The Landscape Photography Book

What to Do the Night Before Your Dawn Shoot

You’re going to be grabbing your gear really early in the morning, while you’re still a bit sleepy, so you’ll be more likely to forget something or forget to do something, and that might mess up your dawn shoot. You don’t want to get on-site, only to start hunting for your cable release in the dark or trying to borrow a camera battery from somebody, while everybody else is capturing that once-in-a-lifetime sunrise of your dreams. That’s why, the night before, you need to get everything organized and ready, so when you step on the scene, you’re ready to shoot. First, charge your batteries, and be sure ...