Health and Safety (LO3)
Health and safety procedures
I had to observe health and safety procedures during my assignment “Transformation”.
Nature of terrain: Carefully observe the terrain not to slip over tree roots, fall into deep or uneven terrain
Poor weather: dressed up accordingly to weather and current temperature especially when shooting in the early or late hours
Animals: consider the danger of approaching the wild animals in parks and keeping the safe distance from them, like deers and bees
Permission for portraits: ask for a permission from people I intended to take a picture; some are not comfortable with it and could get angry. Also ask parents for a permission to take pictures of their children
Permission: sometimes I needed a permission to shoot at the rail stations and other official building and places
Protection of the equipment: protect my camera, lenses, filters and tripod from damage like tripping over something, from bad weather especially rain, from stealing by a thief, from accidentally dropping them to the ground, from scratching the lenses and filters, from damaging the camera sensor when changing the lenses
Personal safety: be super careful when taking pictures in the park or other secluded areas when it’s dark. I prefer to ask to be accompanied by my friends and not to go alone
Traffic alert: carefully observe the traffic when shooting on or around streets and busy roads
Tripod: make sure the tripod is stable and safely secured on the ground
Shooting plan: prepare a plan of what, where, how to take my images
Screen time: observe the screen time to avoid the back pain and bad eyesight
