6 Tips From a Professional

1. Take Your Best Shots
It's summertime and the snappin' is easy. We show you how to get better photos out of any camera--and how to find the best vacation-ready models for your budget.

2. What's the best way to protect your gear from damage?
Always try to use padded cases; Always travel with a backpack. There are the Domke bags, which are not padded--I wouldn't recommend that for any of the digital cameras. I think the extra padding is so worth it. The other thing to look for, if you can afford it, is something water-resistant, not necessarily waterproof.

3. How about theft?
The nice thing about the backpack is use is that people don't know for certain what's in it--it's a camera backpack. When you have a traditional camera bag, people know what's in it, so you have to be extra vigilant in watching it.

4. What works best for backing up your images?
Get an external device that you can download the images to. Then keep that device in your hotel room so, if someone walks away with your camera bag, you have your images in two places. Bring enough cards (if you can) to hold all the images you will shoot on a particular trip, and keep your cards in the little plastic containers they come in so they're protected while you're traveling. You really should have two cards with you at all times, in case one malfunctions.

5. How many batteries should people carry?
Bring three batteries. If you have just two, and leave one charging at the hotel, then you have only one in the field. If it goes dead while you're shooting, it's like, "uh-oh!" Or you forget which battery you've charged and bring the wrong one with you--and spend the whole day on a tour without your camera working.

6. What accessories are most valuable to you?
The two most important accessories that I take with me are polarizer filters and a mini-tripod. It's a very small tripod, almost like a table tripod. Not only can you put it on the ground or hold it against the wall if you want to do a long shot, but you can also put it on the bottom of your camera and hold it against your chest--that's one of the coolest things I learned from another photographer. And I'll tell you, it's been just wonderful for so many applications where you want to keep something steady. I'd guess it will allow you to shoot approximately two stops slower.

David Barron's photographs have appeared in many magazines, including National Geographic and Discover. He has traveled the world, from Iceland to Zimbabwe, for his work and has had to protect and maintain his gear under extremely difficult circumstances. We asked him how you might do the same while traveling with a digital camera.
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