1 / 14

Photographic Holiday Preparation Guide: Equip, Pack, Shoot!

Learn how to prepare for a photographic holiday with tips on researching locations, packing equipment, handling airport procedures, and staying safe on location. Get ready to shoot stunning photos with this comprehensive guide.

amanda
Télécharger la présentation

Photographic Holiday Preparation Guide: Equip, Pack, Shoot!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Preparing for a Photographic Holiday • Research the Locations • Prepare Equipment • What to take • At the airport • On Location

  2. Research the Locations • Internet pictures • Search Stock Libraries e.g. Alamy • Google & Google Street View • Guidebooks • Local Postcards & Libraries • ? Weather forecast • The Photographers Ephemeris

  3. The Photographers Ephemeris http://photoephemeris.com

  4. Preparing For Holidays

  5. Prepare Equipment • ? All working • UV/skylight filter on each lens • Clean all lenses & filters • Camera sensor cleaning

  6. What to Take • ? Baggage size/weight limit • Insurance policy • ? Tripod ? Weight ? Carbon fibre ? Size ? Magnesium head • Don’t forget to take the tripod head plate • Manual • Camera batteries/charger Continental plug • Lens & sensor cleaning equipment • Polariser filter • ? ND graduate filter • Which lenses & lens hoods ? • ? Flash equipment & batteries • Multiple compact flash cards • Sunrise/sunset compass • Plastic bag & clothes peg • Midge repellent (e.g. Avon Skin so Soft, Ultrathon) • Photo Vest

  7. At the Airport • Valuable equipment in hand luggage • Can you afford to lose what is in hold baggage? • ? Baggage weight & size • Did you leave compressed air at home?

  8. On Location • Stay safe • Keep compact cards safe • ? Back up cards onto portable storage device (extra weight) • Recharge battery every night • Check equipment & clean if necessary every night • Shoot RAW • Careful about use of polariser with wide angle lens • Leave room to crop image/remove distortion later

  9. Know Your Rights (UK Only)

  10. Know Your Rights (UK Only)

  11. Practical • Changing lenses in the field • Lens cleaning • Wet & Dry sensor cleaning

  12. Lens & Sensor Cleaning

More Related