P3D Pack Your Gear

[John Toeppen <toeppen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A light day pack is a good way to carry your photo equipment.  I find
bubble wrap protects my equipment and keeps my beverages chilled.  A
pack is also a good place to carry your all weather gear. It allows you
to have your hands free to shoot.  I carry my Realist in a case because
I have done damage to a Revere and Kodaks while working up some slopes.
Sometimes it pays to slip your camera in your pack, but generally it is
worth keeping out.
I like to carry a light meter but only use it in changing light.  I try
to guess what the meter will read before I meter.  I will often check
the level of light from the ground, rocks, sky, and skin.  I kind of
point it into the shade or at a leaf.  I will cast the shadow of my hand
on the meter to prevent direct illumination when I meter sunsets.  After
a while you guess pretty close, so you do not meter very often.
Then too, I would use camera cases when I shot weddings or for an
insurance shoots.  A spare roll in a coat pocket is OK if you are close
to your car.  I guess it is important that you carefully assess what
your need.
Remember:  If your carry more than one camera people will think that you
are 1)a dork  2)a professional photographer 3) both.

John Toeppen

http://home.pacbell.net/toeppen/




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