Tips for Photography

1. Buy film in advance—general advice is figure out how much you think you should use and double it. If this is too much for your budget, cut back and plan to pace yourself.
2. Take an extra camera battery with you.
3. Make brief notes in a book about pictures, including names, locations, story the picture is to tell.
4. Take pictures of friends you make.
5. Get photos of local people—in local settings—doing the things they normally do.
6. If you are taking a picture of something enormous, include a person or familiar object for scale.
7. Get close enough that your subject(s) fills the frame.
8. Be sensitive when taking pictures of local people. If you take a picture, they may expect a tip. Offer to send them a picture—of give them a tip. Be sensitive to the situation and their feelings.
9. Buy a film-shield.
10. When photographing people with darker skin, watch for back lighting. It is more difficult to get sufficient light on their faces.
11. New airport x-ray machines will damage film in checked baggage. It is best to carry all film, exposed or unexposed, in your carry-on bags.
12. Take specific pictures to accompany the story(ies) that you will be sending to The Quiet Hour upon your return.
13. Remember: Pictures and stories are used to appeal to others for future donations.
14. Try to have duplicates of the pictures when having them developed.