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Jul 15, 2011 16:48 |  #1

So tomorrow I'm shooting a wedding that looks to be all outside. This is great except that it is supposed to be a humid 85-90 degrees tomorrow; not so great. So do any of you seasoned vets have any handy tips (other than staying hydrated) for dealing with heat like this for a full day? Thanks.


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Jul 15, 2011 16:58 |  #2

Jump into an air conditioned vehicle occasionally


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Jul 15, 2011 17:12 |  #3

The best I can say is learn to deal with it. Make sure you wear sunscreen. I use long sleeve shirts almost every wedding and it gets hot.

The week I photographed a race that started in Death Valley. At 5:30am, it was 95 degrees, and got up to almost 120. Drink a LOT!


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Jul 15, 2011 17:43 |  #4

Yup, make sure you get lots of fluids in you!




  
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Jul 15, 2011 17:47 |  #5

One thing I know for sure is that I don't plan on wearing my normal black/dark colored long sleeve dress shirts that I like to. I like the idea of sunscreen (for my head mostly; no hair up there! LOL!).


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Jul 15, 2011 18:08 |  #6

I would love to see temps down in the 85 to 90s . Keep your camera shaded or it will get way too hot to handle or operate. moving a hot camera into AC could cause condensation, you really want to avoid this as it's a great way to incubate some fungus amongus.


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Jul 15, 2011 19:08 |  #7

85-90 degrees is hot? I'm jealous! The other week I had a wedding on a day that was 102 and humid. MISERABLE! But survivable. Drink lots and lots and lots of water. Make sure the bride drinks lots of water (they'll think you're awesome for being so worried about her). Sit in a car as much as possible and crank the AC up. Pretty much stay hydrated and cool off whenever you can. A nice cotton button down shirt and linen pants would look nice and keep you cool, too.


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Jul 16, 2011 08:23 |  #8

I know 85-90 doesn't seem too bad, but we've had such a cold/damp spring, that this feels like a sauna to us right now.


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Jul 16, 2011 09:53 |  #9

bring blotting tissue for the bride and groom, or powder. you'll thank yourself when post processing the pics...


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Jul 16, 2011 10:49 |  #10

black outfit makes you hotter lol




  
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