all features as the desktop version, the useful free tool can still bring certain benefits for general photo retouching purpose. The photoshop fix provide a selection of photoshop's key function like the healing brush, highlight and shadow tool, even the mighty liquify tools.

The free version can allow you take the advantages of photoshop conveniently after you shoot from mobile and share on social networks.For customized requirements or higher level demand, you may also order a professional photoshop services to get assistance from experts.

Many climbing enthusiasts will already have a bucket load of butt shots, so look for better angles than below. A side view of a climber is often overlooked but has merit. One of the best options is to set up a fixed rope on another route. With a set of ascenders you could even take advantage of two or three diferent positions during a photo shoot.

Once you have settled in a steady position you will be ready to capture emotion on the climber's face and also some dramatic background. The most dramatic viewpoint is from above and the best way to shoot it is to lead the climb yourself. If you need more camera gear haul it up in a Pelican box with plenty of inside foam padding and then pull up your rope so it's out of the shot. A good zoom lens should enable you to shoot variations without constantly changing position. You will get so many facial expressions from above because climbers, constantly looking for footholds, rarely look up. Try to persuade your climbing friends to wear photo-friendly coloured clothing and perhaps a red helmet, so they don't get lost in the background. One simple piece of equipment will give viewers the impression you, as photographer, are hanging in space. It is the camera pole, which can be held away from the face or even lowered over an overhang. Great care is needed to ensure every piece of equipment is well secured. You don't want it falling on anyone.

Follow a few simple rules and you will get the most from your photo shoots on the mountain slopes. You can't take good photos if you are cold, so dress warmly and wear a hat. Fingerless gloves are better than none when handling the camera. You should not wear the camera dangling from your neck by its strap or under your jacket when skiing or snowboarding - if you fell, the camera could injure you. Snow, ice, water and cameras don't mix so keep your electronics dry in a good quality bag and try to avoid falls. A hip pack integrated with a daypack is a nice stable way to carry it. Be particularly careful to check all bag zips are in good condition and secured. You don't want to see your gear plummeting into depths of snow when you are riding the chair lifts. Battery life will always be shorter in cold conditions, so always carry a fully charged spare in a pocket close to your body to keep it warmer. It will then perform better. Murphy's Law says that the most outstanding photo opportunity will present itself at the moment that your battery runs out of power.

Watch out for other mountain users. Skiers and snowboarders move very fast and collisions can hurt. It is better not to stop under the crest of a hill or in fact anywhere where people coming from higher up the mountain cannot see you. It spoils the fun if you get injured or indeed injure someone else. If you absolutely must stop in a precarious spot to take a picture remove your skis or snowboard and stand them up in the snow to give other riders a clear indication of your whereabouts. 'lhat's got the rules out of the way, so let's look at technique. Shoot when the winter sun is low in the sky and use a UV filter to protect your lens and reduce blue discolouration in spectacular mountain scenes. Use slow shutter speeds (1/125th second) for landscape shots and fast shutter speeds (1/1000th second) to freeze the action. Most skiers wear bright colours which look great against the white backdrop.

Snow is highly reflective and tends to fool most cameras' metering systems. The camera will read from many different parts of your picture area and when they are all white and bright it thinks to itself "wow that's bright" and reduces exposure value, making the shot too dark. This is easily resolved by simply adjusting your exposure compensation setting to plus 1 stop. Keep reviewing your images to check exposure and don't forget to change the setting back to normal once you have finished on the mountain.

You may be able to capture some good action if you persuade your friends to build a jump and then photograph them as they do crazy tricks. Snow boarders are good at this so they may be keen for a photo shoot. Lying down in the snow and shooting as they go overhead makes everything look more dramatic.

Some fill flash can be useful to put in detail but don't overdo it. Tuning its power down by up to one stop looks natural and it's hard to tell that flash has been used. If you have enthusiasm, dog-headed determination, work well with people and have an eye for a good picture, your patience will eventually be rewarded with a truly fantastic image.