Your imaging checklist

Decide if you want to shoot in RAW or JPEG – beginners may prefer JPEG for now

Set your camera’s LCD brightness to low

Remove the filter from your lens – this will ensure that you don’t have ‘rings’ in your images

Test camera exposure

Ensure you have a sturdy tripod and good ballhead

Keep a spare set of batteries and flash cards in your pocket. Cold conditions can drain batteries very quickly and shooting in RAW format can take up a lot of space on your device

Get a lens hood to protect from frost and condensation