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Preparing for a Photographic Holiday

Preparing for a Photographic Holiday. Research the Locations Prepare Equipment What to take At the airport On Location. Research the Locations. Internet pictures Search Stock Libraries e.g. Alamy Google & Google Street View Guidebooks Local Postcards & Libraries ? Weather forecast

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Preparing for a Photographic Holiday

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  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

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