Here they are – finally! – the key tips you’ve been waiting to read & share :

1. Confirm the lens shutter is closed before pulling the darkslide.

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While in the field, I record whatever tips might improve my work the next time. I even devote a section of my spiral notepad to the topic, and when back home, transcribe new entries to a master list. Every now and then, I’ll review the master list, top to bottom. Above I’ve listed the very first “tip-to-self” I ever committed to paper. Glad I did! For this single tip has reduced the tormented screams hikers used to hear in the forests & mountains of Washington state. It has also saved more than a few sheets of film.

What’s your next tip for the LF photographer, whether beginner or veteran?