{"id":2341,"date":"2017-08-14T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notsealed.com\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2023-07-12T07:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T07:19:15","slug":"8-tips-keeping-cool-while-working-outside-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notsealed.com\/8-tips-keeping-cool-while-working-outside-photographer.html","title":{"rendered":"8 Tips for Keeping Cool While Working Outside as a Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My wife is a professional photographer and is often asked to do wedding photoshoots during the middle of summer. This is not the ideal time, but she does her best to accommodate the client. But keeping cool while working outside in extreme heat is a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had a wedding photo shoot the other month, during summer when the temperature in the shade reached over 42 deg Celsius (108 Fahrenheit). She came home with a mild headache and slightly dehydrated. So a mild form of heat stroke.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the wedding party was having just as hard of a time. They were really struggling due to the extra layers of clothing they were wearing. The summer weather in Australia and some other parts of the world can be a real killer when you have to work or play outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So she gave me the task to find some unique products, that can keep her and the wedding party cool and hydrated. Especially during extremely hot weather, outdoor wedding photoshoots. So the challenge was on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to stay cool outside in 100-degree weather<\/span> <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After a lot of online research and talking to other photographers, we came up with an amazing list of refreshing gear and ideas to keep you cool under the blazing sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This list is tailored to photographers but will be applicable to anyone working outside in extreme heat. It’s rated in no particular order apart from our favorites in the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 Neck Cooling Scarf Wrap, Bandana review<\/span>\"\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Now this is a cool product. (no pun intended) It’s literally a scarf filled with little gel beads that soak up water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chemical compound that the tiny bead is made out of is \u201cSodium Polyacrylate\u201d ([-CH2-CH(COONa). They have tiny hard plastic polymer beads originally developed by the USDA in the 1960\u2019s, to help farmers irrigate their crops more efficiently. Water soaks into the Jellybeedz and then gets released back slowly into the ground during dry periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are totally safe, and are used in places like baby diapers, meat products, and gel packing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to use the JellyBeedz scarf.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First place the scarf in some clean fresh water. Let the scarf soak up the water for an hour. You will feel the Jellybeedz scarf swell in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take out the scarf and then wrap it around your neck. The Jellybeedz will slowly over time release water which will evaporate on your neck and keep you cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n