Gear


Weatherproofing

 

We are currently waiting out the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac when I decided that I should try a time lapse of the storm’s passing. BRILLIANT right? Not so much. The idea dried up and died rather quickly when I realised that my Camera is not Weatherproofed and the storm turned out to be less dangerous interesting than I thought it would be. I have no idea what weatherproofing entails, other than the obvious indications from the name (basically you keep rain out of your equipment?) So obviously I consult google and get way more information than I need.

What is Weatherproofing?

Exactly what the name implies- preventing damage to your equipment from elements of the weather be it rain, sleet, hail, snow, dust or sand.

 

How to? 

1.  A CASE

There are waterproof cases available which will keep out almost anything and they are really affordable.

weatherproof housing 1

weatherproof housing 2

2. DIY!!

The real gems of my google search were these ideas from Photoblog  Blog, Instructables and  Petapixel.

Images via Petapixel, Photoblog Blog & Instructables.

There is nothing better than a low $$ DIY. Check out these awesome articles through the links listed above and now you have no excuse to let a little weather get in the way of your shooting 😀