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Learning To Take Proper Photos In Barcelona

Jaunted contributing editor JuliaB gives us the low-down on snapping experts pic in Barcelona.

If you’ve been to Barcelona, you already know it’s a lush place for photos. And for those first timers, here’s why – it’s got beach, it’s got mountain, and it’s got unabashedly photogenic architecture, from medieval streets to thoroughly modern towerblocks with Gaudi’s M&M-coloured buildings thrown into the mix.

My problem is (or was – because I shoot pretty mean these days) that I’m not a natural photographer. Luckily for me, British expat Dan Rose is, and two years ago he set up Barcelona Photographer, which teaches the likes of me how to take a decent picture on a three hour walking tour of the city.

Dan assumes that you’ll already have seen most of the main sites, so his official group tour goes round the less touristy parts of Barcelona, like the Raval district (one of the city’s more gritty areas, so feel free to flaunt those piercings and hold tight to your bag) and the backstreets of the Gothic Quarter. If you’d rather get crack tuition in shooting your top ten, though, you can hire him on a private tour and go where you like. But bear in mind that you’ll probably spend the first two hours queuing to get into La Pedrera.

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