Experiment with your camera when it doesn’t matter… not at your Sister’s wedding.
Experiment with your camera when it doesn’t matter… not at your Sister’s wedding.
Cameras and sand mix about as well as, two things that mix really, really badly.
If you’re going to the beach and want to take some pictures and have some fun yourself without worrying about whether your nice, posh, new DSLR is busy being ruined by sand and salt, buy a fun camera (or two). They’re cheap, tough and disposable and being film, are capable of producing surprisingly good photos.
You’ll never be a god of photography with a mucky lens.
Keep it covered and Keep it Clean.
Reflections catch photographers out, all the time.
Your photo probably won’t be improved by having a reflection of you in it. There are lots of things you wouldn’t normally think about that can be reflective, like puddles, kettles, wheelbarrows, televisions and cars.