You frequently see all of those wonderful pictures of Santorini and maybe you wonder how people take them? In this post I will tell you everything I discovered about how to be “almost” professional about it.
Before I’d been to Santorini, I saw so many beautiful well taken pictures I started to ask myself: is the picture better than real life? How do they take it? Is it difficult to find a blue church? Do you have to go to a special spot?
Much to my surprise, and to gladly answer my first question, I DO have to declare that Santorini is exactly as we see it through pictures. Even better, in person you feel that amazing vibe of being at the edge of an astonishing cliff that leaves you breathless.
And how did I manage to take so many classic pictures? I walked a lot. I had two mornings and two afternoons, so I embraced every opportunity. I walked up and down around my hotel (travelling and exercising) to capture the best spots. The marvelous thing is that they are just there, waiting for us. Wherever you go, you can see a beautiful blue church, a colorful pink flower, a gorgeous infinite pool or a cozy jacuzzi. Always with that endless blue Mediterranean Sea as a background.
Look at this picture above. Do you remember that little beautiful church with a blue door in the beginning of this post? So… I climbed its roof and took this marvelous picture. Was that difficult? Absolutely not. I was just crossing by and had this… let’s say…. “feeling”. It’s usual for people to climb roofs and take unique shots. Santorini is a huge staircase, so it’s easy to access the roofs, even though it’s not exactly allowed (don’t tell anyone I recommended that). But… If I was able to do it, so can you.
If you really want to take the perfect shot, I encourage you to walk and be sensitive, cause at any corner you can find the most terrific capture. Once again, I think for me was a bit easier cause I was staying at Imerovigli (have you read my previous post Where to Stay in Santorini?) and there are no crowds there. Maybe in Oia it is more difficult to find a place without anyone to bother your shot.
Taking pictures of some of the most amazing Santorini spots that you have always dreamed about is truly medicine for the soul. So… relax and have fun!
