A chain is no stronger than its weakest link and sometimes the smallest think can put a stop to your carefully planned portrait shoot.
Black stocking secured with rubber band |
- water (drinking)
- umbrella (for rain or to create shade)
- reflector
- plate (to fix camera to tripod)
- mobile phone and subject's number
- rubber bands
- family photo (when travelling 'breaking the ice')
- balloons (to increase kids' attention span from .01 sec to 2 secs!)
- safety pins for instant dressmaking
- snack (to prevent hunger 'bonk')
- sunscreen cream
- band aids (I've saved a few bridesmaids' lives)
- emergency rain coat (size of box of matches)
- gaffer tape (to repair cameras, tripods, shoes and busted fingers)
- scrunchie (for hair up shots)
- towel (after the beach shots)
- aquium (essential when travelling)
- panadol (don't give me that headache excuse)
- nail file (for subjects with dirty nails)
- a five cent piece (for battery compartments on some cameras)
Reflector to bounce window light to fill shadows |
Join me for a UWA Extension Photography workshop (including lunch) and I'll reveal what else I carry in my camera bag! Click HERE for details.
No comments:
Post a Comment