Recently, while on a cruise, I did a shore excursion to visit a penguin colony on the Falkland Islands. We were a van of 4 people. Three people were taking photographs. One person was using a cellphone camera. One women had a point-and-shoot camera. I was using my Nikon D500 with a 300mm zoom lens with a monopod.

At the top of the hill was the penguin breeding area where the newly hatched chicks were waiting for their parents to return with food. The colony consisted of Gentoo, Magellan and King ePenguins. The parents had to walk (waddle) about 1/2 mile from the water to the nesting area to give their chicks food.

That day I took over 1000 exposures of the chicks, their parents making the 1/2 mile trek from the ocean and the parents feeding them.

A few days later the women with the point and shoot camera tells me there was a problem with her camera and would I give her my photos. She asked me to give her my memory cards so she can copy them.

What would you do?
1) First question - Would you share your photos?
2) Do you tell her you do not share your photos.
3) Do you give her your memory card. [probably/definitely not]
4) Do you ask her for a memory card and you copy your photos for her [assuming you have a computer.]
5) Do you tell her they are RAW files and there is nothing she can do with them.
6) Do you tell her my memory cards are XQD which need a special card reader.
7) Tell her next time to buy a better camera.
8) Check your setting before staring out on an important photo assignment.
9) Take a couple of test shots and analyze them before staring out on an important photo assignment.

But the real first question is “Would you share your photos?”

Recently, while on a cruise, I did a shore excursion to visit a penguin colony on the Falkland Islands. We were a van of 4 people. Three people were taking photographs. One person was using a cellphone camera. One women had a point-and-shoot camera. I was using my Nikon D500 with a 300mm zoom lens with a monopod.

At the top of the hill was the penguin breeding area where the newly hatched chicks were waiting for their parents to return with food. The colony consisted of Gentoo, Magellan and King ePenguins. The parents had to walk (waddle) about 1/2 mile from the water to the nesting area to give their chicks food.

That day I took over 1000 exposures of the chicks, their parents making the 1/2 mile trek from the ocean and the parents feeding them.

A few days later the women with the point and shoot camera tells me there was a problem with her camera and would I give her my photos. She asked me to give her my memory cards so she can copy them.

What would you do?
1) First question - Would you share your photos?
2) Do you tell her you do not share your photos.
3) Do you give her your memory card. [probably/definitely not]
4) Do you ask her for a memory card and you copy your photos for her [assuming you have a computer.]
5) Do you tell her they are RAW files and there is nothing she can do with them.
6) Do you tell her my memory cards are XQD which need a special card reader.
7) Tell her next time to buy a better camera.
8) Check your setting before staring out on an important photo assignment.
9) Take a couple of test shots and analyze them before staring out on an important photo assignment.

But the real first question is “Would you share your photos?”