Take a clear plastic bag or shower cap out when you’re taking photos, WHY? read on…

If you’re out and about with your camera and it starts to rain, slip a thin clear plastic bag or shower cap over the body part allowing the lens to peep out of the opening.

If you need a steady surface to take your pictures, use an old stocking or sock filled with dried beans or rice.

This acts like a ‘beanbag’ and provides a secure platform to rest your camera on.

How to make your pictures look ‘Vintage’

With a cell phone camera (or one you’re not worried about damaging) you can try putting Vaseline directly on the edges of your lens to give your photos an out of focus vignette just like old film cameras.

If you’ve got nice equipment, you should probably put your grease of choice on a clear lens filter that you aren’t worried about damaging.

Try one of these useful ideas.

• Stretching a nylon stocking over your lens for images that look like they’re from old time toy cameras. (Try different colors, too!)
• Experimenting with clear paper, wax paper, or anything else slightly transparent to shoot through.
• Combining  Color filters with the grease/Vaseline method for photos with beautiful colors and awe-inspiring focus tricks!