Traveling with film, by air and or car. If you are going on a trip there are a few precautions you can take to help insure your film won't be damage. First of all never put cameras or film in checked luggage. Never! Don't do it, just leave it at that. If you do your film WILL be damged. Take your film with your carry on items.

When I travel by air I use a zip lock baggie, I take all the film out of the boxes and plastic cases. In the bag it is easy for the airport people to check, if they insist the scanners they use will not damage the film. I also use a second bag for exposed film. If you ask for hand inspection be prepared for anything, they may be polite and do it, or they might be rude and threaten to throw you in jail. Horror stories abound.

The Photo Tip

Practice makes perfect, film or digital. Like playing the piano if you want to get good, rea;lly good at photography

you have to practice. But it is more than just taking a million pictures. You have to learned to be self critical. You

have to look at your images, identify what works and what does not work, and learn from them. That is the

hardest part. Find a photographer who's work you admire, in my case I use the works of Ansel Adams, and I

compare my images to his, composition, exposure and choice of subject(s). Now, it is not a direct comparison, but

a general one. You strive to improve your choices, and hone your photographers eye. But taking a little extra

time when your looking through the camera makes the biggest difference. But you don't want to let yourself

be discouraged by legends, instead let them inspire you. In my case I've tried to visit locations made famous

by Ansel Adams, and try to see what he saw, and to try and figure out how he did it. It serves as a great

excuse to get out and see the country.

Mahala!

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