Sometimes, no matter what you say to your digital camera, it just won't listen. Have you ever experienced that? It drives me nuts. There I'll be, on the summit of an incredible mountain with the sun breaking through and 360 degrees of exquisite worldly views... And the battery dies. Now if something horrible like that has ever happened to you then read this article. It's about to hand you a few digital photography tips about how you can prevent it ever happening again...
Now let's not kid ourselves here. Digital cameras should know when you're climbing mountains. Or snowboarding. Or rock climbing. You know... the adventurous stuff. But the trouble is they don't. Or they do and they try to hide the fact. I personally wouldn't stand for it. You've got to be firm with them. And if that doesn't work, you'll have to do something drastic...
Before I hand out this 'secret' photography tip though, let me say this. Sometimes you have to do the things you don't want to do. It's true. And so my tip is simply this. You got to read the camera manual sometimes. I know... I hear you! But it's got to be done. And another thing too. Carry spare camera gear with you everywhere you go...
You think I'm joking right? Well listen up. On my way to an Indian holy festival (that comes once every 12 years), we made a stopover in a Nepal. As I was watching a few passionate photographers ready their gear, one of them accidentally stuck his finger through the mechanism part of his film camera. And believe me, with no chance of repairs within thousands of miles, this guy WAS not a happy camper.
The point is this. Had he been carrying another camera body he'd be sorted, and not crying his eyes out as the photographic opportunity of a lifetime slipped away into the Himalayan mist. (If this is not a good digital photography tip then I don't know what is!) So if you're serious, then be prepared. Carry your backups. Double check everything. Sometimes, you only get one shot at it...
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