Photography & Gear Tips
Video Tutorials
Video Tutorials: Use the MPA Video Tutorials to help you prepare for your photographic tour! [...]
Quick Reference Guide
Download a PDF version of the MPA Quick Reference Guide! MPA Photo Guide
Exposure Learning
Camera Settings: Quick quiz. Without looking at your camera, what are the steps you [...]
Equipment List
Equipment Check List: For many of you, this may be your first photography tour [...]
Other Gear
Other Gear Considerations: Memory Cards: You will shoot WAY more images than you would [...]
Lens Choice
Lens Choice: Beyond all of the regular gear, you may be considering bringing; your [...]
Camera Set Up
This is going to be extremely valuable to those who either, A. Received a [...]
Tripod Tips
Listen as Ally explains these important tripod tips. This info could save your camera!
Winter Gear Tips
The first thing you need to consider when photographing in the winter (or at least, [...]
Star Photography
Gather your gear - Camera, your fastest & widest lens and a tripod. A wide [...]
Wildlife Photo Tips
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, and more PRACTICE This is the first key! If you cannot capture [...]
Travel & Packing Tips
How to handle carry-on weight restrictions
Dealing with carry-on restrictions
Instructor Creed
1. We hold our core ingredients Photography, Travel, Friendship, Adventure first and foremost in [...]
Expectations
Client and Instructor Expectations At McKay Photography Academy we have crafted our [...]
Information Timeline
Expected Information Timeline Hello! We are so excited that you have decided to [...]
Group Dynamics
Traveling as a photography group should be awesome. There are many advantages to doing [...]
Photo Tours
Before you go....what to know about Photo Tours! I wanted to make sure that you [...]
Travel Tips
Luggage - For Tours We Recommend: 1 Suitcase or Duffle Bag - Checked 1 [...]
Tipping Guidelines and Policies
Tips & Gratuities Thank you for joining us on a photographic tour. As part of [...]
Travel Insurance
In our experience leading trips, we have seen a lot of things come up, [...]
Travel Checklist
Travel Checklist (Keep in mind, this is a suggested list and may not be [...]
General Packing Tips
Watch as Ally shares her expertise in packing! [...]
Carry-on Gear and Weight Restrictions
What do you do if your carry on is over weight for an [...]
Insights to Clothing for a Photo Tour
Ally brings you insight into clothing to consider for a photo tour! [...]
More Packing Tips with Ally
In this video, Ally continues with more packing tips and tricks to help [...]
Winter Clothing Options
The fact that during winter photography tours the weather can vary greatly, means you [...]
Carry-On Necessities
Ally shares exactly how she prepares for those super long flights around the [...]