A collection of LF ideas & discoveries that don't need a whole thread to themselves

Yours is random, helpful, practical – and probably comes from personal experience.

It has a direct bearing on LF practice, whether for beginners or experts – in studio, field, darkroom, or scanning room.

You've been wanting to share it to help others, but have felt bashful about dedicating an entire thread to it. Here's a chance to get it across without remorse! I imagine one person's tip will mentally trigger additional tips from others.

Can you keep it to one sentence?

Okay, two or three max. :D

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A plastic garbage bag is instant protection for camera and lens against the unpredictable elements in the field. No cost, no weight, no space, plus 1,001 other uses in the bargain! I even carry two.

For a windbreak back your SUV up to the shooting spot and raise the hatch.

I carry a fabric water bucket for camping in my pack that I fill with water or rocks to hang from the hook underneath my tripod head. Seatlle Sports makes them.http://www.seattlesportsco.com/produ...&idcategory=26
The image on my ground glass is upside down. Where can I get that fixed? the image on my ground glass is upside down. Where can I get that fixed?

Really, you still see that upside down? :)

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Originally Posted by Kirk Gittings

For a windbreak back your SUV up to the shooting spot and raise the hatch.

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If my hunch is true, "Where is the wind coming from and can I do anything about it?" is one of the most important questions LFers forget to ask themselves while choosing a composition and before setting up.

The vehicle-windbreak idea never occurred to me and I can use it.

To be sure, I could have used it many times before now.

Talk out loud, saying the actual process while going through the steps to complete a shot.

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Originally Posted by Randy Moe

Talk out loud, saying the actual process while going through the steps to complete a shot.

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Heh, if I had just said "close the lens" out loud more often, fewer screams of torment would have echoed through the Nat'l Forests over the years.

Here's a quick one that just occurred to me: When shooting, devote a dependable pocket to caps from lenses and meters – and don't put them anywhere else. Mine is simply my pants pocket, the front right one. I've never lost a cap. Not even temporarily.

My meter is another matter :(. I've wrapped a bit of orange tape around it.

Those yellow self-adhesive Post-It sheets are great for labeling holders after the shot. Simply attach them to the darkslide.

Post-Its are also great for marking the spot on graduated neutral density filter where you want the 'grad line' to be. The spot can be easily seen on the GG.

--Caution-- Be sure to remove the Post-It before exposing the film. Not that I have done this, mind you.

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Laugh a lot.